The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-08-15
ABOUT TIE YOUNG PEOPLE
MATTERS THAT WILL INTEREST
THE RISING GENERATION.
How One Boy faced the Worid--
The Fate Of q Ooose--A Chiid's
DIscovery--Pastim Of
City Boys--HiGhway
and By-way.
How One Boy Faced the World.

How One Boy Faced the World.
About twelve years ago soldiers
widow with one boy and one girl, lived
in Chicago. The boy was less than
ton years old, a handsome, dark-eyed
curly haired young fellow, richly en-
dowed in heart and mind. and having
a true, loyal love for his mother.
They were very poor, and the boy felt
that he ought to work instead ofgoing
to tbepublic school;but his mother was
q very intelligent woman, and could
not bear to have HIM do this. He
thought a great deal on the subject,
and finally begged penny from his
sister, who was a few years older than
himself. With hall of this money he
bought one copy of the daily paper at
wholesale, and sold it for two cents,
He was then careful to pay back the
penny he borrowed make note Of
that boys) and he now had one cent
OF his own; whit he bought another,
sold it for two cents, and SO on. He
took up his position in front OF the
Sherman House, opposite the City
Hail. This was favorite place with
the newsbovs, and they fought the lit
tie fellow ticrcely; but he stood his
ground, won standing room for him.
self, and went on selling papers.
He became one of the most successful
newsboys in the city, and at the age
OF fourteen had laid up money enough.
besides helping his mother, so that he
could afford to take course in Ste
biography and typewriting. He began
in a class, with two hundred others;
when he graduated from the class,
only six remained with him. There is
something in this for you to think
about. A great many start in the
race, but few hold on to the end.
They are like boys chasing q butterfly
pretty flowers along the way attract
them, and they hear q bird sing some
where in the woods, or they stop to
skip pebbles in the river; it is only
the few chat go Outright straight on
who catch the butterfly we call sue
cess.
Well, this boy became the best ste
nographec in Chicago. When he was
only eighIeen he was president oftheir
society. He then went to leading
college, and took the entire four years,
course OF preparation in two years,
at the same time supporting himself
and his mother by his stenographic
work for the professors. He kept up
his health by regular outdoor exercise
and riding the bicycle. He never
tasted tea, coffee, tobacco or alcohol
ic drinks. His food was simple
mostly fish, vegetables and fruit. He
had good conscience; there was no
meanness about him. When he
was twenty years of age he be-
came the private secretary of one
of the greatest capitalists in
America. Of course he had large
salary. lie was clear-cut in every
thing he did; there was no slackness
in his work. The gentleman who
employed him used tobacco and drank
wine; but this young private secretary,
with quiet dignity, declined both cigars
and claret, though offered him by his
employer in his most gracious man.
ner. 1t is to the credit of the great
capitalist that when his secretary
told him he never used tobacco or
liquor, he answered, IL honor you for
it, young man."
The rame of this remarkable Chica-
goan is Jerome Raymond. He is now
the private secretary of Bishop Tho
burn, and is making n trip around the
world; Mt the same time, he is study
ing for his degree in the University
being permitted to substitute French
and Sanscrit for some others studies
that he would have taken if he were
here.
He was my stenogapher, on and off
for two years, and think most highly
of him. 1t seemed to me could not
do greater service than to tell you
the simple story. He is knight of
the new chivalry, a champion OF the
White Cross, believer in woman's
ballot lProhibitionist in politics, and
an earnest Christian in faith and
practice.-Frances Z. Willard, in
Union Signal.
The Fate OF Goose.
A goose once attached herself in the
strangest way to q dog. The dog had
saved her life from a fox, and that was
thought to be the reason of her affec-
ton. She sat beside him all day, only
leaving him at feeding-time, and re-
turning Immediately. II the dog went
walking, she followed, flying to keep
up when his four legs got ahead of her
two. When she sat near him she new
err offered to 60 into the kennel except
in rainy weather. II the dog barked,
the goose cackled, and ran mt the per-
son she supposed he wanted to at
tack, biting at their heels. She would
have eaten with the dog II he had al
lowed it, but he would not permit the
familiarity.
At night she had to be driven by
force to roost with the other fowls.
II she was turned into another field,
she would SIT by the fence within sight
of the dog. When the animal was
taken i'll she sat beside him, and would
have starved IL her food had not been
brought, for she refused to leave his
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