The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-13
ABOUT THE YOUNG FOLKS
MATTERS OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEYOUNG.
What a Frelght-M aster Did--SIlent
--Toddy Drawers--How to Play
Menagerie.
What a Freight-Mas Did.

empty cars in the early dawn OF a
winter morning. A boy who had been
asleep in one of them was thrown,
dazed and bewildered, against the
door, which he had pulled to when he
crawled into the car the night be-
fore.
Just then a brakeman thrust his
head into the car, and reached for his
jacket, which he supposed was hang
ing where he had left it. He was some
/ what surprised to find boy on it,
and took it from him without cere-
mony.
CHOW get out OF here!" he said,
thrusting the boy from the door. "If
catch you in one OF these cars again,
I'll give you to a policeman"
"What's he been up to, Bill?' said a
man who was putting freight into the
next car.
Cup to my coat" he said giving it a
vigorous shake as he walked off.
The boy looked dirty and detected,
as he limped along by the side OF the
track. The man who had spoken
called after him:
"Hullo, there! Do you want job!"
| IlO OOy DUCK ulcklY.
"1f you'll help me to load them firk-
ms, III pay you forit; but you'll have
to work spry."
The prospect of little money
frightened the boy, and he set to work
in earnest, though he was stiff and
cramped and hungry
"Do you live round here?" asked the
man.
The boy shook his head.
Gin case we should want to hire a.
boy about your size, can you give me
any recommendations as to your
character?" 49,.
The boys face flushed, but he made
no answer. The man watched him
narrowly, and when the car was load
ed, handed him twenty five cents, say
ing: "We're short OF hands in the
ireight-room: Do you think you'd
like the job?"
eyes, would like it," The boys
face was almost painful in it's eager
ness as he followed the man into the
freight-room.
"Now," said the freight-man, seat
ing himself on box, "we'll have bit
of talk before we get to business.
don't know anything about you, ex-
cept that you are cold and hungry;
youlook that. But think it is likely
that you've got into some scrape, for
if you hadn't, you wouldn't be loafng
about stations and sleeping in freight
cars. Pm not going to ask you if you
have done anything wrong, but | am
going to ask if you've got a mother"
''No; she's dead"
"Got any father or folks that be-
long to your" H.
give an uncle and some cousins"
swell, now, if you had mother,
I'd send you to her in no time, for
there is nothing that a mother won't
forgive; but uncles and cousins are diff
ferent. v-... ..-
IF I recommend you at the office,
they'll take you but mind, if. do it.,
I'm going to watch you as cat does
a mouse. You'll have to spend your
! evenings and Sundays with me.
II went wrong myself when I was no
older than you are," lowering his
voice. An if it hadn't been for my
mother Well, that was long time
ago. You've got switched upon the
wrong track am very sure, and as
you haven't any mother to help you
get on the right one, God helpin' me,
I'll do it, ii you'll let me.
"Preachin' isn't in my line, but
there's Just one thing you don't want
to forget, and that is the good fatheris
giving you q chance now to get back
where you can do right and feel right
Are you going to take it?" :.
The boy answered family that he
would try. He was taken into the
freight-yard, and was under his new
friends eye constantly and it was not
long before the man had so won his
confidence that he told him his story.
There was trouble and dishonesty
connected with it, but for two years
the lad proved himself faithful and
trustworthy in his new occupation.
He was then advanced to more re-
sponsible position, but there was
something almost pathetic in his de-
votion to the man who had befriend-
ed him, and in his respect for the re-
liglon he protested. @@.5.s. siaA
Here was practical Christianity,
worthy any mans emul ation.-You 8
Companion.
Silent.
After the death OF the great Prus-
sian, General Won Moltke, some OF the
Berlin newspapers published the TO-
lowing anecdote of him: When We, Y
young man, holding the humble posi-
ton of second lieutenant in the Dam
ish army, he wrote letter of resi- na-
ton to the King himself, full OF POM
pous self-conceit. The King accept, d
his resignation, briefly adding that the
Danish army would try to get on as
best it could without Lieutenant Won
Moltke. The young soldier, who had
been unconscious of his vanity, was
deeply mortified. ''You talked too
much, Moltke,' comrade said to
him. II shall talk no more" he stern
| ly replied. His reticence therefore
was so great that in his old age he was
known throughout Germany as the
Silent One. Since his death promi-
nent clergyman in Pennsylvania has
given an account Of visit which he
made to the scene Of the decisive bat
tie in the Austro- Prussian war. He
i found there a group OF German officers,
4 one OF whom, in a carriage, was driv-
4 en- at a Snail'S mace into every MART of