Daily Republican., 1883-10-30
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teen years Of age called ON a merchal
doing . large business In New Yorl
Being busily employ 4 At the time, tt
boy had 70 wait = little before gsttin
IN opportuni y for All interview. u
casiOnally the msrchaht cast q glant
at him ~ he stood respectfully at
short distance. He was rather poorl
clad, and showed evidences of prett
hard work but his face Indicated bOr
. esty and common sense, with a fri
aud energetic manliness, under tn
somewhat rude exterior. A prac' ica
business man requires but brief exam
nation ofa hoy to declare az to hi
weight ami worth OF character.
| When at liberty, the merchant said
| We'll, my young friend, what can
do for you 2"
81 calle |, sir" he replied. to ask
you for q situation rs An engineer.
was told you we're having new sngin'
built, and | want you to Civ. me tn
place. I'd like TO run 1t for you.
" Are you An engineer p" asked tht
gentleman.
No,sir; but | can I've, he answered
setting his lips tightly together, stand
lug squarely before the gentleman ant
looking him full In tho face. ~ don
understand the business well i know
something of II, though But | can b.
an engineer and will be. Aud wisl
you would give Inc chance.
His modest bat determined manner
pleased tae merchant He was having
a new engine built for certain depart
ment of his business and could o
course have ~ many experienced ope
rators as he desired. 1t was no Objec,
for hin to take up an inexperiencec
boy and attempt TO train him no OBJ
ject except to help the boy. Such deeds
he was noted for !; fact which NJ
doubt had encouraged the boy to max
his application.
What are you doing now" lie in
quired.
"Working in machine shop in
Brooklyn. have been fireman, and
often worked the engine. | think
could get along pretty well with one
now. IL anybody will have a little pa
tience with me-"
" What wages do you gat %
"Five dollars u week, sir"
" What do you do with your money!?
"Givs 1t to my mother, sir"
"Give 1t to your mother, hump
hump! what does your mother do with
it?"
Well, you soc, there is mother, sistel
and me; and mother takes in sewing. -
But it goes pretty hard. you know
They don't give much for sewing aud
it's pretty hard work, too. And then
with the other work she has to do, you
know she cannot get along very fast
at THAI rats, no | help her all can. II
could get an engineers place | coul'
get more wages, and it would make il
easier for mother"
How do you spend your evenings?
asked the gentleman.
:" attend the free schools, he Cooper
Institute, studying mechanics, he re-.
piled. 81 sperd all the time ] can
get studying. know can be an en'
ginerr."
"Do you ever drink liquor"
He looked up with an expression OF
az onishment on his coun;enance that
such a question should be asked, but
answered firmly: "No, SIR"
" Do you chew, or smoke, or go to the
theatre"
Nsver-can't afford it. Mother
needs the money. And If she didn't,
could make better use of it, I'd like
to have some books If | could only
spare the money to get them"
do you go to church or Sunday
SCHOOL,"
He held down his head, pretending
to brush the dust off the floor with his
foot, and replied: "No SIR"
"Why not % asked tho merchant, a
little sharply.
81 haven't any clothes fit to wear, y
he replied 1t takes all the money |
can get for us to live, and l cant have
any clio hes" He looked down at his
coarse and well worn suit, 1t didn't
use to he 40 when father was living. |
was brought up to go to church aud to
Sunday school. If | can get to be en-
gineer shall go again. know l. can
run an engine
Telling him to call at a certain time,
when he expected his engine would be
IN use, and he would talk further with
him, he dismissed him. "But he must
have that engine,' said the merchant
10 a friend to whom he related the
circumstance. " He will make a man,
that boy will. A boy who is deter
mined to do something; who gives his
mother all of his money to Tighten her
burdens who does not usetobacco, and
docs not go to the theatre who spends
his evenings in study after working
all day, such boy would make man
a d deserves to be helped.
~ have told him so, but shall take
him and pnt him under one OF my on
gneers until he is fully capable OF TAX
ing charge, then let him have the en-
gine. He will get twenty dollarsa a week
then instead Of five, and be able to light
en- n mothers burdens, have clothes to
wear to church, and buy books to aid
him IN his business.
A noble boy, though hidden among
hard conditions and under shabby
garb, will work out and show his man
hood. He may not always find friends
TO appreciate him; but determined, vir-
tuous and willing to endure, he will in
due time conquer.
Avoiding Orange Riots.
DUBLIN Oct. ~. - There were no