The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-06-28
STARTING OUT IN LIFE.
DESCRIPTION or TIE WRONG KIND
OF BOY.
a Picture Of One who Commences ,Sfe In
the Wrong Way.

Speaking about boys. Did you ever
notice how some boys make an effort to
get along in the world? When a Young
man starts out in life lie commences by
ooktng for position in which he may
Darn his daily bread and find clothes to
cover his nakedness. If he Is one of
these reckless, vagabond sort of boys
whose thoughts don't run rod into the
future, or hardly keep pace with the
things going on around him, or has
grown up about as does q lonely and iso-
lated weed in the garden that obtains it's
strength from n rich spot in the ground
and draws nourishment from the better
fed plants and vegetables that from their
value receive care and attention, it is
safe to say that he is one who never
thinks of what the next day, month or
year may bring forth, and though near
ing the age OF manhood he is about as
capable of filing the position of man
as mulloy calf. Still, he makes pre-
tense Mt caring for himself and claims to
6e doing all in his power to get along in
the world. Such n boy starts out to OBJ
tam situation. He Is reckless about
his personal appearance. His hair is un-
combcd. face and hands unwashed. ~ d
the general appearance of tramp in his
exterior recommendation If he applies
for position, the man who happens 70
need Young man sizes him up and con.
clndes that he had rather employ q Dig.
ger Indian, if he has got to reform and
make clean the person whom he hires.
And again, he will wander around for
days and weeks, hanging around places
where they have no moro use for boy
than dog has for two tails. He spends
one day lohfing about the depot, expect
ing some ono will come around and Offer
him fine situation at four dollars pcl.
day and board. He will stand around
anl talk with the baggage man at the
depot, or help the lunch -cottntcr clerk tn
carry in coal for his dinner, and in the
afternoon he loafs around some more and
Scrapes the acquaintance of the brake
man in the yard and helps him couple
cars and unload freight, while the brake
man fills him full of taffy about how
easy it is to get soft thin working fer
railroad company. The next day be
spends at the police-court listening to-
The cases tried, loafs an hour or two at
Tho post ollice, awhile in billiard hall,
md winds up with visit to saloon.
All the limo he is fairly aching to hay,
some one give him position and he
curscs the country where young man
can find nothing to do. When you scr
hat kind of yo,ing man you can set il
;lght down that he don't amount to
row OF pins. Men don't hire boys from
ahdcr the caves of n saloon, and whcI'
they are looking for n young man to Il,
I job of work they do not 60 through,
the crowd lonfing around the depot with
srarh warrant, and pick ont the dirt.
'Hl Young tramp among the number.
NO one ever heard Of man who
wa''tcd to hire young, bright, active.
>t'nins boy, with fire III his eye energy
amt vinegar i'll his constitution, looking
over the loafers Mt the police station for
such boy. At such places all the BOYS
yon would ind would only have energy
enough to mnSticnte chew Of tobacco.
'r hold down dry goods box on IL street
'nrn'r all day, and swear through the
vemng about the cursed country where
lhcrc was nothing for boy to do.
when farmer comes into town looking
TOR hoy to help ut the spring work, at
n'%rn dollars per month and board, ne
'ont look through the corridors of the
,osiollice aud pick out the slonchirst.
ookng loafer in the crowd, or hunt ND
,pocket' the most balls at pocl, or drink
ii" most beer.
Though boy may wear ragged coat,
or hls pants may he ont at thr elbows
because he has no one to mend Them.
it is no reason why he should not be n
trump, and take the highest trick. NIany
Il boy with holes III his boots and his
coat torn, but whose face and hands
were clean, his eyes bright, and his sys-
tenn full Of energy, has carried off the
when others and better
dressed boys have stood around with
their hands IL their pockets, cursing
their luck. But the boys can make ND
their minds that while a business man
sees them loaiing around dcpots, police
courts. the postoflice, or street coruer,
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