Louis was everything that his father was not -- intelligent , ambitious , cheerful and hard - working .
Barnet was barely able to support his family , and at the age of 12 Louis left school and started work as a butcher 's message boy .
Louis was everything that Louis ' father was not -- intelligent , ambitious , cheerful and hard - working .
Barnet was barely able to support his family , and at the age of 12 Louis left school and started work as a butcher 's message boy .