The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-07-03

powers Of discrimination, such resources Of
wit, such pathos, such exhaustlessness Of
language, such scope of Imagination as can
be found in no other English poet.
toGiO.
Highly amusing, indeed was this we'll
arranged and well-gotteh-up part of the
evenings entertainment Miss Emma Il.
Kstler had this part in hand, and she ac-
quilted herself with much dignity and taste,
In a clear, fine voice she read the many pro
ductions, intended to instruct as well as
please 1t is good divine that follows his
own structions.-Hdmlet. Selfshness is
the root of evil however, it appears as if it
was highly appreciated in this community
by the gentlemen, and especially on certain
occasions, but the ladies disagree, and for
very good reasons. Thales, the wise Mile
sian, said that Of all wild beasts a tyrant is
the worst and of all the tame ones, a fiat
terer. A man, desiring to know how be
looked when be slept, closed his eyes and
looked into a mirror. al wonder what
makes my eyes so weak" said fop to a
gentleman. "Why, they are in weak
place." replied the other. Our school has
never been lonely since there was music
about, which, however, was very annoying
to all. We are all fond of music, but the
music of a cow-bell is not much appreciated.
G. T. Y. remarked, az kiss without mus
tache is like an egg without salt Shakes
peare SAYS "To be strictly honest, as this
world goes, is TO be one out Of ten thousand"
A Greek class, reading fables, translated the
word woman, sheep. We do hope they will
soon learn to TRANSLATE such important words
correctly. The Virgil class is not very large
but long; we suppose Mr.. Y. likes Virgil
better than Cesar, because IL is a love story.
A certain member OF the select school,
whom we will cali Mr.. O., has q thrifty start
of "Burnsidcs.P At first one would conclude
that it required good bit of lively imagin-
alton to Justify the use of the adjective,
"thrifty," but you will yield when you are
reminded of the fact that "Coming events
cast their shadows before" Soma other
member of the school remarked that Mr.Q's
'Burnsides" reminded him eff the motto of
the U. s., "E. Pluribus Unumj'-one COM
| posed of many originally 1887 only and
| several added since. Mr.. P, of the select
school, will be different looking individual
next week. Why, asks some one. Echo
answers, why, because it does not know.
But somebody who does know, says he in
tends to spare bis "Burnsides," and adds,
they are so sparse that he will not have
many to spare. We miss thee every hour.
! What? The cow-bell. Some ladies, such
as Miss Kate, are handy in arranging mat
ters with reference to telling the gentlemen,
after singing school, which Of the ladies they
should take home. Why gre kisses like
creation? Because they are made Of moth
ing, and are very good. One of the students
oiour school always commissioning. Strange,
isntit2 What's gone, and what's past help,
should be past grief.
Before the singing of "Sad Hour of Part
s,,-. A. IL . 1 ! 1
their parents for kindness and respectful
ness shown him during his stay among them.
| Having come here as a stranger, YOU receiv-
ed me as tried and trusted friend. The
efforts and the pains you have taken to
make my sojourn happy and pleasant one,
have not been in vain. | shall always feel
a sense of joy in reverting to the time spent
in your midst-a joy which can place par
allel to none other in the affairs of human
life. | shall feel the deepest interest in the
welfare of one and all in the future and
thankful to learn OF your success in striving
after knowledge.
Like William Penn's love saluted all ere
his departure for England so Wm. Ratich S
love salutes all his students.
Hon. A. S. Weber, whose unexpected ar
rival on Saturday afternoon created quite a
sensation, next took the rostrum. HIS manly
. IuTlll anu oTulOrlcal power aJ once CapllNaJ-
ed the audience, and they willingly kept
their seats in order to hear from his lips
words Of pleasure and gratefulness. He eX-
pressed hearty thanks to all for their kind
reception and treatment of Prof. Rauch. He
asserted that the pleasure he experienced in
again being able to be in the midst of his
friends was eXcelled by none of those eX-
perenced at college. lie referred to the in
iluence that such entertainments had on the
shaping Of tie minds Of men, and might be
the result on the minds Of the present age
Mahoning welcomed The speaker with
open hearts and gracious smiles way should
it not? Himself accustomed to buffet lilei
reverses, he can well sympathize with thos,
following in the same trying track. Honor
to whom honor is due.
The Sad Hour Of p, rting" having beer
sung, the audience reluctantly left for theil
several homes with a feeling of entire salts
faction. KIT NURiii.