The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-22
EOYS, READ THiSi
Ssood Character the Result of the Comb
nation. of Many Virtues.

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4 good, worthy character is not made
by the practice of ans one virtue, boys.
but by the combination Of many good
traits. SO the boy who aims at some
day becoming a true. noble man tand /
hope tina; .s the standard Of every one
Of my young readers). has many tempt
at.ons open 10 boys, 50 many paths of
evil mo which they may walk, that il
requires a constant xa;chfulncss and
care lest some habit viii be acquired
Mat will ruin what might other
wise he a good character. / once heard
a man say in speaking of a boy: THAT
boy has ops FAULT that ruins him. He
Is INDUSTRIOUS. pleasant. kind-bearted,
hut he is untrI,hful. He will tell a
falschood any time 10 shield himself
There are many bows who will do
this. After they have di-obeved parents
or employers. or neglected some duty
assigned 20 them they try 10 cover their
actions with "A falSchood. | caE not
' summon language strong enough, boys.
10 tel YOU how bad this l.. When "a
loy's conscience has become so scared
that he can e in wron" doing and
then cover il by classifying. there should
ne a danger signal placsd ahead TO shOw
him where he i tending. If he finds
that he can hide one sin by lying. he
~N:l almost surely be tempted into
~otherS with the thought of conccaling
them in the same a And thus he
will gradually harden his conscience
until his whole character viii become
r.iincd through the influence Of this II
great FAINT
Ii is much better. boys, to confess to
the truth when YOU have done wrong!
elnerc is s6mcthing SO honorable and
lr.ye in a boy who will face punish
ment by confcssing the truth rather
thar stain his character with a false
hood. Only think how the world has
admired aud commended the truthful
Ale>s of George Washington when n
boy. He would endure punishment At
any time sooner than tell a falschood
Among other incidents illustrating his
strong regard for the truth III, blogra-
pher givcs the following: His mother
owned a beautiful PAR of spirited car
ria.e-horses. OF which shc was very
fond. Although accustomed To thr use
of the harness they had never been
broken to the saddle. One day while
they were grazing on the lawn some
grown-up BOYS. in 4 spirit OF frolic. al
tempted 10 noun: one of them. None
could succeed uutil George. who was
thirteen years old. approached the
horse. and gaining an opportunity while
he caressed him. leaped upon the AMI
mails back. The horse was ierrliied.
and endeavorcd. by plun-ing and KICK
1 inc. TO dismount the boy, but failing.
started of in a mad race. George urged
the frightened beast onward. little
dreaming of the harm he was doing.
In his fright and excitement the horse
broke a b~lood-yessel. and falling be-
meath the boy died almost instantly
There was no attempt on George $
part To conceal his actions He went
directly TO his mother and told her all.
Her reply was: MY on. | forgive you.
{ becau>e YOU have had the courage ia
tell me the truth mt one Had you
skulked away l should have de>pised
you.'
What a charm a kind. polite manner
gives a boy, There are so few boys who
seem 10 realize the beauty that ii adds
10 ones character 10 possess q courte'
Gus. pleasant spirit, 1 do not mean i
poli,eness that is practiSed with stran'
Z gers only. but that true politeness that
i the outcrowth of kind consideration
for the feelings of others-an eVer!,aa!
at-home poli,eness, that makes a char
acter loved and admired by all. i am
very sorry to say it. but l Know there
are many boys who seem TO save ny
their yruff. fmpolite, unkind ways fol
- Ehx~ v,.shar hYnfhsc
and sisters ane often made unhappy b,
. their rude, unkind~pecches. by then
selfish impolite When asked
To do anything. they growl and fret
they are cross and %snappish 10 ths
younger children. and are reoeliicns Il
the wishes and Judgment OF their pa
rents. The boy who acts in this way Il
his greatest enemy TO his W happiness
in life. And he not only makes himself
unhappy. but he mars the happiness o.
those with whom he may live.
/ would urge boys 10 cultivate .
pleasant, kind spirit To be courteous
in their 1t costs but little Il
do this. Little words and acts ar
simple in themselves, vet what q power
for happiness they hold when Spoken
and done in kindness
! have sometimes nearu persons 81.
something like this: What is the us
in talking with 8 boy about his charac
ter? 1t Is Just time thrown away. Boys
win be boys. idle. thoughtless. careless
with no. thought for anything saw
gratifying their love Of fun"
Now, 1 do not believe this is alwayl
true. OF course there r just sucl
bows. But then again there are boy
whose thoughts often turn wonderingl!
to that future before them. Wondering
what thew viii be IS . man. II the.
= will be rich, If they viii be great q
good, and many other thoughts abou
Il according to their ideas OF what
happy LIE is. Now let me urge You. boys
in planning ON your future. TO set you
marx high. and by combining industr
with true and just principles. tn
chances are you win win the goal
It is no wonder that SO many Of on
great and noble minded inca were ono
country boys. Country life. with II
freedom from The vices and temptation
Of the city, with ls time for study an
thought with the good influence Of m
tunes pure ~suEroundingL i bsttr Cd