The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-05-29

paper saa let's have little chat. les,
Isdiaa apa detective steries are thrilling.
but don'tsgo too fast. The chances are that
yos viii never see live Indian outside 81
ciress or street parade. and As Tor Kill
lin 'sm--lssA No doubt you could strap
bowis knife asd revolver arsund your
waist. ssd take . soaf of bread usdsr enc
arm and pamphlet life Of Buffalo Bill
under the other. and 60 west aad slay In
disas BY ths sord. but dent thisk Of II.
Ia rnian has feelings. the same % : vsias
mas. and a few Of them have laid BY asy
beads Or mortgages. or invested TO any
great sxtsnt in life insurancs, you must
realize that The widows and orphans sf
your victims would be left in ssd plight.
Az for dstestivs stories, 90 and talk with
! real dstsstiys or county sheriff. Ask
'sm about .-Old Elsuth's' disguisss and
msgis luck and then listen carefully while
they tell you what fool your making Of
yourself BY grinding the end Of ysur nose
sgaisst pages Of such trashy fiction. We
want you 10 read. but for lands sake look
about for something different!
There are good boy books, your father
takes the daily papers. and ii You shenld
read page Of history now and then You
wouldn't waste your time The crowd o.
New York publishers who are flooding the
coun.ry with fash papers and dime novels
are your wsrst enemies. No matter to
them whether you grow up respectable
man or q murderer so lsng IS they get
your money. Their stories are the basest
lies, too silly even for a boy ten years old
10 believe.
Now, then, look absut you and see how
many mon 10 our stores and factories and
Offices and upon the streets are getting
gray and wrinkled and old. Twenty years
| frsm now not one in ten of us whom ysu
see in business will be able to put our
shoulder to the wheel. Even adeeads will
retire tens OF thousands. What thsnl Why
nv son, this is . life which knows no stop.
This is life which knows no rest until
old age sompslls it. When the men OF to
day are laid up in dry dock the boys Of
to day will bs the fresh set Of hands called
~ dsck to work the ship. They will be
the mesohants, farmers, manufacturers
aad professional men OF the future. You
will have to bear the burdens and anxisties
Of keeping this corutry on the track OF
peace and prosperity. and your voices VIII
sousd from the halls Of congress and your
pons write words to burn in the memory
Of future generations. Come. now, ,bsgin
right. Don't get it into your hsad that an
Indian killer is about four pegs above
state senator. Don't imagine that de
tective wouldn't trade places with lawyei
very quickly il he had his say about 1t
Don't you believe that an embezzler, bur
elsr OF murderer is hero. and that mer
admire him.
| Drop your novels and fash papers as
starter. The boy who fesds on suck trash
gets false Impressions Of the wsrld, and II
more certain to bring up in state priso'
than in respectable employment. II yo'
have pistol fling it aside. The man tha
carries one about the streets Is coward
and msn mark him as such. II you hav'
bowie knife on hand, turn it over to you
mother for meat or bread knife. Ifyo'
have sand club lying around loose, sh.
liz into the ditch before anybody finds ou
how empty your head has been. That pal
Of brass ksucklss can be tossed into th
river; "Old .Slsuth" and "Buffalo Bill
will make = gsed bonfire, and then ye'
are ready to begin life and to ask yosrsel
what trade or profession shall be your
when done in the school. -De''oa F''e
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