The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-22

so far rs to say 1900 or 5000 year.
ago. That hss dapth vas violent
there is little iss'om doubt, iuss-
muchss when sliscsjereL the b.sly
Was recunBent position. partly,
on '.e side. with chest slightly.
Icrashed as il through q severe fall
the legs ,lrawn up. and the fingers
aud toes contracted. The hair is in q
m,,st perfect state. and maintain its
contrsct with the skull in a peculiar
ly astonishing manner. and the NINTH
is open. displaying the teeth AMI
tongue, which are plainly vi>ibl..
extremities are remarkably small and
perfect. even the nails being in their
respective places. The hair on the
head. We should add. appears 10 he
plated in . very peculiar msnner.
aud is ofgreat length anil thickness.
though in some parts detached.
owing to part Of the skull having been
destroyed. The curiosity AT present
Is at the Office If the firm. Who have
imported it from South America, but
We understand that arrangements are
being made that it shall be publicly
shown at the Westminster Aquarium
at an early day.
Never Despair.
do not give up what you have
undertaken. however great the diff
Guilty may appear. Meet it bravely
and unflinchingly. II very. very
hard the task. pause awhile, look the
trouble in the face with resolution
saying aloud, "Was this ever done
l.ef,re?" II echo answers Tor you -
imagine. its all the same), ''done he
fore. then take heart. and try with
might and main once more.
| am not in your counsel, friend.
and you know not wherefore you
knit your brows and clench your
hands, and mmrmur, Il never .hall
succeed !" IL it a fortune YOU are
trying tn attain +? That difficulty has
frequently ieen overcome. Sorry l
am that cannot practically explain
the process the theory only lies with
in my power. though to say theory
might be less presumptuous. would
first essay an invocation To the blind
goddess, who deals out her favors
with such lack of fairness and dis
elimination. Then, il that spell
proves powerIess. let us try the more
tangible means Of determination.
industry. patience and pluck Don't
he shocked. gentle reader /; ITS not
slang, but a dictionary" word.
Let Us also study the lives of men
in this and other countries who
have risen from otscurity, and. by
t,il and perseverance, become million.
aires. Of course, innumerable hard
ships will have to be endured. and
our hands become browner and
coarser. the wherewithaI iOr the
lavender kids Ia cover them being
in the dim futurity. The heated brow
must be wipesl with a cologneless
handkerchief, and ever SD many de-
privations endured.
But despair not Remember the
London prentice. who
three times. says history, gave up.
discouraged. But nh such a sum-
mons as ihOse distant bells rang out
''Turn again, Wilmington would
inspire the most unenergeiic to renew
the trial.
Perhaps the cat had something to
do in the matter /; though have not
much faith in felines, from my speci-
men of the tribe-for she scOrns even
to lie IN wait for mice. merely
walking around and committing acts
Of depreciation.
Perhaps it is fame you seek ? And
oh, how much higher and ENROLLING
The pursuit than that Of gold! and
how many great and grand examples
to lead US onward! In art, in science. |
in literature, the paths lie open to
all-worn and down-trodden, it's true. |
but there is room for others to follow
lfter. Despair not. then. young |
student, even though amid the roses
you sometimes pluck the thorns, if at
the end you can say:
Was il not worth the bleeding hands they left "a.
To have such flowers.
Or is love your guiding star. and to
win q heart your endeavor? Above |
all, then, despair not. Love, pure,
unselfish and devoted. seldom fails to
meet with . return. There may be |
difficulties that appear insurmountah)e, |
possibly rivals to dispute your claim
we'll, all the more glory when you
succeed-Or stern, exacting relatives
10 propitiate. Remember, only in q |
dream could you enter the tabled
gardens of Hesperides, and the beau
Iiful fruit fall into your extended |
hands, even at your desire.
But whatever be your aim in life,
pursue it hopefully and honorsbly. |
Take NIL derperandWm for your motto.
md words such as these for the re.
rain of your song:
Never despair tho dark the clouds lower,
BEHIND them. weer told. IL u silver lining,
The storm and the clouds may pass IN an hour,
And the sunlight over our path t- shining.
Deciding Q Duel.
The eccentric H. H. Breckenridge,
me Of the judges of the Supreme
court Of Pennsylvania, when a young
nan. was challenged to fight a duel