Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-10-03
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The wealth Of meani nwFapped in
. word Is greater 4han been teld oi
written. Some cuslh sssfing his.
tory Is eushFined IN hold terms
the ordinary daily ions. Beau-
filuI .carrier-d0ves "a At often are
they, again guides "a asnke- house
q The PAL: Z ~ Nh eosds bu'
signiiiesnce, P.sss; .g5stF !, AID often.
times with humof, magical in their in.
fiuence, making mans emotional nature
subseryient to their spell.
There are mirth evoking words; word.
that bid armies arise, cities be made
desolate; words that people the sou
with good resolutions, that call into ex.
istence noble aspirations; words thai
pierce the heart. that ostracise Joy anc
happiness; words that thrill: words tha
bid cares ''to fold their tents like the
Arabs
And a. silently steal away"
Words that like some skillful musician
touch a long silent chord, evoking Z
melody sweet and rare, making tear:
fill eyes long unused to weep, dimmins
eyes that never quaiIed at danger, sub.
DUNG the angry one and melting the OBJ.
durate heart. Words that pour the Le-
thean waters over broken trust, false
vows, unkindness, injustice. Words
that resurrect, as itwere, the dead heart
that convert darkness into daylight. j
has been beautifully said Of words:
"They are the sanctuary of the intui-
tons. They paint humanity, its thoughts
longings, aspirations, struggles, failure:
paints them on a canvas Of breath in
the coIors of life."
They are many times also Minos and
Rhadamanthus, condemning in unmis.
taxable language the mean, dishonora'
BILE, and eloquent in praise of the good
and noble. The field of language j:
rich with specimens for analysis. One
is amused, startled and pleased with the
discoveries made. How many of u:
for instance, when we use the word Sc
riouS, remember that il is simply the
being uaG6Ie 10 Laugh-sine risus. Rel
ish from sTeIecher, a something so de.
lightful or delicious rather as to temni
one 20 'ic1S has lips. Regard lookins
at-respect looking kvck. Iuculcatt
(inculco) to tread over. Grotesque take,
its origin from queer figures found in
grottos in ancient Rome. Who woulC
recognize farihingaIe in the German
rerfWgaie. We find the formidable bri
gand was originally one who lived on ;
brig or summit.
What queer vicissitudes has The wore
idiot undergone. Originally it meant /;
private person. One who had no profes
sional knowledge of any subject what
ever was its secondary signifcation anC
according'to Plato-idiot meant prose
Urifer. Ag,in it might be twisted int
me aning an ignorant man. It was re
served for our modern imaginstions e
give it the application it now has.
See how the word knave has degen
Grated Originally it was the German
for an innocent boy or youth, and now
what is its import
Cleaning in the wild wood Of word:
is a pleasant and instructive occupation
Sometimes we come across one :hat
stirs our inmost nature, that recalls al
most forgotten pleasures and then agair
that thrill with acutest pain.
With gentle yet irresistible power
they cast back the tidal waves Of time
merging the past into the present. See
what the word farewell does. Again
il bids Us stand beside our dead, to lool
down upon the eyes that will gaze low
ingly at Us no more, those lips that viii
bless US, will whisper sweet words tC
us nerer more, nerer more!
Farewell II Is the knell of hope
Originally it meant may you fare yell
Now it is the cry of the bereaved.
How sweet the signIfcation of the
homely yet dear old word goodbye
God be Nth you.
II too is magical in its power.
There are hurried good-byes that fall
from lips that scarcely heed what they
say. There is the goodbye that come:
from friend to friend. That makes the
eye humid as thought coniures up what
may happen ere The hands clasp again
There is the goodbye that falls like q
blessing from the lips of parents, ten.
der sister. A goodbye that thrills ouI
emotional nature with contending feel.
ings, that unlocks the sanctuary Of the
proudest heart, thatreveals long guarded
secrets, that sweep away all barriers
that introduce into a world of bliss OF
condemn to death in life.
Sweet is the power OF word.
"a gentle word is never lost;
Oh, never then refuse one;
II cheers the heart when sorrow toss'd
And iulls the cares that hruiss one.
II scatters sunshine Ger our way;
IL turns our thOrns 10 roses;
Il changes dreary night TO day
And hope and power discloses'
C. The abilities of man must fall
short on one side or other, like too scan
ty blanket when you are abed; If you
pull it upon your shoulders you leave
your feet bare: if YOU thrust il down
upon your feet your ShouIders are un-
covered.-Sir ". 7ezple.
e. People do not care to give aims
without some security for their money:
and wooden leg or q withered arm is
a sort OF draftment upon heaven for those
who choose to have their money placed