The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-17
A Chat With the Boys.

you will try to live up to what l. have
been telling you. If you do, you will
make men of whom our country will
be proud of. l am afraid parents and
teachers do not pay enough attention
to the young folks in this respect.
Patriotism should be taught early.
Every child should memorize the
words of our national hymn, America,
ind should be able to sing it if called
upon. This inspires one to love his
country and will make him better
citizen. Respect and love for the
flag should also be taught.
Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A flare of bugles and ruf1e OF
drums,
A fash of color beneath the sky,
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!'
A French boy was coming to make
his home in America. AS his ship
neared New York, he saw the Statue
of Liberty, gift of France to the
United States, and a perpetual re-
minder of her good feeling toward
us. He went upon the deck and sang
America with great zest and enthusi-
asm. After singing it through he
sang the French national air, The
Marsellaise, with less enthusiasm. He
was welcoming the new country and
biding farewell to the old. I am sure
he has made a good citizen.
Here is a fact / want you to think
about: 1--WE get out of life just
What we put in it," Now, if you put
little care and thought in your train
ing, you need not expect great re-
suits by and by. When you are in
clined to shirk, remember you are not
only cheating the world but yourself
worst of all. DR.. Arnold, whose long
experience with young men at Rug
by gave weight to his opinion, de-
clared that the difference between
one boy and another consists not so
much in talent as in energy. Another
defines genius as an immense ca
pacity for work. After listening to
one of Edmund Burke's most elo-
quent speeches, his brother who
thought more of. fun than study, said,
81 wonder how Ned managed to get
all the brain in the family; but l re-
member now, when we were at play
he was always at work" But all
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy. The idea then is to have Ger
tain hours for study or work and also
a time for recreation.
If the time of training seems long,
console yourself with the thought
that the work done later on will be
of a better grade. King Edward, OF
England, who died last year was
sixty years preparing for his real life
work, but when the end came, he
could say, Il have done my duty
That was worth more to him than all
earthly wealth and honors. Duty
is a small word, but how much 1t
means! 1t makes US do things that
seem well-nigh impossible.
Christ was thirty years preparing
to preach. So you see it takes time
to prepare for ones life-work. 1t is
not wise to rush into any work before
you are prepared for it. Learn to
labor and to wait"
While it is all important that you
should learn to read and write, there
are some things even more important.
First, learn to be true; second, be
pure in thought, language, and life;
third, be unselfsh. You see there are
a good many things to learn, If you
wish to be a we'll rounded man by
and by.
I have been a close observer OF
mankind and I find there are very
few people who can control them
selves, yet we are told "a person who
ruleth himself is greater than he that
taketh city,
A certain philosopher claims that
the hardest lesson child has to
learn is to obey; have not found it
so. The hardest lesson l have tried
is the mastery of self. l must admit,
I haven't mastered it fully yet, but
l do not give up easily. The time
to get dominion over self is when you
are young. 1t will then become a
habit, and you will find it no trouble.
I started too late, having had to learn
bv experience. Begin at once and
by some effort you can at last be
complete masters of self. You con-
troll your pony with bit and bride.
Reason must help you to control your
emotions and passions. When some