, 1879-06-26


-1onktrs Gasetit.
Now the toy climbs mp tho trees.
And tho sortlant fruit doth seize,
And Immediately Tho poison in hia stomach Gamma.
And 40 do Tho adgcts, and the COLES. and the
| cramps.
--Etcha"9t.
puONOGRApIIC ECHOES FROM
COLLEGE-COA1NtES
l. Hurdette.
"Alan Is the architect of his own fortunes. In
all The sweeping currents Of human events, 1t,
all tllc nspIsutIous and ambitions Of other ages
low nobly-"
Night brings out tho &fars. [lt also brings
out The bugs, but the essay neglected to say 70.
Ed. It Is only wien sorroto and nifforfaHe
have dngkcncd our LIVES that the brighter traits
at character, the God-ikt instincts OF r1auts ua.
tust, Rhius forth arnid the surrounding gloom,
| ike-'t
1.-THE nrcts nnd tho ballot.box, the grcnt pn1-
ladium Of human liberty, Whit power Is theirs In
moldIng natloual cllararteristics; What has hccn
their influence rs agents Of civilization; what DO
no Sec"
"As VIC elnnco bacts across the wide unfold
Ing centuries that stretch between us anl tic
buried ages Of fhe past, how The ruins md wreci;s
q tl,s er""deu' Of man In Ills proudess estate u
"l!fe, like mighty river, apringng In unseen
| fountains deep Ia ao'no motintnin.Vlcn, then
mcanlcring, q ccaselcss. sparkling Hvufct,
through resrlant meadows, and adown many
sleeps, a,ld at length"
"Tot'ny wc atanl upon the threshold Of life,
rcady To cross 1t With impatient feet, and, rs wp
strain our eyes TO pierce the curtain Of tic
future, cur hearts tell lis s1at-h
| What man has done, man can do. All TINT
the mast has taught ns, all tint the lives OF tho
great MD good in other ages bnye done for us,
a'l tnat the pages OF history III thu stormy times
s'rhucydidcs, towering lfei, above ordinary
| men tu nj, ago that counted aiming It's leaders
nA teachers silc poets, md nrtsls, and Htutea-
men % sophoccs Ant fEscllylus, philIas, Zau1!s,
antl rarrhaslus, 1Icrodoeus, At,d Xenophon,-
snfl to }layc rcmnrkcd-H
But wl!at, let lis ask oursclycs, wcre The mo-
tires Of Alexander III these brilliant ncttevu-
1ncnts! When VIC cunsider tfat no other con-
qneror ever effected so much in eu short time,
and when VIC reflect that tue only motive that
lo'l him to carry war, n,,l bloouscd, nrld terror
INTO almost evcry part Of tho then known world.
.sas cold, selflals, inluman ambition, we are led
to exeiaisn, with thy immortal NashIngton-"
!" Neavtu from all creatures hides tln book Of
fate And although often We would fnfn pcne-
trate tho ieE OF tho future, ret at length, ip tho
Wisdom OF Tiptr years, taught an the rugged
school OF experience, We yield to-"
"Ainn, holpless In himself, untaught By the
instinct Of tho lover anEtna1s, INCAPABLE In his
natNsa condition OF protecting himself, n prcy
H t3 The M elements, md at tho mercy Of the beasts
OF tho 1od, yet, aided, dcvclouctl, and elevated
by the creating art OF his own brain and the skill
of his own haitls. lso Is found-''
"Among the ancient Greeks whose wisdom,
to lis through The centuries, IT vas considered
one @ 81 tho highest ind first duties Of tie citizen
tHproyi1e for-f
'"Voman, 1Ieaven's lat, best gift to man,
waiting: for her earnest, patient han,lsl Tho
haid that rocks the cradle truly may shake tho
world: her strength is gent1encss, Der courage
Is confidence, aud she walks"
"UD the broad ocean Of lie Ta 1auncn ot,r
bnrks fearcs.ly; We face the storms Us W. vel
come tho sunlight; antl, serenu mud confident
amid tho changing currents and the battling
,,,n win'ls, we spreaa our sails and boldly hotd
.'Kuors he, who Inoweth hlmsoll The nrst
principles Of human knowledge1 Tho man
"nlows the wind ncvcr SO III TINT It blows no
Eootl to s0lne 0tc. ACrrlss the brnad ocean Ut
itlc. Into our very faces tho tompcsts :la7 howl,
calmly trims h[s-h
"cor1l d k!uE. To-day, more than ever be.
are oyersl,adowlng all others until. rs we con
tetnnlatc them IN their inmcnaity-n
Wu say farewell. 10 you, whose patience |
nnd stsdon have led liz with gentle hands along
tho dizzy stccps Ut Icnrnins's Ill., and to YOU.
doar classmates, whose cl,ccrful-''
~ "'A:h'm!n! BIN! Young gentlcmen-h'mmt
n1mI ~. !; and souux-h'm-a-lades; itis-whoo-
f11,at settles 1t. THAT r,,pturcl tho machine.
There never mas . phonograpt, ret built strong |
enough to stand tho resonant strain vi sclIuol.
commit ttccinau Wfndinl, his small but mellow |
iiorl' with red bandnHa handkerchief while he /
Eu ClIRED TIIEBOYs !
AT 4 lIORaE-N4ACE.
1ff9Fnfa tAts.l chronfcsr.