Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-04

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dr;or,,f,e, +, lie dsliabtf,l imnras.ion j.
rested u,oa q slender p.ak whose bright
f,rali-,d ,n,.Iss.1v ri.inr above tho low
l.rs lIn.lol w;,b r.7v int IN The olow
oF oyal,;,, Tbcn inde.d nv mind
r,rsc3 IF Ns,oarv'. rr,on came
rlrana.r, t..ra,,,b the ..ebambsrs Of nav
lrsr,, L,,a bar-eI homes soranr to
III. a.,,;, ,nI I ea.y hn- wa viii
nass 5.rar I'LL ;nnatjant r,,dor
WHY j. it. / sail 10 myself. as 1 gath
cred in nv thoughts. that there are SO
few who care to enjoy this fair scene .
How manr lit po7ing ove-E Eh-:e hooks
and tdrtur;ae their brains at this very
moment, striving, in violation Of every
law Of nature, and wears Of experience. to
c9mpsl their reluctant n,oI;-to toll viz
oraYs'y cithtac3 hour, out of twenty
finn -c,r,,ttin~ that could thew su,-
.caal tba i,,+aIroct 5,as not make M aIl
of man and that the bolv i at least =
convenient vessel - contain it. O,hars
prefer % 1t smokin. so.:allv around the
blazing hearth, rightly cultivating tbo
heart. bat a. the exaense Of BODY AMI
mind Number three. to prevent caaut.
laz,lv measures the so-cllIed walk 10
tn oaj',-n.s,ips M the street on one
side and down the street On the other,
then straight back to his room Lastly,
there came to my mind the man who works
by scleIule. thinks BY schedule, sleeps
Jy schedule. anil exercises by schedule
C,ap.1om.n. said / (f,r | faDcied N.Y.
self al }rassine these different indjyiju-
ak wish y5u one and ali success
p,r.n, ,,nr ain, u Eta hv tha nath that
o,cL has chosen bnt however thev NAV
s,rro now n 1;varga Va, will soon 6ni
,aon, ali ran; lI,, -Iarin, in - the same
l,r, s..a4 Tba s.aas of disease vou arc
.,n,r ;,,,,,1o,t;-o !, ,o,r non,4itn.io,.s v;II
,,raI,. dnI .noa.i;Iv ,.;aIJ ranl, Growth
,r rn,;,.-;,s or a, carI,, doth I,,o5 n the
t,mi,,, ro.ord of or. ,ooth,r Stat, M,rk
unIar n. first hoaJ the nanrs aad date,
Of those on whom she had anchored her
hri,bte,- homes ana then tprn back tn
.sa7I,st anI .,mra~, R.,;, ten vsars
,.,..r All rrr ~. H., ut AMI Won viii
All hT. -, ,n,ny of rr,a so.,r n,r,s
.,no il ngv h. v,r,, near thair first data
II rutrv i,t1 her s,ry;,, And b.fra tLs
n-wer. Bloom again, others will lengthen
t'.at solemn r5ll-ctars that might have
], ..a SIMS viii IA !e from her BRIGHT
.,.,,,, a.I ,,,,,v b,art, ,nonrr7 their nm.
rmaIy w,niar
Tor me w5,n feel t1o blood eree3
s,ler.shfy alonr nv veins: when nv
lunss EN- coated with luztan smoke. ana
my mind wanderS from lis task, [ love to
walk forth into the free air, with c,m-
pauioa, III. cJa.euid one Is at hend if
hot ,-alone. | set my back full upon
bricks and mortar. follow the FIRST path
that leads from tie road cross the fields
of yellow broom straw kick the rust,iag
leaves about. a [ tramp through the
woods climb to the top of the highest
hill. can fai, 10 see old Pao,1us safely
to his couch then back by some new
path that lea Is over hill and valley, now
in the warm upper ar, now filing my
breast with the cool delicious atmos5herc
that settles il the low grounds -loadeti
with its fresh, woody olor; and when |
reach home a--ain. | feel more healthful
in DO ly. more genial in disposition, aul
moro yjrorous in mind than could have
f,lr h,.r,;,,. ,nv otbcr means
But granting that actually lose time
by this system ; that know less law,
less Greek and Mathematics, or have
done less work at the end of the year,
am | certainly injured in my prospects =?
Have not healthy bo3y, aud the pros
pect Of enjoying my full lease Of years
Has not my mind It's full elasticity and
tocce-or al! that nature designed Ter i;
ready to aoply itself 10 practical thiYes?
/ Is not the one great object in all our pur-
suits, to which all others should be su-
borl.nate. rather the development Of the
faculties. the elevation of the mind. to tit
it to .rappe with the business ofhte or,
better still, intrinsicaIly to cnnoble 1t =
And is not this eni certainly defeated by
tle habits | have alluded to? Truly
y2u may compel volrself t5 masters i for
tiyu tongue, and train YOUR mind to log
icql processes. but these will not, of ne
cessity, produce an efficient Intellect
Fit out 4 vessel with The most perfect ma
ch;nery, and place ! skillful pilot at the
wheel. yet, il YOU extinguish the glow
ing fires below, she will make no head
way agaius; the stream.
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