New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-28
Trust a BOY.

UNrER the above title in the A7r,eal
of December lst is narrative of an
incident in Boston, of the Bishop of
Louisiana entrusting boy with sum of
money merely because he had an honest
countcnance. Two incidents occurred
in my own experience, which arc good
corrclations:
Somewhat more than fifty years ago,
l was appointed midshipman in the
navy and ordered to New York. was
only fourteen years old, and, being of
delicate make and small stature, did
not look more than eleven. My prcvi-
GUS life had been spent in the country,
and knew nothing of city ways or bust
ness proceedings. Payday was the
thirticth of the month, but I wanted
some money on the twentieth, and, pass
ing through Wall street, went into
brokers' Office and said, "You lend
money here, do you not?' eyes," the
broker replied. "Wcll,' continued l,
Il want to borrow twenty dollars for
ten days" did not then understand
the quizzical manner with which the
broker looked at me for a few seconds,
before replying, ''You shall have it, and
won't charge you interest for it, either
What's your namc?" He gave me the
money and / signed Il receipt; and, I
need not add, the twenty dollars was
promptly returned at the expiration of
the ten days. l am sorry that l have
forgotten the name of the broker. l
mentioned the incident many years aft
erwards to q gentleman who said it was
the most extraordinary story he ever
heard of Wall street broker.
The other case happened in Washing
ton, about fifteen years ago. / was
standing in the porch of Wizards Ho-
tel, when a little boy, with q very bright,
honest face, accostcd me with, Please,
sir, lend me twenty-five cents to set nc
up in business. l want to buy some
newspapers to sell again on the street."
Ireplicd, "My boy, l haven't got twcn-
ty-tive cents, but here are fifty cents,
and when you want to return it you will
find me here, for / am stopping ut the
hotel" never expected to sec him
or the money again, and considered it a
donation; but, in the evening, as was
walking up and down in the entrance
hall, smoking cigar, my coat was
pulled by little newsboy, andI turned
and bcheld the youngstcr who had APP
piled for loan in the morning, with
the same bright, honest face that at
tractcd me then. 81 have brought you
back your fifty cents, sir" said he,
land l am ever SO much obliged to you.
l have made more than dollar clear
profit. w d. Nhitsng, IN Chicago Ap-
peal.
ARRANGEMENTS are making for Ma.
ional Methodist Episcopal camp-mcct-
ing at Old Orchard Beach, N. H., in
July, 1880, which will be a gathering of
all prominent Mcthodists in this coun-
try. The Bishops of that church have
been invited to participate.
Advice to a Young Man.
MY son, if you have fallen into tho
custom of the land this January, and
have "sawed OFF, on all your bad
habits, if you have "dropped on all
manner of fermented or distilled con-
VITALITY, if you have made up your
mind that you will be Il good boy this
year, and pay less FOR Billiards and more
for pew rent, and that you won't have
any but ''honcst'' head aches, if you
have determined to cultivate taste for
good reading and elevated converse
ton and a hatred for shady stories and
peep-o'-day parties, you can do it by
the simplest and easiest way in the
world. There is nothing complicated
or intricate or difficult about it. To
paraphrase Horace Greeley, the way to
do it is to do it. Don't .'swear off,"
my son. That won't help you bit,
and you will want to break your oath
every time you think of it, and all the
time you don't think of it. Don't rush
out with public and private and social
confessions. Don't pride yourself on
your reformation, because the world is
SO full of better men that you don't
count for cipher on the right hand Of
the decimal. But just simply quit
Just stop it. Just be honest with your
self, and then you will be honest with
the world. And when you get to be
honest with yourself. my son, you will
be surprised to find what a good fellow
you are. You will like yourself. You
will want to shake hands with yourself,
and pat yourself on the back, and call
yourself "old boy,' and be on familiar,
friendly, Tom and Bill'' terms with
yourself. But SO long as you arc not
fair and candid and honest with your
self. SO long as you make yourself
promise on the first of January and
break it on the second, you will hate
yourself, you will be ashamed of your
self, You will seek any society to avoid
the rebuke of your own presence. So,
be good to yourself, my boy. Be honest
with yourself, and if you made any
promises on the first of January, stick
to them if you have to go out Of society
and live in cave. Keep them, If you
break a trace a hundred times q day.
Be honest with yourself. and by the
middle OF June you and your conscience
will be SO satisfied with each other, that.
YOU will want to RIM yOursen for Pfaai.