The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-07-03
COUNTRY RAISED BOYS
Greenwood Journal.

GREENWOOD journal.
We note that one or more of our
exchanges are having some mighty
nice things to say ;-bout a country
raised boy who is now in Congress.
These stories all center around the
Honorable a. f. Lever. We would
not detract one thing from MIR. Lever
ii We could. We prefer handing him
:. bouquet: for We are sure that he de-
serves all that is being said about
him and more, but there are other
country raised boys WHO are making
good in the world and We want this
fact not forgotten We are not out
to name any oae OF ;Aem, but we DO
feel like INDUCING in some reflections
upon this subject.
The country raised boy. Yes, rails
ed boy-not reared boy. We do not
think that there is any thing. that con-
tributes more to the making of man
than a good solid foundation. This
the country boy usually gets. He RI
ses with the SUN and often long be-
fore. He gets out and breathes the
fresh air and if he has the right kind
of parents he is given something to
do. He soon decides that it is fine
thing to work, and he is not ashamed
of it. Nothing is more gratifying to
him than to learn that he has reach
ed the plow boy stage which is any
where from ten to twelve years. He
feels mighty big when the day arri-
YES for him to gear up his horse or
mule and ride to the field where he
drives his plow from sun to sun. In
the very busy season working on as
long as he can see. He knows moth
ing about eight hour day laws nor
does he care anything about them
He does not have to contend with
any law that prevents a boy from
working under certain age There
are no inspectors proWling around to
prosecute his father for allowing him
the privilege CT developing his physi-
cal manhood and contributing to the
welfare of his country. He eats
wholesome food, we'll cooked and a
plenty of it. He is never troubled by
wakefulnes at night nor is he inclined
to keep late hours. BY the time he
hits the bed he is asleep and he sleeps
all tight never waking until time for
his feet to hit the floor. He never
heard o fthe thing they call indiges-
ton or dyspepsia. He is not con-
cerned about the fads of physical
culture artists. Indeed, he could give
them wholesome lessons.
But the poor country boy has no
chance to get an education! He IS
..eared in ingnorance-yes, reared is
the word used by the city loafer. Not
one word of it. He goes to school
in the fall and he learns more in SIX
months than his city cousin does in
twenty-four. He never heard any
thin gabout grades He simply rides
over them and knows more about
bccks than a lazy, loafing hoy IN
town who imagines that field work is
disgraceful will ever know. Il he
he's the real stuff in him, he will get
an education. It may not be in high
school or college, but he will get an
education that is worth having. Some
day he will be a leading business
man, or statesman or professional
man whom the people delight to hon
OR.
This is another mighty good thing
about the country boy. He is not
too tired to attend Sunday school when
the day of rest comes. He may be
counted on to be at church whenever
there is preaching and he is not the
boy to complain about the length OF
the sermon. His moral and reli-
g:cus surroundings are very favorable
and they leave upon his n;nd and
heart impressions that go with him
through life. He is not apt to be a
moral degenerate.
Sure the country is the place to
raise boys 1t may not be good
place to rear them, but after all we
believe that like a good many other
things country raised boys are pre-
ferable to boys who are raised in
city or town.
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