Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-04-30
NO. l8-
! The Great Lesson.

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:. The first, great lesson young man should
j learn is, that he, KNOWS nothing The earli-
.er, and moreH thoroughly this lesson is learnt
the, better. LA heae-bred yoath, growing
up in, the lighted parental admiration, with
every thing. to foster, hisavanity and ;self-ess
teen, is surprised to, find, sapd often unwils
ling acknowledge. thetsuperiority of 9th
eg, people, Il But he is compelled to- learn his
own ifeances . bis airs are ridiculed.
bis. blunders exposed. his wishes disregard
edasland heels made to cut a sorry figure,
until his selfeqneeit is labased, and he feels
that he knows othing. asdw .Sgh siJT
| sItWhenea a. young man has thoroughly com
4 pretended the facts that he knows nothing,
and that intrinsically he is but of little value,
the next lesson is that the world. cares MOTH
ing about him. II He is the subject of one
| mans overwhelming admiration neither
pettedb by the one sexInor enyied by the 9TH
er u He has to take care Of himself. He
wil-not be noticed. till he becomes noticea-
BILE; he will not become noticeable until he
does something to prove that he, is some use
to society Of No recommendations Or intro
duetions will give him this; he must do
something to be,reeognizcd as somebody. m
The next lesson lis, that of patience b A,
man. must learn to wait as well as. to. work,
and, TO be content with those means OIL, ad-,
Eancement in Life, which he may use, with in,
tegHityt and 'hener5 Patience is one of the
most difficult lessons to learn;y Itis4natpral
foF the, mind to look for immediate results
LET this, then, lbe understood at starting,
that the patient conquest Of difficulties which
ftss in the; Eegular and legitimate. channels
Qti businessI and enterprise, .isnot only essen
tial in, securing the success, which a young
man seeks ina llifas but essential also to that
preparation efthe mind requisite for the en-
lqynnsslntsef spceess and for retaining it.When
ggqan gained aiIIs Isl the, general rule in, all the
World and lH al. tjme ,v unearned success is
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.sDlDN'n LIKE' Nv fDowEEsssLI1 end avors
totake the censasloofsthe' government zIthe
Ulcers occasionally meet withlhsuchI d ficule
tiesoas. well nigh deprive them Of their .sen-
sesu Fhe9following colloquyis said tohaye
takennplace somewhere, between an officer
and an Irish woman: 4s au,,5s I,,ferensl 10
iot'H How many members have you in your
family ?"sbaei aiainpoHV 70 Blu III stnisni
-etstNiNen d, onel9is9 ,9osE 9. sgcni,o4c sss.4Y
.ItsNhen were you married ~ ,s.,iyq Mos
o5sslDhc day sPatlaDoylelleft Tipperary for
America. @ Ah4ewell Imind it, A sun
SINNER day never gilded the sky Fold Ire
land. '2niuilGl s9Ais arg tasy ID. ~ .49ds
..Whatswas the condition of your husband
before his lnarriage?ps lies 49, saT
f. "Divll a man more miserable He said
i'll didn't give him promise within two
weeks he would blow his brains out with o
arowhar. "zi lc }a- s.o. -i, 4.5l a.
7a-''Was he, at the time of your marriage,
a widower or q bachelor p; +il ...@ eztil-
All, now go away with your nonsense is
1.-THE likes of ME that would take up with a
second hand husband: All legs and CON
sumption, alike aisle turkey?i Aswidower!
May be blessed if I'd not rather live an
old maid, and bring up a: family on butter
milk and praties p 9!o?s215aD i1uo 91a lac
leSealm aao1gaa.l PIT ..a11nM q i5iieo
ao4nusit 10 .Eu'iusisgmf aiiIiBu ~ sr.si,.T.
bnsI The ,DEApl C4LD n The child is dead. -
All nigh lopgwel Listened to its dying means;
Just the, day daYned its clear eyes closed
in death and, its apure spirit went back to
the God that gave tilt is ours. no. more
on earth its voice Isl silent in our house
hold and the power Of its little, feet makes
music around our household no longer yAh !!
it is hard to feel that our little darling has
gone from our hearts forever--gone to, the
grave, with its hands folded on its icy bo-
som, ~ and its face covered up from the balmy
airand the warm sunshine it loved 80 much ;
but I will not weep. Its the Lords; He
has taken it home, to live with Him. AS
the mother takes her youngest child, the
pet and darling Of the household, and carries
il. in her arms, to the, upper room, and lays
ittdown to, sleepWit kisses and blessings so
God has r taken our little darling and carried
1T in His everlasting arms up to his, own
home, to ,hye.g And it is our child still
Though VIC, cannot see its dear face now, or
listen to. its playful prattlfe, it is still our
,own;, 81 And when this life, is over; we will
find the precious one again. and fold it, TO
our hearts forever I'M that better brighter
hifom9eeiSsTs Ssym .9yoatjslsd 10 ysig sii o.
"Where the beautiful fades not away ss91o
.asasfurriit94 VIZ ,zzrs = = : i-.------
4. Ho1p, a., IHH9A on t9 your tongue when
You are just ready to swear, lie. or speak
hafshfta 5fass any improper word. lNiso'iisa'
ba' Hold on to your hand whenIyul tlre about
to strike, pinch, steal .oredo. any improper
H4aAsL ssgsubasagi asll s1aaa 1oYsM.
d. Hold on to, your foot when you arc on the
point Of kkfio5kf6g running away from study
or pursuing the path of error, or shame, or
erimedsfo agiaaYo teal e7aHs sosd bail p,
hig Hold on1tosyour temper when youareian-
CRY, excited, or imuosodauponS or others are
angry lahautiyou. yiDb tiDodiib o. Issil,
EsisHold on'toyouf heart when evil associ-
sates seek your company and invite you to
Join in their games, Of mirth and 'revelry.
Hold on to your name ct all times, for it
fis more valuable to, youiethan gold, high
places, or fashionable attires ,ss''! 5s'fis
i Hold on to the truth, for it willserve you
we'll and do you good throughout eternity.
I1ol Hold on to your virtueAiti is above all
price to you in all times and places sq sah
+ Hold on to your good character, for it is
and ever will be your best wealth. q"
Ks1rr1No MAcHlNn: They have an ex-
traordinary association of ladies in Clyde,
Ohio called Knitting Machine" which
without warning marches into billiard or
drinking saloon, takes possession Of the seats
and quietly settles down to knitting. Last