Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-02-12
short Talk with The Bovs.

IN. Quad. IN the Detroit Free Press. II
Within the last week dozen let
ters have been received from as Z
many boys, each asking different Z
One in Illinois writes: /.
'It's all very fine TO advise boys
b, be ambitions and energetic, but
the next thing is 70 get the chance.
Now, what would you do If you were
q. boy Of 16, lived in . town of 1,5oo
and had no money to help you into
q placer
My, lad, you ask me q hard ques-
ition. I've been right there and
know what gloomy outlook it was.
a small town too often offers boy
little chance TO get ON in the world,
or if it furnishes opportunities for
half dozen to learn trades, there
will be twenty others who can pos
lively find nothing to do. In this
way the lad who II anxious to make |
his way in the world must try some
larger field. What a small town
won't afford him large one will.
know of an Chic boy who had
no chance to learn trade in his own
village. He got hold of papers pub
lished in Detroit, Toledo, Cincinnati
and Cleveland, and he wrote to the
proprietors of every iron works ad-
vertised, stating his desire, age, etc
He received favorable reply from
this city and is now hard at work
and advancing rapidly.
&c. E." of Bondora, Ireland,
writes:
| 81 am 16 years old and have a
great taste for the profession of civil
engineer. Have such engineers to
serve their time and take out diplo-
ma, and if SO whereabouts in Ire
lands I am not attending school,
but have four hours per day which
can devote to study"
i. Civil engineering is profession in
which one must graduate, the same
: as for law or me iicine. There must
be several colleges in Ireland where
3 the science is taught. You can make
: use of the spare hours you have BY
: studying mathematics, and it is like
: ly you may find some work on civi
a engineering to give you many valu
}. able hints. In America this is on
: of the professions which is no
e crowded, but many of our civil engi
neers are graduates Of the militar,,
'e institute.
A lad in Huntington county, Pa.
Is writes:
I am a young man 20 years {
age, and have practically earned m
way for the last six years. I have
W fair education, but no trade. whi
I'll my health will not bear any VOL
which is confning. Can you su
40 gest any way for me to make Ii
y" inga"
ne There are many avocations payi1
fair salaries which one not in robu
IS health can pursue. You can take
NE agency of some sort, become a CT
l'n lector, or perhaps secure situati
"' as trainhand on a railroad. If y
have little money and some one
les back you why not fit yourself G
nus with a stock of notions or tinws
D and turn peddler until your heal
is improveds Unless you have go
gne health it is useless for you to stu
for profession or apprentice 20
''s' self to trade. Do something Il
'ks' will keep you in the open air.
"Seth Co. of Virginia, writes
VI have determined to be a sailor
ont NJ the lakes. I am Is years old, ant
is a want to ask you how much pay s
ors receive, and how I can get to
hon one?"
- Exactly, my boy. If you have
bic termined to become a fresh or
coll water sailor the hest thing that ct
din happen you would be to give y
"a !, chance. Your writing is teri
bem poor, and it is evident that you
,o,,rs no desire for education. It is 9
,,ted.I p, obable, too, that you intend to
,tt;n' away from home. However, c
as in right along. Some dark night a
the the 1st Of April tie your clothe
room in red handkerchief, let you
third down on the roof of the woods
;rap.n and drop to the ground with
a re- bye to the old home. You can
farm to Cleveland, Toledo or Detro
} con- about four weeks, and by livin
81 bones and crusts and sleeping I
+ straw stacks and in fence co
you will get toughened up t
asked sailor business quite little.
Pow YOU reach one Of the lake
lard's named just walk down te
some wharves and say to the first cs
birth you meet:
esents "Say, captain, I've run away
1T you home to become q sailor. l W
led to plow the raging main on
birth schooner. Will you take met
years. The chances are that he
IS Tar. You'll sign articles for the voy
for q month, and in about thre
were utes after you have put you,
came to them the plowing will
dollar You'll do more hard work in
y came than you have ever done In
dollar It won't take you long to d
that up that you have q boss. He is