See Things From The Boy's Point Of

"be Prepared." "be Prepared For What?" "why, For Any Old Thing."

A Thing That Many Young Fellows Don't Seem To Realism At First Is That Success Depends On Oneself And Not On A Kindly Fate, Nor On The Interest Of Powerful Friends.

Mind You, I Have Had In My Sojourn On Earth As Good A Time Of It As Any Man, So I Can Speak With Some Knowledge. A Writer In The Manchester Guardian Who Is Unknown To Me Lately Described Me As "the Richest Man In The World." That Sounds A Pretty Big Order, But When I Come To Think It Out I Believe He Is Not Far Wrong. A Rich Man Is Not Necessarily A Man With A Whole Pot Of Money But A Man Who Is Really Happy. And I Am That.

Show Me A Poorly Uniformed Troop And I'll Show You A Poorly Uniformed Leader.

A Scout Is Never Taken By Surprise; He Knows Exactly What To Do When Anything Unexpected Happens.