The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-30
Mammals Boy
By ELBERT HUBBARD.


4 Copyright, 1918. International News
Service.}
When he was a child. be was NAM
mas hoy. The servants trembled at
his coming; everybody deferred TO
him; he always had has oFEA way ana
now that he is six feet tail he eX-
poets that the same condition should
apply. But they don't.
He is a connoisseur In fine wines.
liquors and cigars He "arouses at
night and sleeps in the day He is
apt 10 be a thorough paced clubman;
invents "A new rum punch, and knows
ali the secrets of the chafins dish.
When a place is gotten him In the
army his superiors soon see his worth
lexsness. and inasmuch as he has a
pedigree in Difference to his kinsmen
he is let down and out very gently.
If he tries the church. the bishop
soon takes his measure, and is sorry,
very sorry. etc.
The fellow continues 70 drink but
shifts from wine to scotch He is
familiar with the pick-me-up and
can give any druggist pointers in
dope
The monthly allowance from his
parents is gambied away. and debts
accumulate He's getting TO be a
nuisance his parents fear him; his
brothers shun him; he gets blacklist
ed by merchants. and at the club he
is falling below par.
What must he done with mamma s
boy? Why. make "a remittance man
Of hints the only thing Ia do. A
passage ticket to Quebec is secured,
the youth is given ten guineas in cash,
and sails away.
You always find him In the steam
er's smoking room, and there does
=, r.; Fav ia
shuttle pasteboard.
Usually on board ship there are
men who make a pretense Of imbed-
ing Scotch" and who also shuttle
pasteboard and these men soon re-
leve the remittance man Of the ten
guineas his mamma gave him.
He lands in Quebec shaky in nerves
and nearly empty in pocket; but on
applying TO a certain harrister. to
whom he has a letter. it is found
that ten more guineas have been re-
mifted for him. He takes the money.
goes forth to the club. and--as usual.
At the end of the month he is
again very shaky and penniless. But
promptly on the first of the month
another small remittance comes for
him, and also a railroad ticket to
Seattle.
Our remittance man complains BIT
terly because the remittance is so
small, but in his own heart he knows
that If 1t were fifty times as much
1t would go as quickly. The intent
of his parent is 10 postpone delirium
tremens. They believe there is safe
ty in motion.
And then he does not want to &c
TO Seattle, but he must go to Seat
tie because Fadvices say remittance
has been sent on there for him In
care of certain banker, and TO stay
here is to starve-
He goes to Seattle, and the Que
bee experience is repeated And SC
he is sent on to Australia. New Zea-
land, Hong Kong. Japan and
wherever his guardians wish--a remit
lance always ahead. like that sheai
of oats in front of the donkey.
or course the hope of his friends
is that he viii reform and come back
home in q year a new rIlan--Rut the
remittance man seldom dies and
never reforms.
The last time I crossed the Allan
tic there was one on the ship OF a
little better intellectual grade than
had met before He had been an
Elton boy. graduated at oxford. and
was educated for the church. He
laughingly told his new-found friends
round gsle globe six times as a re-
mittanCe man.
On the fourth day he told me all OF
his money was spent-ten guineas-
gambling away and gone for strong
drink. The ships steward would not
supply him with more whiskey. and
he said that if he could not borrow
money from some one on the boat
he would jump overheard.
He was placed in the doctors care
and after a few hours became calm
r Someone suggested that the mar
be given his liberty, just 10 see If he
would make good his threat to tumr
overheard. But the captain had the
seea name of his ship ut stake, so tls
detailed two sailors to watch the
man--one always on duty.
Arriving at New York, went with
him TO call on his lawyer: sure
enough. the fifty dollars was there al
right And now my friend went tC
Chicago But Matteawan is his fina
destination.
Here we get an object lesson OF
what happens when we do too much
for a youth. Give your boys a chance
to earn money. and let them learn its
value by buying and paying for the
, things they need. And also let then
/ get the savings bank habit.
To give" an education is as bat
I as to give anything else. An education
!, should be an achievement and no.
, a gift
Are the rich people of America
I raising up race of remittance men
: Some of them are, Josiah, some OF
them are.
When we do too much for q child
, he will never do much for himself
, Safety lies in the work habit.
Then you, know the motto of Al
Baba, the Sagee If the devil finds
you idle, he will set YOU to work a:
sure as hell
RHtifie4 Amendment.