Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1879 — To Little Boys. [ARTICLE]

To Little Boys.

We often hear little boys telling of the wondere they will do when they grow to be men. They arejookingand longing for the time when they will be large enough to carry a cane and wear a tall hat; and not one of them will say he expects to be a poor man; but every one expects to be rich. Now, money is very good in its place, bat let me tell you, little boys, what is a great deal better than money, and what you may be earning ail the time you are waiting to grow large enough to earn a fortune. The Bible says “a good name Is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver or gold. A good name does not mean a name for being the richest man in town, or for owning the hugest house. A good name for doing good deeds: a name for wearing a pleasant face and carrying a cheerful heart; and for always doing right, no matter where we may be. When a caterpiller first goes into business, he is called a caterpiller, Just a plain, unvarnished caterpillar; then he turns into a larva, then be is called a pupa and sometimes a chiysalis, and by the time he Is a butterfly he feels like a runaway bank president, he has toted around such a cart-load of names