Middletown transcript., 1894-08-04
BEFORE ne IS rwEsrY..
Phases of a Boys Life That are Most
Perplexfng to His Parents.

Phases Of Boys Life That are Most
Perplexfng to His Parents.
1t 10 not unlikely that through this
article shall reach the eyes and ears
o Thousands of Office ! o. s,eitht direct
ly or through their parents, and in these
closing words l will write even more
directly to them than have in what
have said above. says Mr.. Box In bis
letter to the Office Boy in The Ladies'
Home journal for August.
The chance exists for every office boy
to begin lccessful business career
just where be is to-day, even though
he is earning but three dollars per week.
II is not The salary you earn, my lad,
nor the position you are now in that
means your success, but it is what you
give to your employer for that salary,
and what You make of your posi- ion
that will count. Never be afraid to
give too much for the money you re-
ceive.
Be the first at the office in the morn
ing, and the last to leave at night.
Don't have your hat,all ready to snap
up and run for the door the moment
the clock points to the hour of closing.
Let your employer see you at your
desk when he goes. Never fear an ex-
ira half-hour or hour. A little extra
faithfulness after business hours counts
for much.
Whatever is given you to do, no
matter how trifiing it may seem, do it |
thoroughly. Do it as if it were the |
only act of the whole day. If it is only |
the mailing of letter, mail it in a |
street letter.box if yon think it will be |
collected sooner than if it waits for the |
carrier to collect it at the Office.
Be at your desk as much as you can;
be away from it only when it is abso-
lutely necessary.
Don't play; don't fool at the office;
you are not paid for that. Don't stay
out at lunch longer than is necessary.
Don't feeLthat you must be out a full
hour siuply because you are entitled
to it. Rather take less than just ex-
actly all or more.
Askto be ''off" ehly when necessary,
such as sickness or death, demands it.
Rather lose picnic or an excursion
than lose one point with your EN-.
ployer.
Don't eat during business hours;
have neither candy, nor apples, nor
nuts in your desk. A luncheon hour
is given you, and time, too, in which
20 eat.
Don't cut out pictures and decorate
1onr desk or the wall near you with
hem. All Office is a business plac~
where everything should lead to busi-
less, and not to things that belong
more to your hnme than to your office. ,
Don't sulk because your mother .
ends you to bed early. She does it
hat you may be fresh in the morning,
md better able to do a good days
work. You need all the sleep you can
,et.
Be truthful. Don't think "a little
lie" WON'T hurt. 1t will, just as much
S big one. Liars, small or large,
ever make a success in business.
tick to the TRUTH even if yoa lose by
t. You will gain by it later. Be able
o look everybody straight in the face.
Keep your boy friends away from
he office. They have no business there,
nd you have no right to have them :
here. Your employer pays you to :
aceive his callers-not yours.
Be polite to everybody-to the ped. =
ler as well as to your employers best :,
ustOmer. Politeness costs nothing,
nd is more valuable than many things
hat cost much.
Do your very best in everything. I.
Vhen you do that you do all you can, r
ut be sure it is your very best. Then ;,
ill many things come 20 you, and you =
ill soon outdistance other boys who :,
as little as they can, or only do ;,
lings in half-hearted way. Never
ind what other boys do-be you
borough in everything. If you are
lat, you have the key to success.