Smyrna times., 1858-02-11
For the Reading Circle.

DEAR CIRCLE:-I have been expecting for a
long ;ime, or every night of the meeting of our
Circle, TO hear read, Essays by some of the
members,-and had right TO look for them,
for is it not appointed that Essayashall be read,
orig inGI essays too and are not readers cho-
sen for that purpose Whose duties it has here.
tofore been feared would be so onerous that one
was deemed insufficient, hence il was thought
necessary to divide the work between two, for
fear of firing but, contrary to expectation,
there seems to be danger Of their becoming
rusty for want of use. ..t-.
In the innocence of my nfantile heart. have
concluded, notwithstanding my youth and in
experience, 70 try my hand, because, if we wish
to get ahead inany undertaking, it is expcdi-
ent that we start early. or, as the immortal
Herr Observation-Disclosures elegantly expresses
the same idea, .. .
"Prope in thy youthful days.,
For seniIity will render it impossible"
As expressed above, say, / have strong
notion of commencing myself, or as the great
Tom Benton once said, " solitary and alone
put this ball in motion" "--only, fear my ball
won't roll any logger than it is kicked; y'u
will, therefore, please help it along by few
1judicious applications Of the digital termina-
tions of your nethermost limbs, SO that, in the
language OF another bard, it may .. ...
"Push along, keep moving" .,...
But what shall write about! don't know,
nor do suppose it matters much what the sub
ject is, SO write an essay on something OF
even nothing, as have heard that very ex-
cellent lecture was once delivered upon moth
ing; and have no doubt but all OF you have
read essays, heard sermons, and, perhap:, lec-
:ures, too. as full of nothing as may be /; have
often, and have no doubt | shall again,--no7
shall L be disappointed if your verdict in regard
to this, my humble production. is: that il is
nothing. Well, suppose it is nothing. what
more can you expect?-forI have nothing 10
say, and you know it is not feat to be per.
formsds evenTin' this age of progress, to make
something Of nothing. y.,I.ro,, Tr,Ilo,
Bat to return.--I started out 10 write an
essay, but, in place of that, have bsen1digress.
ing; yet this is q common fault, which fhope
experience and practice, win cdrrect.- even
If it don't, am not fearful Of a fatal result, as
| am ip good company. Don't we always zee
and hear Of depression in everything Q Aad
then, you know, when an idea strikes u.s. ii
causes us to run off after II, and often it keeps
us in pursuit of it, like :" Jack q the Lantern :,
until we forget what we were about, render.
ling IL almost impossible to gethbacka again. =
i like d Scotch preacher | once knew who, d.
Igressipg from the text,I got inio, Astronomy
and was carried se5ar up among the stars thai
hekuewuOt howto gen do sn gaia! sad sh e las
l heard of him. he was stilt there, stuck fast.
Now that last word, g stuck fast,'''' convey
jass- -exsctiy the idea of my present 6xs sfor-Ian
stuck FAST -groping about in the, Dark iyithou
a single sspbesms erfsy oflighisfslshog m
4 the way out; but. Y eass sung abofe," am i
! good company stiil for don'twe an get stoe
y fast, sometimes = To be snfe we do, and wh
4 cares il wel,doi--don't we slwsysgst odt =
not slwsss;; for have not thehew Bank.an
!d the Gas company stuck fast, ,irredeomab irre
q JEFnediahlys nally-and everlastinglyl We
Z shey have; and, as fos de Sac com pany, it is
II good thing IL has,for TOO much gas might Yea
to an explosion, and. gracious knoWs there
4 O., enoas h nanuiactnred. 10 oar, Town FOE a
- useful purposes now, and more sooy Don't W.
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