St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-05-19


some verses which were admired by
my companions, made a brilliant
speech, or what the students thought
50, in a debating society, and showed
on IN conversation some Of my shin
ing bits Of knowledge, which were
new to my hearers, as most pieces of
general information arc to collcgians.
and made myself reputation for
genius among my associates ; their
admiration was balm to my wound
ed vanity, and though returned home
- i. III IL : ." ti"n with no college honOrs.
! sun was HUt II WIi'o ro."S---r a..
own estimation.
My father was absent when | re-
turned home my mother could not
conceal that she was a little vcXrd,
and greatly disappointed, that | had
won none Of the academic laurcls with
which the brows Of Tom, Dick, and
Harry were adorned. But after we
had talked the matter over two or
| three times, | succeeded in convincing
her that these distinctions were no
marks Of talent, though useful for
those who meant to pursue teaching
rcrrirrl r,IIo~n L,mGrs snI>I.n, List;r.
guishcI themselves in after life, and
that some Of the greatest gcniuscs
mivnn W. sirn nr tTn;,. rnt,ro a,,.no4' l'o't'
ncss at c,IIS2ra &C. Al thcso tIinms
IL,I n.root ,?oioLt With NV, ,nati@,.
AMI @Itor =, c.v, woods sI,o Jocr;nl noI
IIcge Aonors quite enough to satisfy
me. and said She did not believe thcy
could be obtained without cramnino.
the intellect bv q laborious routinc
and crammino. the brain with uDIi.
rested knowIedre.
Yet, strono, as onr convictions vnrn
unon this point. we sbonIl both Of Ms
have been better pleased if that Great
baby and arrant fool. the world had
amrCcd with MS James likewise ro-
tTrnnd from his school with distinc.
tions Lut os tlnv did NOT onnoo, IN
rvaIt him in tIc oninion If onv nrn
50 In ;1not scor, IN tb;nl much oLnrt
thon, L;mscIf Amt rntb ami Wrlcn
n.nnII LnrbtIass h,vn nvnrcssnI ,hcir
nraasrrn ot Jomcs,s sprrcss INIT Amt
/ pYtL tTnmmLt nraisr vrrv nnvLoln-
sor,c r,r Lovs and 7 dorr say Yclon
rnorcd that a0y commitment - James
IN +Lis suliort mimht onnnor :, ha =
rolncti,r rn,n mo and r,rL,ro +,
concratnI,Ic him 49, bcr svmn,tL;zinc,
nj afTnct;nnatn ,o4rr, ,,onIJ rthoT,
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an II, o'IIcl u'yS' P!ssGu AWAY ''l,' !
vi" NOV ''S'c' '''e'' H'S"'' iO"So"
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10 DC master o' ''ySGiI anu my actions
10 'e'u 10 'LLe impulses VI my ScI'uS'
an" - 9o''' i,o' o'''i'1 '''c S'oCP "r'C'o Z I,
ra'lc > P'ou" 'ei,'P,c S'I'''C ''n'
Everything III my ocStlhy oonSp'leu ~
curse me WIN q sI"hIGu P'"ytI.
just al INC T.oSc VI NY 0o''C5G c""' go
my '"TIC' u'c"' "S one ., ','.9y III
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na'u % say "He'LcL III le,' Us .'C" u
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one eo'lipiI'c " i'ote; ..-,.,--.... .,
put aS tiliS 10 n IntIcl q aI lct.'Ifce' ~
my own c"leet, utl' d iau'i,e "'I'u' ,
must return 10 my own stoiy' WI W. 40