Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-06-03
THE FARMERS BOY.
In Many Instances He Has a Mistaken
Idea Of City Lite.


In Many ,ostsnsss He Has a Mistsksn
Idea Of City Lite.
The great trouble with country hkvs
II that they are not aware Of the cir
cumstances under which the city boy
II compelled to live ana work Ii he has
TO esrn his living by the sweat OF his
brow The Idea held ny Ia the country
boy IN TO 80 to town aud yet nice.
sasy. soft snap such as So'and'so has,
How many OF them do itf Not one In u
thousand, Far more 20 there 10 nnd
work In some CLOSE, stasnant miii. to
sweat amid the fumes Of steam or to
baoco smoke, or perhaps la some iron
mill or foundry, surrounded hy the
curses of their fellow men toll out a
weary day OF eleven or thirteen houra
and after the day In over go home
ami TO such home! Up some little
back street Ia bandbox built OF brick
and named house more than likely
our workman has his home. there To
pass away the weary hours OF the
night amid the heat and stagnation OF
probably n tiithy street only few feet
wide, hot, eiose and dirty La any
large city on some suitry night one
may see the worknisa aud their faui.
lies la these uttie nsfvow city strssts
stretched about the steps and pave
ments In all conditions, These are not
slums either hut fairly respectable
neIshborhoods.
To such n condition Of life many
VI our country boys have gone, and
many more are today preparing 10
~. Fat pay and big pay enyei-
opssi Not IN these times. II our city
iaborer averages Si2 n week he ID a
lucky man, Tens of thousands got less
rn ther than morr Country boy. before
you make the change, Ia The name Of
that country you have been taught 10
hold In reverence, look and do not
leap. if you understand farming there
| are just as many chances on the land
to be worked out ~ there are In the
fity.
This In n great country. aud II
| you do not like he kind OF farming
you are working at there are many
others. II you belong 10 n family that
| follows the grind, grind system Of all
work and no play, when you reach
your majority and start for yourself
follow out an easier system. DO not
I condemn country life Iusl because you
have been unfortunate enough 10 be
brought up In the home Ut \ man who
knows nothing but grind 10 not over
| look the fsc, that if such man was
your boss IN Tie city he would grind
{ your life away. Long long before you
were twenty one years old you would
be occupying some SIX feel ~ green
turf. where at last you would not hear
the dreaded call nnd curse Of the boss
| Country life may not be aud pfobabiy
| is not what many would iike 10 color
II; but, all things being equal. II Is far
preferable 10 eity life. That is Just
whef. II comes IN. city life IL never
compared with country life on al
equal plane. Remember that II you
must work IN the country for living
you will bsye 10 work Ia the city for
One. too. snd II you possess the ability
| IN yourself te rise above the ordinary
workman In the city that same ability
| will carve out a home for you In ihs
country. Look before you leap, con.
slider aIi things, and II you are surs
you can better yourself iu the city GO,
II not. stay Oh The old farm
We'll Named.
He arrived late sud worn OUT si
the twentieth hotel. after wsnderins
nearly all around L0pd0n 10 Gnd sc
commodstions, aud was delighted u
learn that actusiIy the place Was moi
full up Next morning. however. bs
complsjned ~ fhe bed, aud ti,e land
lord snfty said that duke bad ones
slept Ia 1t. Perhaps it was HE Duk.
OF Wellington" said the visitor. witt
sneef perhaps II was" returned
the Landlord. NO wonder they eaiies
hin the Iron Duke" rst0rtsd tbl
visitor. Lvodon News,