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Words For Poor Boys

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
July
Year
1865
Copyright
Public Domain
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When I was a boy of twelve years, I was worfcing for tweoty-five cents a week with an old lady, and, I will teil you, I had my hands Ml; but I did my work faithfully. I used to cut wood, fetch water, make fires, sorub, and scour mornings for the old lady, before the real work af the day commenced ; my clothes were bad, and I had no means of buying shoes, so was often barefooted. One moruing I got through iny work early, and tho old lady, who tliought I had not done it, or was spe5iully ill-humorcd then, was displeased, seolded me, and said I was idle and had not workcd I said I had she ealled me a "liar." I feit my spirit riseiudignantly against tliia, and, standing erect, I told her she sbould never have the chanoo of applyiug this word te ino agaiu. I vvuiked out of the house to re-eBter do more. I had not a cent in my pocket when I stepped out iuto the woild. What do you tbink I did then, ? I met a countryman with a team ; I addressed him boldly and earnestly, and oflered to drive the leader if he would only take me on. Ho looked at me in surprise, but said he did not think I'd be of any uso to him. " O yes, I will," said I ; " I can rub down and watch yoiir horses, and do many things for you, it you will ouly let nie try.' He no longer objeoted. I got on the hor8e's back. It was hard traveling, for the roads were deep, and we could oüly gtëi on at the rate of twelve miles a day. This was, however, my starting point I went ahead aftor this. An independent spint, and a steady, honest cnihict, with what capacity God has given nie - as he has givan you - have carried me successlully through tho world. Don't be down-héarted at being poor or having no íiiends. Try, and trv ngfiin. You can cut your way Utrwgb if you live, eo please God. I know It'g a hard time for some of you. You often are hungry and wet with the rain or enow, and it seems dreary to have no one in the city to care for you. But trust in Christ and he will ba your friend. Keep of good heart, and bc determined to ma.ke your own "way, honestly and truly through tho world. As I said, I feel for you, because I have gone through it all - I know what_it is. God blcsa you -r-Gen. Mitchell. Of tho wholo number of articlus doscribed in an illustrated cataloguo oL. a rnanufacturer of agricultural implemeuts in I3orl:n, Germany, one-third are American inventiocs. I

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Old News
Michigan Argus