The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22

what you describe, we want him q great
deal more than he wants us.
1t does not matter for my purpose,
but as am writing for boys, and boys
always like to know how things come
out, may as we'll tell them that my
friend got the situation and made a
valuable assistant.
The fact is, boys, what this business
man said is true almost always and al
most everywhere. Situations are hunt
ing for men far more keenly and far
more constantly than men for situations
And the same thing is true in respect to
boys. There is always boy wanted.
"Is there?" you brighten up and say.
"If that's so, then I'm the chap they
are looking for"
Hold not 30 fast, my lad Let us
see. Are you honest2 Yes. How do
you know you are? You never steal.
Very good, so far. That means, / sup
pose, you never did steal. But there is
many and many boy-and man, too,
for that matter-that never stole, who
yet is not honest. They have not had
the chance or not the temptation; that
is all. Put them to the test. Alas for
their virtue The question is not sim
ply, "Did you ever steal ?" but, "Would
you ever?" You are sure, perhaps !;
but it takes time for us to be sure about
you. We shall have to try you. We
want, first of all, an honest boy. He
must be boy who would not steal.
Boy wanted.
Again, are you truthful? Do you
never tell falsehood ? Did you never?
Would you never2 How near can you
come to telling lie and not quite tell
one? Have you ever done anything
smart in this line2 Ever deceived your
mother, your brother, your playmate,
and Dragged of it ? Well, then, perhaps
indeed you never told a lie outright, but
you are not truthful, nevertheless. Did
you ever hear of the gentleman who ad-
vertised for o coachman He asked
each conner, "How near can you drive
to the edge of precipice and not go
over9" One man could drive within two
feet, another within one foot, another
within six inches, still another would
undertake to shave along within an inch.
None of these would suit. Finally a
man came that said, 81 would keep as
far away as / could" You're nay
coachman |" exclaimed the gentleman;
and he hired him. The boy that keeps
as far away from lie as he can is the
boy for us. Boy wanted.
Are you faithful? Now, amodest boy
may claim to be honest and claim to be
truthful without damage to his modesty.
But to the question, care you faith
full ?" modest boy can only say, TRY
me-" Still, my lad, If you are not faith
full, you are neither truthful nor honest;
for, if you accept trust or undertake to
do an errand, you virtually, by 80 doing,
promise to be faithful, whether yo-
promise in words or not. Ii you are not
faithful you fail in truthfulness. You
have not kept your promise-your vir-
tual promise; and you are not honest,
for you have not done right by the per-
son you undertook to serve. You did
not, indeed, steal the money from his
letter, but in not putting his letter III
the Office when you should you have,
perhaps, done him more damage than
the loss of so much money twice over.
We want a boy who will do what he un.
dertakes to do when he undertakes tc
to do it and as he undertakes to do it.
| That is falthfulness. Boy wanted.
Are you capable9 Modesty forbids
you to say Yes" and truthfulness for
bids you to say No." Well, then, keeI
silent; we shall not think the less of yor
for holding your tongue.
And, by the way, can you hold you
tongue? This is an important talent IL
a boy-in a man as well, but it is LITTLE
rarer in a boy. Do not talk too much
Do not brag. Do not tell long stories
Do not let out secrets that you happier
to know. A quiet boy-one that goe
about his work and says nothing-is
treasure. Do not ask many questions
Watch with eye and ear, and keep up
"terrible thinking" but keep a clos
mouth. Learn silently. Make few ex
cuses. Do the thing. Be sure there
a boy wanted. Do you be the boy !