THE PRETENTIOUS BOY

A pretentious boy’s character is soon revealed by his boisterous speech, empty-headed whistling, noisy foot-steps, and disorderly conduct in general wherever and whenever he moves for the purpose of discharging the service required of him. Such a boy when known finds it difficult to get a place, and still more so to keep it after he gets it, so disagreeable does he make himself to all with whom he is brought in contact. Boys should, therefore, remember this, to-wit, that much of the capital which secures success in business, consists of good-breeding, affable, pleasing manners, unostentatious and orderly deportment.