The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-07-09
A Little Talk to BOYS.

Boys, stand up moment. One who
has heard more thunder than you have
wants to talk to you little while. He
knows that you are tremendously smart,
but, may be, you can learn a little more,
even if you are boys. You know enough
now, you may think, but after awhile you
will find out you don't know so much.
You are about to start out into the
world, boys, and, above all things else, it
will be necessary for you to sacredly guard
your own rights. Set a high valuation
upon yourselves, for you may be sure no
one will do this for you, and it will always
be necessary for you to do for yourselves
whatever you cannot get any one else to
do for you. Cultivate an independent sort
of air, like you didn't care whether Con-
gress adjourned or not, and likewise culti-
yate a good, solid, substantial cheek. Cul-
tivate both if you can, but the check any
how. Without cheek You would be a
hollow failure, and will never rise in life
unless you happen to be sitting on the
roof of a powder mill some day when it
blows up. When you go out in search of
work, which you may find it ineonveniently
necessary to do at some time before you
arrive at mans estate, fix a good price on
your labor and stick to it. Don't work
for less than what you think you are worth,
if anybody will keep you in idleness. If
you think you ought to have two dollars
day, aud man has the impudence to offer
you one dollar, bristlo up like an offended
porcupiue and ask him what he takes you
fer Don't 20 to throwing your valuable
time away at halfprice. Better sit on the
counter Of the corner grocery and enjoy
yourself and devclope your intellectual fac
ulties by splitting at knot-hole in the
wood-box. This employment is instructive,
elevaiing aud amusing, and don't cost you
a cent. When you do accidsntly fall into
a job Of work at your own figures, remem-
Der that you are working for wages ouly.
Bear in mind that you know jus; as much
as your employer, it not little more.
non't work to bis interest any more than
You can help, because he might some day
have an opening in higher position aud
wan, to promote you to it. When the bell
rings, drop whatever you are doing atonee.
Nothing rasps on the feelings Of an em.
ployer more ihaa to have boy work a
few minutes over time He might lose 4
whole nights rest wondering how in the
mischief i; happened. If he should ask
you to stsy an hour IN the evening, in time
Of rush Of work, knock him dowa on the
spot, If you are able, and il you are not, go
round the corner aud knock down a small
boz iassead. This will relieve your feel
ings FOR the time being. Always impress
it upon your employers mind that your
evenings are your own for rest and reore-
alton a. he billiard table Ii you wasted
your precious evenings helping him out Of
a ,igh. Place IN busy season you might
Beveg become an expert with the cue, aud
besides you might be- compelled to save a
few dollars cut Of your weeks salary by
not knowing how 10 &c, rid Of it. BE sure
to join al combinations agaiust capital
Capital Is the one great antagonist of labor
If there were no capitalists there would
be no laboFers, aud, therefore, the quicker
you crush ont the capitalists the better
Always spend little mere than you earn
and the merchants with whom you dea
viii think a great deal more Of You, aud
I perhaps think Of you oNener, too BY
following the above simple and Easy rules
7 you viii, in good time, perhaps, come t
be frss-clsss lOafer, tramp or something
else equally noble aud great, and in ID,
end occupy conspicuous position anon;
/ the guests Of county hotel aud dine sump
( taously Gu bean soup every day Of YOU
life.-M.diltosra, Del, Transcript