Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-18

ing-up plOWS OF religion ana euucaGlOu, anu
as such and for what they did and suffered
they deserve to be remembered kindly
Brooklyn Eagle.
THE INEVITABLE BOY.
Yes, we hear of him everywhere, ana
he is almost always in some mischief, often
making himself an unmigitated evil, but
we must admit necessary one, and Wlthal,
there Isl great deal of good in the ever ac-
tive and mischievous boy. We have some
times thought that the habitual lazy man OF
the mill might sleep himself to death were
| it not for the mischievOus boy coming to the
rescue with his vast fund Of resources by
him for this purpose. When the boy. is
ready to put his plans in operation, which
are always. tempered to the soundness OF
the sleep of his victim, he gets the attention
of as many of the near by operatives as pos
sible, for he calculates to a niclty the
amount of pantomine performance that will
follow. He will then catch fly and seizing
| it's wings between the right forefnger and
thumb, he will gently hold the rapidly
moving legs of the fly to tender part OF the
sleeping body, when the sleeper will me-
chanically raise his hand to brush away the
pesky insect. This is repeated SO often and
done so naturally that the result is charm
ing, and if not put an end to by the appear
ance of the overseer the sleeper is finally
awakened by hearty laugh all around, and
the sleeper gets up with a look that all un-
derstand About that time the boy gener-
ally remembers that he is wanted in anoth-
er part of the mill and leaves in hurry.
Another plan is to tie some wet waste on the
end Of stick and let the drops fall on the
neck of the sleeper. The result is interest
ing but it takes time to develop the matter,
and the boy may have left for other quar-
ters, as this method is self-operating.
The bobbin winder's corner is often made
use of by the sleepers. 1t is on box with
an old wool sheet for cushion. The sleep
is usually more overpowering on Monday
morning than at any other times. The
small boy knows this and We have known
him to fatten ball of shOemaker's wax
and lay it carefully away on the sheet, and
in proper time, if the sleeper did not awake,
some one would be sent to tell him that the
agent was coming, when, with a bound,
he would spring up with the sheets at
tached to his pantaloons. The vows made
at that time would be of about equal value
to the assigning of the temperance pledge
There is no end no the boys ingenuity,
especially when stimulated by a love OF
mishief. We had one little fellow, hardly
as high as the sink giving lessons on the
use of the syphon, which ne had in some
way discovered, and was illustrating It's
principles with piece of half-inch lead
pipe. The same boy bought drug and
made paste of it with which he fed the
fish in the river, making them come to the
surface drunk, and acting almost as ridlcu-
lous as human being would in similar
condition. How this boy learned those
things we do not know. 1t was little boy
that first taught us that drop of oil was
death to spiders. 1t was the same little
fellow that used to shut off the drinking
water Friday after dinner. When asked
for his reasons we learned in confidence
from him that most Of the help ate fish for
dinner on Friday, and it made EN- dry"
and he wanted to 'fool 'em."
Real good boys are not worth much. 1t
is the quick, mischievous ones that can do
the work. In going through the mill, we
always avoided, when possible, allowing q
boy to know that he was caught in the act
of his tricks or play we quickly turned an
other way until we made sure that he had
seen us. 1t was surprising what good boy
he was about the time we turned around.
If you catch boy every time he's in mis-
chief it destroys your authority and influ-
ence over him, if you keep him, and you
often have to discharge real smart boy
against both your wishes and your interest.
We remember when school-boy a little
trick which was played on schoolmate.
The schoolhouse was very large, built of
granite, necessitating two very large open
fires to warm it. In one of these the poker
had been left and was red-hot. Perkins
stood with his back to the fire. his hands be-
hind him, taking comfort when Ben Ban
mister, a bright little fellow, (strongly
marked on the face with red) took up the
poker and put the hot part in the palm Of
Pulkin's hand. 1t is needless to say there
was war whoop, and at least an imitation
of scalp dance. The "schoolmaster,"
large man, soon put in an appearance and
asked Ben why he did it? He replied "To
see him Jump" The rattan, wrapped
from end to end with waxed twine, 10y the
school, and it is needless to say that every
particle of dust was removed from the seat
of Ben's pantaloons quicker than we can
tell it. The smartness of Ben's boyhood
no doubt made WideaWake man of him.
We care but little how much deviltry there
is in a boy if he is not possessed OF the
vices. If he does not overflow in his youth
full days he will be worth but little when
he arrives at manhood's estate.
When farming we employed an Irishman
for general farm work. Pat was good fel-
low but he loved whisky not wisely but too
well. Pat got into all kinds of scrapes
when sent to the. city. At one time we
were notified that Pat was in the lookup
and the team in the livery stable. 1t ap-
peared that he had run his heavy team
against lamp post and broken it off. We
secured his release and when we arrived on
the farm we took him to a Job Of work, hav-
ing to cross the fields. Not word was said
by either party until the silence was broken
by Pat, who said, "Whenever you meet
boy, lick him; if he is not in mischief he
soon will be-" when silence again reigned.
Boston Journal Of Commerce.
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MORAL COURAGE IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Have the courage to discharge debt while
YOU have money in your pocket.
Have the courage to do without that
which you do not not need, however much
your eyes may covetit.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary you should do so, and
to hold your tongue when it is prudent you
should do so.
Have the courage to speak to a friend in
"seedy" coat, even though you are in
company with rich one, and richly attired.
Have the courage to own you are poor,
and thus disarm poverty of it's sharpest
sting.
Have the courage to tell man why you
will not lend him your money.
Have the courage to "cut' the most
agreeable acquaintance you have, when
YOU are convinced that he lacks principle.
IA friend should bear with friends in
frmities," but not with his vices.
Have the courage to wear old clothes until
you can pay for the ones.
Have the courage to prefer comfort and
propriety to fashion in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance, rather, than seek credit for
knowledge under false pretences.