St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-15
GOOD CHARACTER.


IT. valuo Considered BY One Who Has
Made the Subject . study.
We think it is quite safe to assert
that very few Of the young men Of to-
day will admit that there is any such
thing as a money value to character.
and yet we feel equally safe in assert
ing that it not only has such value,
but that II would be very difficult to
express its real worth in dollars and
cents.
Another assertion which We feel jus.
titled in making is that the employer
very often neglects to take its value into
consideration, or encourage those in his
service to more realizing sense OF its
Importance. and the necessity Of its
more careful cultivation.
Character is to the workman what
wealth is to the employer; it is his cap
ital, his stock in trade, and upon its
marketable value depends his success
or failure.
There is. although we are sorry to be
obliged to admit it, a sad lack OF that
real genuineness Of character that
marks the truly successful life exhib-
tied by the young men of to-day. Some
of the very best workmen in any and
every trade that is furnishing them
with a means of support have SO far
neglected to look upon their character
as thing of any value. that they have
given it away, or. what is still worse,
thrown it away. and too often, not sat
isfied with thus having disposed OF their
own, they proceed to assist in running
that of others.
A man is never so well able to real
ize the fact that there is value to a
good character, as when, out Of job,
he applies here and there only to meet
with the same answer Mt every place,
and he is very often made painfully
aware of the reason for the refusal, for
no man can well hide his character,
even from a stranger, and especially
from employers. who from necessity
become accustomed to judge man
from his personal appearance. An
illustration of this was noted by us not
long since. as, happening in the Office
of n certain establishment, and while
talking with the proprietor. IA young
man, still in his teens. came into the
Office, and stepping up to the gentleman
with whom we were conversing, asked
for employment
After making some inquiries Of the
young man as to his ability and his for
mer place Of employment, meanwhile
appearing to be studying the general
appearance of TIC lad. the gentleman
told him that he could not give him a
situation.
Being rather curious to know the rea-
son for the refusal. knowing that more
help was needed, We ventured to ask
the question.
WELL" said the gentleman, I'VE
make it rule not to employ any but
those Of good character, so far as We
are able to Judge. We have many young
men in our employ, and we take a great
deal OF interest in their welfare. and
endeavor to aid them. not only to be-
COilc SOOu WOThHucus w Uut SOOO CAtALChS
and good men. am quite sure that
that young man is addicted to habits
that would not care to have my son
acquire, and would not knowingly in
troduce him among the others in my
employ and subject them to the intiuen-
ces and the natural consequences of So
cial intercourse with one whose sharac-
ter could not endorse"
Such employers are indeed scarce and
yet one could not be impressed with the
inevitable sOundness of such logic and
reasoning. We only wish that there
were more such employers who show
slight degree of interest in the welfare
of those they employ, thus not only
favoring their own interests. but aiding
in raising the standard OF character and
elevating humanity.
Then, again. the man who has good
character is generally the last one 10 be
turned out when work is Gull.-BoS.on
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