Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-15
REVERENCE OLD AGE.

| REFERENCE OLD AGE
Among the very many good thing TO be
found in "Godey's Arm Chair is the fol.
lowing, which we clip from the October
No. Of tat most excellent magazine. the
Ladv's Book. We consider it the high
mark of good sense end refined feeling,
liz young man or young woman, To see
them render the respect that is due to the
aged, 40 matter what position in lite they
may cccnpy. If be be cid and poor, (or
even should he have passed life OF SIN
ful povery;) vet his age demands our res.
pec!, and his sins, his misery, and MS
poverty our commiserat:on.
When we see boy tauntihg an old
man, though his life may have been enc
Of naught but poverty and crime, we are
impressed with the belief that that boy is
horribly deficient in good breeding, and
that, if length Of days are granted HIN.
he will occupy a position in society as
low, if not lower, than the poor and de-
graded wretch who is now the object OF
his contempt. Let age give counsel to
aye--it Is not for US to find fault, but ra-
Their to profit by their example:
KEvERENcE OLD AGE.-Bow low the
head, boy; do reverence to the old man.
The yicissitudes of lite have changed the
round, merry face to the worn vasage be.
tore yuu. Once that heart beat with as
pira,ions, crushed by disappointment, as
yours are perhaps destined TO be; once
that form ssalked proudly through the gay
scenes Of pleasure, the beau ideal OF grace;
now the hand oil time has warped that tig.
ure, and destroyed the noble carriage.
He has lived the dream very near through;
tie time to awake is at Gaad, yet his eye
kindles at old deeds Of daring, and the
hand takes firm grasp at the stafi.-
Bow low the head. boy, as you would in
your old age be reyerenced. il=~@
ANOTHER. From the same source we
have the following, which we think very
applicable to our case at The present time,
| ii, perhaps, q few other hindranccs were
added, such as attending elections, etc.
We probably owe an apology to our read
ers ior the meayre appearance Of our
paper for the last few weeks, and the ir-
regularity with which it appeared during
tie same time, but as we do not know
whe re to commence, we leave them IL
draw their own conclusions, merely sta
ting that Cur position, as one OF the edit
ors Of the Ceres, is pretty much the same
as that Of the editor whose language is
quoted below. While upon this subject,
we would just intimate TO those near anu
dear friends, who have constituted them
selves ,uteiar gods, to preside over our des-
TIMES, and guardians of the interests OF
ali connected with the Cthce, tina, if they
would attend to their own business hail. SO
we'll as we are Obliged to attend to ours,
then they would be less apt TO lind iaul: with
U.s. eler4 81 aaa .sid .s9e s
DurlEs OF AN EDIroR.-We have be-
fore US, says Godey,'a letter from the editor
Ut an Eastern paper, IN which ne defines
some OF the muiliiarious duties Of an edi-
i tor: .sNo periodical do deem Of more val
ue than svurs to the household; ii is en-
phaticaliya home work. pledge YOU in
eau sucre, bowl OF which this hot night
sits before nle that the notices shall! be bet
terisent hereafter. think, my dear me-
ttropoI:san editor, of brother quiz. i'll ..ess
parts, when money is hard, and lumber
sells heavily this year, having on hand the
whole charge Of q paper; one hand to col
iect the money, keep the books. contract
tor advertising, Write leaders. select the
news, make the local Items, acknowledge
the ioquets, attend the horse .truts, keep a
run Of the markets, act as foreman, read
the proofs; keep finger on the job work,
get up the court repoIts--think OF your do.
ing aiI this, that is, hall doing it, and then
know you will not wonder that some o.
the miner cou,tesics ot the press are neg.
lected." -
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