The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-06-22
WHAT O'Clock Il rf'

When | was n Young lad, rry father one da,
called me to hlG, that he might teach me hoN
to know what o'clock il was tie told me tn,
use of the i;.ing,e finger and the hour hand
and described to me the figures on the dia
plate, until ! was pretty perfect "a NY part
No sooner was ! master Of this additional
knowledge, than set of seamperng 10 JOIN
my companions al a game Of marbles; but fny
iitncr called me back. Stop, Humphrey sat
he " nn,e something morc to tell you.'
Back again ! went. wondering what else
had to learn: tef thought bucw all about The
clock, quite n. well rs my father did.
"Humphrey.' said he have Taught you the
time OF day. ! must now teach You TO find out
the time Of your life
All this was strange t0 me, SO | waited rsth.
or impa'ently 10 hear how my father would e2.
plain H. for wanted sadly to 70 10 my marbles
1.-The Bible" saws be, describes the years
Of man TO he 'hrposcoFc and len, or tour.eor,
Years. Now life is very uncertain, and you
may no. live single day longer but if we di.
vide the ioursrerc years of an old man. life IN
to twelve parts, like the dial OF a clock. it will
allow almost seven years for every figure
When boy is seven years old. then it is one
o'clock Of his life and tins is the case with von
when You arrive 81 fourteen years, It viii be
two o'clock with Won; and Mt iwcnty-ope years
II Will be three O'Clock, should it please God
thus to spare yeur lie IN this manner YOU
may know fle sine Of Your tc and looking at
the clock il may perhaps, remind yon Of it.
My great grandfather according to this saeula.
ton died AT tWpisc O'Clock nav grandfather at
eleven, and my father at ten At what hour
yuu and .hail de Humphrey, il only known
to HIM to whom al things are known"
Never since 7hen have ! heard the inquiry
Nv hat O'Clock il tl' nor do / think | have
ever looked at the face OF the clock. without be.
ing reminded If the words II ms father
know not, ms ri nd-, sgha' O'Clock Il /, with
YOU, hu, knew ycr, woll what time !; Is e-;:i.
myself ald that if mean to do anything IN
tn. world which hitherto have neglected. +,
il high time to set about II, The words OF my
father have given a socmnty to the dial plate
Of tlis clock. which 1t would never have pos
sesscd, in ms estimation. if these words had
not been spoken Look about you. my friends,
! carnc .'ly eutrea' vow now, ard ask Yourselves
wla. O'Clock it is With ,you.
A Nrw vs.~,us soy,rrS Arr Snrh Tia.
y Eteairs Miro q The 9th uli connia- the
following liHle story which /, Is .ad ten GREENE, Of
Rh-e l-npl. used relate Ia dFaprninted Applicants
for oiirs PERHAPS !, may moi he without an apgdira.
ton at the present. day The Joke 3, old, but never
t'iec.s good
A rid 1--we IA ihr Sanh to whom meat wa a rare
hfssg. "le day found 90 hl. mp plump rahbit H.
tfes mn aat alive held hun nnscr Ia. arm r,iiad
hua. aud hrzaa "a st-eua'- eu his qualities O how
mt harry Fat The ATTEST ,l-'r d,d sro Iat's soc
how et.ik him r,uy, hun No. be ~ her, IN,
be- lose all he erra,e FRY him lie ~ befrp fat h-
1y hlirrlf ''olly how TAT he he' NJ, Invent fiy
him; slrys him
Tie thought oi The savnry stow mnde the negro ftr.
GET hiiu~r and ~ spreading ont lhr f's his nrrs
inNton. hi- arm teased. when at hoped die rshhi
AMI stuatung ut gouily distance, W. eyed In iate
owner viii, rrrp, eo,qgs,-tir The negro hIrw th-re
Wa ma end Of e matter. aud -unirgiinp an his PHI.
osorhy, h. thus addr~'. the "a hhu ,hnkiur HI. list
~ han al the Time" >ou long srrd white whister.
ei relieved son ct II - spu az 80 berry int arisr
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