Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-22
PATIENT REFLECTIONS.

Patience, oh YES its all very well =
talk about patience but who the deuce
would be patien, when al the world Is
trying TO maxi pack horse Of him >
.IrJ-alwaye Job-hjmself wouldn't stand
it, nor will Why should =? I'm nel-
tn mule nor dromelary-nor All,
\ Is am. am an asa--a most egreGl-
Gus, good for nothing ass. Nobody but
an ues would put up with It 50 long as |
have. Only 10 think Of it; for twenty
wears Eve been the but; Of every nincom
poop that choose to kick against me
But I've done with itnow. Yes, str,
done wjth it now dome, sir; irreyoca-
hly done with it. Patience 80 to: |
a6iure it denouuce it; its hunbus
OF no seryicee to anybody but old nurses
sith squallius babies Who ever heard
OF auy one beng peculiarly or otherwise
i, n,itted by it It was well enough tor
Dlep.nrs. and- 1.-The other ttller'
TO cultivate the trait or prospcnslty, even
TO the refinement OF rallowIng III the
mud, like pig they hadn't anything
els 70 do; bes dcs, there weren't s. many
suckers proving around III those days, to
take-ldytntare of a poor untortunAte--
lie. EN- Try taut dodge now, and sec where
taet'.I bglng up. Ii a mau wants to be
su,.,lcl with all the m.>tortuncs combin-
cd. i. the human ruce-:f he wants to 10
cyeryboly's dirty work and h.s own too,
1t HIM get up sort ot reputation IL
uut-uy y-auyencs-carry any bodys trunk
that asks you and bis distinguished
"uiue' happens to Thank you tsr your
trouble, feel grateful and consider your
self tie most tavo. ed individual within
the range Of your acquaintance ana II he
dou't a>suage your peIturbed spirit with
the reflection that, craven upon the tab
let OF his ,.cmory, he bears-and ever
a...l-a-,1.rm remembrance OF the obil-
cations colo,rred. BE silent, ma * and
obligiug; and If your bosom friend wants
to borrow quarter, lend it 10 him Of
course, aud wait TIL he ''sccs Sullivan
for your pay.
"a rutncr-yes, hundred times rat!t-
er-pc laahiuI man than a patient one !;
for baahtGl man does have the prlyll-
e.c Of bIrsAins and Of getting wsathy
wheu anything goes ways-but the
poor devil whose paclhc constitution
could t 'couldu for the world endure
the pains consequent upon the birth 0t q
determination oi his own, nusu bulge I;
mustn't even vince no matter what the
imposition, nor how fast they accumulate,
he must grin and bear, and wear his
uhiz as rcdoleut of satisfaction as .
pc4cock is ot Ducs or glass OF lager o.:
roth. t,rumb!e he must not. " uat right
has patient man to grumble VINO 4
,cluuw.cI-c his II hit Ii he had any
lney'rc 50 us,Iul 80 handy to have ABOUT.
IIAe OH cupboarL>, one can stud such 4
] i t Of thing, ln;o them. and Lo dauGer OF
,.iy.r nlahiIc i time over 1t. 40 gets
.u.d coffee aud bad hash III the boarding
..ou,c And who con ics eudngty holds
+ nu to the rests winch tie benevolent rall-
road dir,c oc9 nave placed II tie cars,
and wa.s with morc-tu@u CHRISTIAN res
-.lagion 1or s9u.eo j. TO tur" ~ --
.6A.>e hand /, II tlat ottrudcs lJs i
tarou n tu4 II,,io hule IT the box othce at
me Iu>.tre, after everybody c.se has been
+ served, although Oh tAe SPOT aa hour be-
rur. Tia. tllu- q. up-uin :: And who coMc>
,,.;uL,,r. .uto@tac iyctI.o where every sal
: occuhIc4. because he Thought 1t MS
inv to suffer the entire audlrnce 10 pas:
ov nm al tae uyer u 10 And by tx
III. don't tu..h that scrFtut'l : a.
t.cllau, uboye ..!4C.cu to, ".-s s--A par
aron of p.tIcuc. after ali. Indeed.
o.,en vonucr 84y people viii persist Il
calling MN sucA. Il s,ylIes me hc was