The Osceola times., 1878-06-15


a comfortable room, where they can
always find spread upon your Ia
bles large number of the best pc.
riodicals that are published in our
country, winch rank second to none
in this branch of literature from
whence they can derive every spc-
cies of knowledge of the world,
and acqnaint themselves with the
themes that have and are occupy.
ing the brilliant intcllects and tow.
ering minds OF earth and not only
that. but there they can find, and
reveI in, ana feast upon the grand
thoughts that have occupied the
master minds of the world for
countless generations. Obtaining
this k,nd Of knowledge, they obtain
that which libcralizcs, clevates and
ennobles them morally and intel.
lectually, aud they are raised above
the dull, monotonous routine of
every day life, and their vision is ex-
tended beyond the barrow limits OF
their own horizon, and they have
something else TO watch, to think
Of, and to talk about besides the fur.
row that their own plows turn over.
or the small, contemplate gossip of
our little town, and the dirty bub-
blcs that comes seething up from
the bottom Of their own political
canldron. Besides all this, our
freedom, peace, happiness and pros
perity, our religious and political
liberties, and those of posterity,
will be in exact ratio to our stan
dard OF moral and mental culture.
Oh, how desirable then, is it, that
We should reach the highest pima
Gle of human knowledge "IIappy
is The man that lindoth wisdom, and
the man that geteth understanding;
for the merchandise of It is better
than the merchandise OF silver, and
the gain thereof than fine gold. She
is more precious than Rubies, and
all the things that thou canst desire
are not to be compared 20 her.
Length of days are in her right
hand, and in her left are riches and
honor. Her ways are ways of
| pleasantness, and all her paths are
peace. She is tree of life to them
that lay hold upon her, and happy
is every one that retaiueth her"
'Tis true your association has en-
countered bitter, steady and unro.
lcntng opposition from the first
day OF ITS organization til the pres
eut time and strange to say, from
two class OF people who are virtu-
ally opposed to each otherin every
thing-the fanatics and enthusiasts
of religion, on the one hand, and
! the reprobatcs aud outcasts OF soci-
ETY. on the other; but as Bailey has
beautifully expressed it:
! d" when We do it, all down hin,
/ When We suffer it, all up hill.
And thus it is an inviolable law
of our nature, that there is no cX
cclIcncc without effort effort con
tinued, pcrscvering. 1t has ever
been the case that everything noble
aud elevating IN its tendency, has
met with almost insurmountable
obstacles, erected by gross igno-
rance and vile superstition and as
opposition Is the life OF trade, il is
no less the vitulizing element OF
moral aud intellectual attainmen,s.
Then be not despondent, nor impa
,lent OF resistance, but be long sui
fering and practice charity toward
individual characteristics, peculiar
ideas, and hctcrodoX personal
opinions.
And now, gentlemen, as the flag
has ever been the emblem of united
r strength, and determination to die
IN the cause; and Us the conquest
yon propose is not that OF an Alex
ander, n Hannibal or a Napoleon
but rather that of Il Bacon, New.
ton or Calico; IN other words, ii is
not TO spread death and sorrow in
our community, and deprive us oi
oar liberties, laws or civilization,
but to disenthral our benighted in.
tcilccts from the narrow, CALLING
bondage of Ignorance, and to dispel
the rotten fabrics of hoary super.
Stiti)n which clogs our mental pro
grcss, and then poar in the ciul
gent rays of truth nnd knowledge
knowing this to be, in part, the
work YOU design TO accomplish, ",
. tender you this flag, with all oui
heart, and with every assurance oi
our good viii! and hearty co-opera
tion. Take IT, and long may il
wave to announce 10 the world that
the Dramatics su!i live, united il
purpose, strong in determination
= and ever battling for the right; ant
e may you never bring ignominy and
- disgrace upon il. You sec how
, glaringly and plainly your mot
to stares you in the face from
lls snowy folds, and remember tha'
every dark deed, every unworthy
, act you perform, will stand out as
conspicuously upon the good nam,
Of your association. Then avoit
the very appearance OF evll lie
your daily walk ert rtulate the color
of your flag; do kot 90 into ex
f trcmcs in stunning the sylla Of mar
, row-bound superstition. Oh, do no
| beseech you, be drawn into the
scrthing whirlpool Of ntidelity
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