Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-29
Childreu's department.
81 SHALL Do AS I LIEE.N


of prosperous lawyer, was going as an ap
prentice to a manufacturer. The other lad
was going to learn mechanical trade, and
could, on his small wages. Each had much
to sey about his future career. The poorer
lad was telling his companioE how earnestly
he meant to apply himself to lis trade, and
how resolute he was in his determination to
become skillful in every branch of it. The
other, who was more concerned about the op.
portuuities he should have for enjoying him
self, exclaimed, II shall do as like!"
The months passed rapidly, as did the sue.
ceeding weeks which necessarily transpired
before our two young ,:iends were duly SET
tied in their new homes The difference in
their circumstances wa2 even greater now
than it had been before; ,ut the old school
boy attachment drew them into occasional
communication, and at irregular and distant
intervals the two lads met.
II told you 1 meant to do as like,
Frank" said John Rsyner, one evening, as
they we're walking in company. "1've got to
know a jolly set of fellows, and they've
learned me to smoke first rate. Look here, y
he added, producing cigar, which he pro-
ceeded to light and smoke, II couldn't have
done that at home, old boy, even if had
dared"
Poor lad Like many others he had
strange ideas of what constituted true manli-
ness, and in seeking to edo as he liked" he
was rapidly paving the way to become slave
to vile and injurious habit.
But John Rayner wasn't content with be-.
coming a slave himself. He wanted to drag
his old school fellow into the same course.
More than once he tried his persuasive pow
ers but without avail, till one evening he re-
minded Frank that the morrow was the first
anniversary of his (Frank's) being bound
apprentice, and that there could be no better
time for turning over new leaf," as be de.
scribed. "Come, Frank" he said, make up
your mind, and try your hand at cabbage
leaf cigar tomorrow"
For awhile Frank seemed disposed to re-
sist but before the companions separated, he
closed the argument by saying, "Well, l
think I will allow myself just one cigar a
day."
"Bravow exclaimed Rayner. That's
right, Frank be man, and do as do. You
know always told you meant to do as l
liked"
When, once in while, the two former
school fellows met, the interview was brief,
though friendly enough. John generally wan.
ted to know how Frank got on with his one
cigar day, and was as regularly assured
that the allowance was always adhered to,
but never exceeded.
II never see you smoking, old fellow" was
Rayner's remark on one of these occasions.
"Well, you see," was the reply, with
smile, II prefer to keep my cigar to myself at
home. can only afford one, you know, and
+ like to make the most of it,"
So years passed on, and the apprentice days
we're ended. Young Rayner had formed ex-
travagant habits, and was heavily in debt.
These things had grievously offended his faith
er who refused to risk his money by afford
ing his son the means of entering into bust
ness for himself, and from that time forward
John Rayner lived an idle useless life, conso-
ling himself with the thought that his father
would not live forever, and that sooner or
later the money must become bis own, when,
cDce more, he would do as he liked.
One day he chanced to meet his old school
fellow, near Franks lodgings, and was invi-
ted to enter and sit awhile. In the conversa-
ton that ensued, Frank told him Of his cir.
cumstances, which seemed far more promising
than his own.
Pm sort of foreman he said, "in one
of the departments of the factory--the same
that I've been in all through. | mean to 60
on and qualify myself for the post Of mana.
ger, and perhaps 1 may some day get part
nership."
"But what do you do with all those books ?"
asked Rayner, pointing to some well-filed
shelves upon the wall.
"Oh that library is my 'one cigar day."
was the response.
"What do you meanP
"Mean7 Just this. When you bothered
rae so about being a man, and learning to
smoke, I'd just been reading about young
fellow who bought books with money that
others would have spent in smoke and |
thought I'd try and do the same. You re-
member said l should allow myself only
one cigar dayT"
eyes"
"Well, never smoked. 1 just put by the
price of two penny cigar ever day, and as
the money accumulated, bought the books
you see there"
DO you mean to say those books cost no
more than thati Why, there are pounds
and pounds worth of them y
"Yes, know there are had six years
more of my apprenticeship to serve when you
persuaded me to be man. put by the
money have told you of, which of course
amounted, at two.pence day, to g3 Os. lOd.
e., ~ e.y
those books by themselves, as the result of my
apprenticeship cigar money; and if you'd
done as l did, you would by this time have
saved many, many pounds more than that,
and been in business besides"
Each of the youths, "dd as he liked" The
difference was that one liked to be careful,
sludious, and Industrious
GRAIN BY GRA1N-Did you ever know
boy, when he began in earnest to work for
living, who ever had wages enough? Some.
how, salaries and wants never do keep up
with each other. There are not many, who,
like an old philosopher, can walk along the
streets of gay city, and note the tempting
wares set out on every side, and yet say,
How many things there are here that do
not want" Yet if you can get little into
his way of looking at the luxuries of life. it
will be great help to your peace of mind.
And it is very singular fact that most for
tunes have been laid on very small founda-
tions. A great merchant was accustomed to
tell his clerks that he laid the foundation of
his property, when he used to chop wood at
twenty five cents cord. Whenever he was
tempted to squander quarter, he would say
"there goes cord of wood" He learned in