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Literary
May 4, 1915
The Herald And News
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Moral advice from 'Aunt Prue' to boys, urging them to stay home evenings, keep good company, avoid idleness, speak truth, live within means, and cultivate virtue for a strong character and future success.
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For the Boys.
Boys, will you listen while I speak? I think much of you, and well of you, and I want to sound a few golden words into your ears. Spend your evening hours at home. You may make them among the most agreeable and profitable of your lives, and when vicious companions would tempt you away, hear Wisdom speak: "Cast not thy lot with them: walk thou not in their way; refrain thy foot from their path: walk thou in the paths of good-ly men." Also, keep good company or none. Never be idle. If your hands can not be usefully employed, attend to the cultivation of your minds. Always speak the truth. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your engagements. Keep your own secrets if you have any. When you speak to a person, look him in the face. Good company and good conversation are the sinews of virtue. Good character is above all things. Your character can not be essentially injured except by your own acts. If one speaks evil of you, let your life be such that none will believe him. Drink no intoxicating liquors. Always live, misfortune excepted, within your income. When you retire to bed think over what you have been doing during the day. Make no haste to be rich if you would prosper. Small and steady gains give competency and with tranquility of mind.
An honest, industrious boy is always wanted. He will be sought for; he will always be spoken of in words of high commendation; he will always have a home and he will grow up to be a man of known worth and established character." -Aunt Prue.
Boys, will you listen while I speak? I think much of you, and well of you, and I want to sound a few golden words into your ears. Spend your evening hours at home. You may make them among the most agreeable and profitable of your lives, and when vicious companions would tempt you away, hear Wisdom speak: "Cast not thy lot with them: walk thou not in their way; refrain thy foot from their path: walk thou in the paths of good-ly men." Also, keep good company or none. Never be idle. If your hands can not be usefully employed, attend to the cultivation of your minds. Always speak the truth. Make few promises. Live up to your engagements. Keep your engagements. Keep your own secrets if you have any. When you speak to a person, look him in the face. Good company and good conversation are the sinews of virtue. Good character is above all things. Your character can not be essentially injured except by your own acts. If one speaks evil of you, let your life be such that none will believe him. Drink no intoxicating liquors. Always live, misfortune excepted, within your income. When you retire to bed think over what you have been doing during the day. Make no haste to be rich if you would prosper. Small and steady gains give competency and with tranquility of mind.
An honest, industrious boy is always wanted. He will be sought for; he will always be spoken of in words of high commendation; he will always have a home and he will grow up to be a man of known worth and established character." -Aunt Prue.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Temperance
What keywords are associated?
Moral Advice
Youth Guidance
Virtue
Industry
Character
Temperance
What entities or persons were involved?
Aunt Prue.
Literary Details
Title
For The Boys.
Author
Aunt Prue.
Key Lines
Spend Your Evening Hours At Home.
Always Speak The Truth.
Good Character Is Above All Things.
Drink No Intoxicating Liquors.
An Honest, Industrious Boy Is Always Wanted.