Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-14
Country Boys.

Country lads often feel that their
lot is hard one; they see city bred
youngsters on their travels and their
sprees at the age of fourteen; verit-
able young gentleman with finished
exterior, cigar and cane.
The young farmer at the same age
finds himself with hoe in his hand,
and cheap straw hat ON his head,
sweating among the hills of corn.
He is frequently envious OF his broth
er, whisking past him in the cars,
with kid gloves, delicate ringlets and
plenty of money in his pocket.
Mind your corn, boy-hoe it out
clean, keep steadily to the labor you
have in hand, do it well, and in time
your good days viii come too. If you
| find farming is not suited to your
taste, to your strength, or to your cir
cumstances; if you like mechanism
better, or have capacity for business,
whatever eventually you may engage
in, it is all the same, you have begun
right The city blades have begun
wrong; and in due time you will see
it. Their fathers and mothers will in
the end see it too. Do not feel en-
vious of the pleasures that hot house
man enjoys; but remember, not in a
malicious, but in a sober spirit, that
such plants wither early.
Whistle boys, and girls too, all you
want to, provided there is no one
around with an aching head, that
the shrill tones set to jumping.
Whistling promotes cAeerfulness,
helps your food to digest and makes
many a hard task easy. There are
! lots and lots of boys in the world who
are denied the pleasure, although it is
as natural to them as swimming is to
ducks. In some countries the mouth
of whistler is considered unclean for
forty days after the act is committed,
for the poor deluded natives think
| that Satan has had the boy in his en-
brace and has caused him to emit
the dreadful sounds. In other places
they think that whistling makes
the angels weep. Among the Irish
there is prevalent a superstition that
when girl whistles the heart of the
Blessed Virgin bleeds. Now, just
think of the cruelty of REFRESHING
whistling by boy, TO whom there is
no greater pleasure than to get out in
1 wood lot, and, free as bird him.
self, introduce into some familiar
tune, bird-like trllls and runs and
quaversl He feels so exultant trium>
phant at his power over mis- whistling
apparatus, that he works with tenfold
more zest. The whistling boy gener>
ally gets on ia the world. So whistle,
boys, as much as you like. -Dirigo
Rural.
By the time you have acquired fix
ed habits Of industry, and acquired
corresponding perfection of mind
and body, your delicately reared cons
temporary of the city begins to feel
the facilitating effect of idleness and
of dissipation. He is not alone to
blame for weak body and profit
less mind; it is the result of a system
but he cannot escape the effects
these he must endure for himself, in
his own person. His father may be
professional man, or merchant, or
may be merely rich; the chances are
fifty against one that the son will not
replace his father. Such is the result !
of well settled experience; business
falls into the hands of those who are
most competent, it does rot descend |
to heirs. 1t is the country boys after
all who do the city business. Observ-
ing men have often stated this fact
and any one who will take directory,
and inquire into the origin of the
business men of Boston, or New
York, will find it to be so.
All external circumstances are in |
favor of the son or the clerk succeed, |
ing to the trade of the old firm; but
the son seldom, almost never dies IN
position Of partner OF the house.
Why is it, Simply because habitual
industry is wanting and habitual |
indulgence is not wanting. With |
all he external odds against |
1t the country furnishes the city
their principal business men. !
If intelligent, faithful and persever-
ing, and above all cheerful and con
tented, the chances are that the lad |
with the hoe will eventually do the |
business of the father of the lad in |
gloves, who is now luxuriating in his
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