Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-07-11
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closing exercises oi Punahou Preparatory
School It is printed Just As written
Boys arc among the most Interesting an
important beings in the world, and can he
found everywhere
They are OF all sort, aud sizes, and, though
no two OF them are exactly alike. thry all have
some thing, in common.
70, instance, when boys eet to he about
fifteen OF sixteen year, old, they seem To be
all arms and lcgs, which stretch way out ul
their sleeves and trowSer,, aud make the po,t
fellows feel 50 dtcadmly conscious and
awkward that it IS avcry hard matter To got
them out into company, and they blush all
over when any one looks at them, especially il
1t be lady,
Some boys partly escape this trouble they
are the dandy boys Their arms are Just Us
long. but they wear swell coats (rich with
brass buttons, maybel and tigh, trawsets, and
have eve glasses and slender canes or riding
whips, and somehow they seem to keep per
fectly at ease
One OF a boys plans in life Is to go fishing,
and every rainy dav he tries to carry it gu,
but ten chances To- one his father has different
views on the subject, and since it rains too
hard TO work in the field The bay is set TO
work in the garden, therefore he comes to hate
the garden But ii he can only 60 fishing
whenever he wants, see how little he cares for it,
Another thing that boy likes to do is 10
drive an oN.cau. How proud he is OF the
eowhide whip, and how he snaps ii over the
heads Of the pooi oxen, meanwhile shouting
"gee and "haw at the top Of his voice till
all the neighbors around wonder what has
happened this time.
Every boy is anxious for the time to ccmr
when he shall be a man, no matter how much
he may now enjoy life as boy. Sometimes
he thinks 1t is too SLOW work waiting to grow
up, and tries 10 hurry up matters by learning
to smoke, drink and chew, in which, | am
glad to say, he doesn't always succeed.
Though, on the whole, a rule looks to boy
like challenge 10 do what is forbidden, many
OF them keep Sunday las we'll as any other
day and observe all the commandments that
they understand but they lind Sunday School
and church very tige>nmc sometimes, and
though they do not mean To be wicked, they
can't see the need of rest. They want to drive
home fast from church, and are always glad
when they can climb trees again and enjoy
themselves
Boys art really absurd sometimes, think
that il one o; them did not have his lessons as
he ought, and knew that pretty lady cousin,
whom he greatly respects and admires, Wa,
coming to hear him reeite, he would feel II
mortified a, the idea OF failing that, though
generally truthful boy, he might pretend iC
be sick and have the teacher excuse him 10 &c
home.
But boy is often wanted he is expecte,
to do everything lhai nobody else will do, anc
all the chores and ei,ands besides II he has
as paany legs IS a eenrpede, they would all b'
tired ,,siore night ii he did all that is expeeie,
Of him. But then. he takes lots OF comfort il
the thought OF how much Sork he contryes ,'
shisk.
Have You even seen boy form himself in,'
a turning wheel Perhaps you think he
merely doing so for pleasure, but you are mis-
taken, he is trying to invent new way q
getting over the ground and eeonomiiing hi
legs. But fear !, Is not very good way.
A. to errands. when boy knows ,ha. he
no, Obliged to earn hi, bread by doing them
and il he doesn', van, 10 do thcw-i is ther
anything in the world so SLOW as he can be
Have you ever no,ieed how boy always stop
TO pitch stone oI two at every cat OF dog, Q
any other small creature he eomes icp |,
no, because he i really cruel, bat he wants /
, see il he can biz IT, rhis is boi pleasau
method Of mixing wax AMI plss together
And there is this other curious fac, about ,hei
way Of doing eIrands, that f'sN boys arc slow,
! than one.
~ much Is pai,ly true 81 ~ boys, bat III
d.fieren, kinds Of boys are Nc7T unlike. los,
. are some boys that KEN to be ashamed I
being boys. and ,y so hard not TO be one III.
they slmesi succeed They never join
eAns-- silh the other boys, bu, prefer 10 gossi
With bevy Of girls. Bu, le, such boys kno
! that they are no more liked by the girls iha
e b, the yeaf tsy.
Then there is the bully, who delights
,o,menting and hurting little boys. Bu, he
a ehea, and coward. and never does any,hir
fairly and openl, and. though he boasts oi b
terea, courage and strength. is often the first
0 run when real danger comes.
0 And then there Is another son Of boy. i
n is bright and honest he is careful to stand /
ior and do ~har he knows TO be right l
protects those who are weaker than hel he
7 helpful 10 every onei eonsideraie, polite. a
{ asLspsj oi being boy See such boy, al
S you see ihs general byorite and the pro.uise
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