Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-27
DR.. Marden's
Uplift Talks
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARDeN.
DO NOT DISCHARGE THE BOY.
Oeeynshs b. Mcclure Nswsp.per synAie..s


DO NOT DISCHARGE THE BOY.
his supers for the careless way in
which he took his part. Look at me-
said Mr.. Booth, why don't you do as
l do?" "Ah. Mr.. Booth" said the
man. If ! were you l would not be
carrying Q spear for one dollar q
night"
Don't scold the employee who
doesn' always do things as you
would do them. Remember, he has
not your experience. judgment or pres
ent ability. II he had he would not
be working for you.
Don't" fire" the boy who has disap-
pointed you. Think how you would
like to have some one treat your boy
who happened to make a mistake or
to do some foolish thing. Do not
throw him out. Take all interest in
him. Try to arouse his ambition.
Tell him of your struggles to get a
start in the world and how important
It is to do everything to finish.
Show him that every letter he writes,
that every we'll done thing Is q step
to something higher.
Did you ever think, Mr. Employer.
what II may mean to you to discharge
a boy or girl. perhaps in a fit of tenn
per or for . trifiing offense?
It may seem Q little thing for you
to discharge employees, but It may
be the turning point In their careers.
It IL . most unfortunate thing for
young people, who are very suscep-
tible to encouragement, and who are
the victims Of their moods, to be dis
charged. They sometimes become 30
disheartened they think 1t Is NO use
to try to do their best.
Some employers say that their time
II too valuable to spend breaking in
green boys. and they discharge q boy
upon the slightest provocation. for q
little instance. . blunder. carelessness.
They do not realize that this may ruin
him.
Remember that you can persuade Q
boy. you can lead him. into almost
anything. but II II very difficult to
drive him. II there 10 anything In
him.
Perhaps the boy you want to dis
charge has not had the love and
care. the tender Influences in his
home. which your boy has had. In
fact. he may have no real home at
al, - you have II. His home may
evsn have vicious influence upon
him. Are you sure there is nothing
in him Which you can bring out!
Employers should resort to every
possible oxpedient before discharg-
ing help. Sometimes just little on.
couragemeut. little praise, when IN
unruly employee does well, will re.
suit In wonderful Improvement.
Only recently the manager of .
large department store told me that
he had been % tired with the stu.
pidity. the carelessness and apparent
indifference Of . girl clerk that he
made mp his mind he must Discharge
her. He had talked with her and Cd
vised her, but found that It did little
or no good. He called her into the
once one morning to tell her that he
would have to let her 60. While talk.
ing TO her. however. he asked her Why
It was that she could not do better,
and she told him that she didn't like
the work she was doing: that II he
would put her In the silk department
he would f,nd she would do better.
He made the experiment. and she b,
came di6srsnt girl. She took great
interest In silks: In fact, had IN a.
most perfect knowledge Of silk tar
lures and colors. The girl ID now IA
charge Of the silk department at .
large salary, and her employer says
she has become indispensable to the
concern.
Instead Of firing an employee who
mas tried you perhaps past endurance
change him about, try him in different
positions. He may develop genius
He may now be round peg in 4
square hole. and after he has found
his place he may prove very valuabl.
70 you; but II you discharge him 1,
may discourage him from trying.
Many men seem to think that the,
can treat their help in any way: thaI
they can scold them. hound them. mas
them. hnd fault with them, and M,
I'll sorts OF slave-driving methods II
their treatment of them, and vet ga
their best service.
While there ID now and then a CON
scdentious person who tries to do hi,
best under all circumstances. thar,
are . thousand who will Give bacl
what they receive.
Action and reaction are pretty ne.y
" equal In this world. Az 4 ruIe
people pay NJ back in our own coin
They win pay hack Kindness vitl
kindness. hate with hate and insrati
tude with contempt
TODAY 10 YOUR DAY AND MINE.
The majority of people ret q ver1
small percentage Of the possible han
piness out Of life because they ar,
waiting for that paradise Of tomorrow
whsn they believe their worries and