Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-06-18

do not dcspise lido not turn away from it. Every
leaf that futters in the breeze every insect that
floats in the sunbeam, has untold wonders to reveal
The sea, the rivers, the mountains and the rocks
are full OF instruction to those who can read the
characters they present The tempest and the
lightning, the hurricane and the breeze all have a
voice rich with meaning to him who understands il
And then there are the countless inventions of art
the discoveries of modern science, the refined com
plications OF machinery, the thousand contryances
to increase human power and promote human hap
piness, all worthy Of your study. And there
are the Poets, the Orators the Historians, and Phi
losophers, that have adorned and blessed the world
IN all ages. Let these be your companions. Their
society will protect you against dissipation not lead
you INTO 1t; they will improve your taste and
strengthen your principles; they will teach you to
relish what is truly beautiful, admire what is truly
great, and love what is truly good
The time Is TO come when you must leave your
homes. and go abroad among strangers to carve out
your own fortunes in the world. The voice of
father will not be at hand to instruct, to reprove
and to warn. The tender smile Of a mother will
not be there to win you to the practice of what is
right. The glad voices of brothers and sisters will
no longer be heard bringing around you a host of
fond memories and hallowed associations as a bull
wark against the approach of evil. You will be
alone among strangers-alone to combat difficulties
and disappointments-alon to contend with selfish
ness, heartlessness and guile-alone to resist the
seductions Of deceitful world. Then the value of
high mental and moral culture will be incalcuable
In the solitary pursuit of your business you will be
able to bring forth from the rich stores OF your own
mind, treasures new and old, and feast upon them
with delight. In the silence of your chamber with
good book in your hand you will need no other
company. In the best society you will be fitted to
please and instruct, and in the greatest emerren-
ces you will be equal to the occasion DO not then
undervaue mental culture, and i'm your efforts at
improvement aim high AS in your bodily exerci-
ses, set mark at first beyond your strength, and
by daily effort approach it and nearer and at
length you will reach it. LIE: your motto be
'Whatever man has done man can do" and cal
though fail will try; - and in future life should
! see any one of my pupils struggling manfully
with difficulties, overcoming them one by one and
rising step by step in the esteem and confidence of
his fellow men, an ornament to society," the pride of
his friends, and the soace of his parents, it will
give me inexpressbe satisfaction to be able to say
''that is one of my boys"
Initiate in your course the Eagle, the proud en-
blem OF our country
With his wing on the wind and his eye on the sun,
lie swcrvcs not linc-but moves onward right on
Lct'thc course of the Eagle, Boy, ever be thine
Upward and onward, and true to the line
My best wishes attend you wherever YOU go and
whatever may be your lot. May God Almighty
bless you! May the sunshine of His favor rest Tpon
your pathway in this life, and may He crown YOU
with everlasting happiness in the life to come.