The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-01
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Right Boy for q Business Man.

say that, in order for a boy to achieve
any permanent success in the business
world, he must have
Q) High moral character, I know
how one may thoughtlessly say, " What
40 some immoral and irreligious bust.
ness men care about a boys character Z?
xhey have none of their own, and they
think light of it in their EN- ployees."
This may possibly be true in few
cases, but III the vast majority of in
stances, shrewd business men want
those in their employ whom they can
trust. They feel safe only when they
are thus surrounded. Who wants to
put any responsibility upon a moral,
weak personP He will fail you in some
critical moment. He is well compared
70 "a weak. jointed pair of tongs, such
90 pueillanimously cross their legs, lei
their burden drop, and pinch the hand
that trusts them" Did any business
man, however Indifferent he might APP
pear to high moral purposes, ever 60
out to a hOrse.race and lCOf about
among the young men gathered there.
for boy in his Officer Did he ever
select partner for his skill in playing
billiards in the ealoon2 Does he select
for q trustee TO care for bis children's
property the man who spends most OF
his time in the social clubp To ask
such questions is TO answer them.
Within few days one of the wealthy
merchants OF our city, who makes no
claim to religious principles and seldom
attends any church, told me that ii
was his chief concern TO have about
hvNN1 IN h 80 e l..
character, and he would have no others.
Recently bank was TO be examined
for some special purpose and the presi.
dent told all the clerks they must work
on the Sabbath. One young man re.
fused. He said he would work till
twelve O'Clock Saturday night, and
commence work again Sunday at mid
night, but to work on The Lords day
was against his principles. The presi-
dent told him that he should be dis
charged if he disobeyed, and, although
he had widowed mother dependent
upon him, he chose to lose bis place
rather than 90 contrary to his con-
science. Now note the sequel. Within
q week, q capitalist called upon this
president and asked him if he could
name a Trustworthy man for bank
cashier, and he recommended in the
strongest terms possible the clerk he
had discharged. His loyalty to the
right gave him his advancement. And
this is always true, 1t is the boy of un-
Sinching integrity that, when the
hard timee" come, keeps his place
when others are discharged, and that is
sure TO be advanced in the prosperous
days. l have young manufacturer in
my Bible class who is able to Sell What
be makes at higher price than any of
his competitors, And what is the sc.
cret CT il? The fathers name for half
a century has stood for all that is hon
Orable in the business world and the son
is known to have Inherited the same
sturdy principles. The whole product
of his mill is always sold, because it is
known that he will deliver the best that
can be made, without any attempt to
reduce the quality, and this on his sim.
pie promise without any written guar
antee.
(2) He must be careful of his COM
partnerships. 1t is impossible to over
state the importance of this. The old
maxim runs, A man is known by the
company he keeps" and it is a fair
Judgment. A young mans compan-
ions will ordinarily make or ruin him.
Because it is so important, the business
man asks, "Where are my clerks at
night2 and, With whom do they as
sOciste2" These are the test ques.
lions. When the days work is over,
when the tension is off, and he is al.
lowed to do as he will without restraint,
then you may know what the young
man really is.
(3) AS rule he must not be reared
in home of wealth. We often hear
expressions of pity for the poor boy,
but the rich boy is 10 be pitied hum
dred-fold more, Every business man
knows that in the vast majority of cases
the lad that has come from a home of
luxury is useless. His fathers money
is about all there is to him. He has
been trained to have all his wants graf
l6ed; he has little ambition; he lacks
any incentive to be Industrious The
poor boy, on the contrary, has been
trained to habits of frugality. He is
conscious that he must make his own
way in life, for there is no one TO help
him except as he earns promotion.
LUIS tnouSuI ever preeeub Is Tue COLI
slant spur which prevents him from
yielding to the temptation to be idle
ard indifferent, until those permanent
habits are formed which finally give
him his character and his business
standing. When l want a boy, ale
ways pass by the one who presents
himself in kid gloves, ard take the boy
whose jacket sleeves may have been
outgrown, but who has pair of hands
that are not afraid of honest work.
(4) He must be dead in earnest. Ev-
cry mercantile interest is now so
crowded that there is not the slightest
chance of success for the needless and
Indifferent. We often hear the remark
made that everything is free in this
country and that all places are open.
But this is falsehood; there is moth
ing open here, for very long at least,
except to the boy who works. The idler
and The dawder might as well emigrate.
The young man who puts his whole soul
into his business and makes his employ
er's interest his own is bound to succeed;
you cannot keep him back. But every
business man knows how difficult it is
TO lind such boy. Advertise to-day aud