The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-15
A CONTRAST IN BOYS.

true. 1t is just as true rs the opposit"
a city boy has to contend with are the
opportunities which bcsct him when
young and pursue him till he begins tn"
real business of life. il business which
each individual must carry on for him
self. For the city boy everything is
made rs easy as possible. Even pleasure
becomes to him an old story before he is
out of his teens Brought up in the fcv-
criSh rush of Il place where great things
are happening day by day. he sccS the
world with cynic's eyes and dcSpiscs
the small things which. like the bricks in
Il house. 90 to the upbuildin& of charac-
tiers and careers. He believes in using
large markers in the game Of life for
pennies and small units of value he has
little taste and scnmt regard.
| The conditions surrounding the country
boy are rs different as possible. There
is II deal Of regular work that every
country boy must do. and this regularity
of employment. mostly ont of doors. in
culcatcs industrious habits while it con-
tributes to Il physical development which
in after years is Just as valuable as any
athletic training that can be had. He
cannot run as fast perhaps as those
trained by system. He may not be
able to jump 50 high or SO far or excel
i'll amy of the sports upon which we he
stow so much time and from which we
get 50 much of pleasure. but his develop
mcnt enables him to buckle down to the
hard work in which hours are consumed
and from which very little or no immcd-
late pleasure is extracted. His strength
may he something like that of the cart
horse, but the cart horse is to lac pre-
required. The thoroughbred race horse
has Il fine flight Of speed and cantcrs
with delightful lightncss and grace along
the park bride paths, but the heavy work
is the work most in demand. and for that
we want the draft animals every time.
Enthusiasm is the spur to cndcuvor.
ANA nj IN" sam" time II Is the SAVIOR of
NE. The country boy whose ambition
has taken him to town becomes filled
with rnthusiaSms. Even the little things
are novelties to him. and rs he accom-
pllShcS tins and that il" feels that he is
doing something not only interesting. but
Nai"able' Ills Sihlpl" tastes nave not
o"'h spoiled by hultIphcltN of grntlh-
cations, ana so Ii" Is glad of everything
goo" lh"t comes ms way. NJ thirty, If
h" leads clean life he has more of the
""E III MN 'lii'h his city cousin mas lett
III hlte'h' IL" does what Is hefor" him
'''""N" 1t Is ms ""'N' winnie III" "thrr Is
apl cHhIcallN t" question the vaIur Of
DONG anything ANA ask, 'Nhat Is the
US"
vi the men VINO have achieved great
prominence aI'" hlSh illllu'h'' III our al
'"lrS OF state the country boys are at
I'"St twenty I" one over III" city lads.
N"Wa"aFS indeed our cynical city lads
| ''"N upon men WHO l'N' I'LL acllN" inter-
est III pu"lc AFFAIRS rs rather low fcl-
lows ana quit" beneath thelr ASSOCIATION
an" notic'. h"t the country boys ar" 1T
INC Top Ill "'hor INES Oh ehuraN"r. In
| nhah'' 'h"E ar" prc-rmlncnt, ana the
great pahk presidents to-day III the great
cities nearly all learned to read ana to
''l'i'' Ill country SCHOOLS Wher" olrch
ana lerule had not Succumbcd to the civ
| lll%lhS influences of scientific pedagogy.
'"r great railways were i'll the main
o"lI' ny th"m' ana to-day the admins
traitors of these great companies are in