The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-24
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In large village less than a hundred
miles from Troy, says the Troy Times.
q so sltl Of OF ABOUT Is years responded 10
the friendly inquiry of a business man:
No, nave no work. This is the worst
place l know of TO get a job
ell come down TO my store at $50, -
Ssld the merchant, cheerfully; Il would
IKE 10 talk with you"
Anuclpaung employment, the boy was
on hana az the hour stated, and private
conversation took place.
now, my good lad. did you say that
you We Tried TO get work and cOuldn t2"
aes, SIR have tried for months, but
can't get a job. There seems TO be no
cnance Tor work in this town"
Are you habits good2"
..l N Is, they are as good as other boys"
W nat other boys?''
Why. the boys about town"
pursued the questioner
We'll no, not always
W here do you spend them2''
+, ooIlellInes l play pool, or am around
uoMntoWn with my friends"
Now, my young man, l want to talk
pssdihly 70 you, as happen to know more
Vi your habits and associates than you
suspect. In the first Mace YOU are i'm
morai-a very black mark against any
Dody. Ihen you frequent saloons and
pool rooms, and while you may not get
intoxicated take an occasional glass of
stlLnulatlng beverages. The other night
GONG nome unusually late, 1 saw. you
coming out Of a bar-room with several
otherS, and l overheard obscene and pro-
Iahe language. Do you think a business
man seeing you in such company at night
would look with favor upon YOUR aDpIca-
tlon Tor job, If you should make one?''
Wen, l don't know" replied the boy
I5o some il crestfallen, but can't a boy
-, If that's what you call fun" continued
t Se merchant, you can't have il ana
A aet % d sCoa JOB tco. They don't go to-
sether instead of spending your eve
Hlhss as stated, supposing you should go
70 lHe NJ {. A. rooms, where you can
ISdu, pay games and associate with
many Doys VINO dc have jobs and know
now TO keep them. The business men
pay theIf money to support these rooms
gnu BOY who treqeuts them and be
HdNes nlmselt makes a good impression
upon them. Besides, you have a good
nome, and 1 think you could spend a gooa
Geai OF time there probably. one thing
IS sure, II you don't place any value upon
yourself try the plan I have outlined
ana see II you can't get work.
several months elapsed before the mer-
chant had chance to talk with the boy
again, but meeting him one day recently
ne accosted him pleasantly:
~ Wen, how goes 1t? Do you get in ear
Yes. slr; and spend many Of my eve.
nlngs at the y. NJ G. A. rooms You may
ask my father il have not turned over
a new leaf IN earnest, and if 1 don't go
TO bed early and keep good company"
well, how about a job?"
got steady one soon after my talk
win you, ana my wages were advanced
before l had been there two months. l
made up my mind 10 be better boy, and
l found that what you said was true
This is leaf from real life, and il
turned out well, simply because the mer-
chant planted seed in good soil He might
have talked to a dozen boys and doIfe
them Little or no good If they lacked
character and stamina but when this
boys eyes were once opened wide to his
folly, he decided to do better and cOu.d
not be sweved from his purpose by his
tCi mer companions.
A boy who cannot draw moral from
this incident is not likely TO aJlOrn So
cioty.