Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-13

; Eine Star OF my Destiny has reaches
its Zenith, while yours. though per
haps Of greater magnitude, is jus
appearing above the eastern horizon
!, and when it shslH hare esiued it
meridian, mine will be slowly al,
aadimly fading away in the west
e Therefore, / would encourage in tn
same spirit-by an interest / reany
feel-to rise higher in the intellectual
world, even az I would wish for you
consolation in my decline.
j.. With the close Of the present schoo
= year your collegiate education will b
finished-but, my dear young ladies
do moi, for an instant, imagine that yot
know all that is to be known. Doubt
less, you are good students, and hav.
oft, by the midnight lamp, been guild
ed through may fabyrinths of study:
yet, you have only laid the POUNDS.
ton on which to build a noble and
useful ~womanhood., :, y; an,4
a "Our school days" What q charm
dwells ever in those words! Words
made sacred by the hallowed associa.
tons Of yoathafiRsen now memory
1rushes, unbidden, adown the rsa1sles
Of the Past, and !, in my seeming,
live Ger my own again ~ t'+t
But, they are not our happiest
days, We, like ian unf1edged bird,
are happy IN the parent-nest, but
when we have gained strength OF
wing to soar away to heights, hitherto
unknown, we would not return to Our
weakness again, Notwithstanding the
many fond remembrances that may
cluster around our early life. ? !.
e When you shall have done with
your school book, you will, as a mat
Ter Of course, desire to traverse the
broad fields of literature; and, il
you will permit me, l will, here, offer
suggestion in regard to. your read
ings. Choose those books that are
pure, elevating and refining in their
influence, rather than those that
are dangerously Intoxicating to the
senses. - ~ = t~lEt'""5E
There are a class of authors whose
writings I would particularly advise
to read with extreme caution. L
mean those who treat tue subject of
metaphysics. When you have an
abiding faith in the revealed Word of
God, and have your feet firmly plant
ed on the eternal Rock of Ages, then
you may, if you desire, inquire into
the remarkable hypothesis which
these subtle -%sorcerers hold up as
psychological truthsl But, beware!
Lest you, through the witehery of
their philosophy, enter the vast Pam
theon of speculation. Better, by far,
that you should never branch out on
the deep, treacherous sea of cosmog-
onles. than you shosld become hope
lessly entangled in the wonderful
web of sophistry. But enough Of
this. -
Should circumstances make it nee
essary for you to choose a vocation
in life, choose that to which you are
best adapted. If you would be sue
cessful, you must love the work you
undertake to do. / know the young
are prone to believe that if they
could draw aside the veil that shrouds
the mystic future. they would see, for
themselves, only q succession Of tri-
umphs-but this is all delusve. To
be Gin the fullest sense of the word,)
successful in life, you must unite an
indomitable soN with whatever genius
you may possess ; then keep the end
for which you aim constantly in view,
and you may hope by earnest work
to accomplish your desires.
! l would urge, in conclusion, that
you let not selfishness corrode your
hearts. Remember there are many,
very many, who have known only the
bitterness of lite, and q few gentle
words or kind actions may do much
toward lifting up the spirit that is
crushed and dropping beneath its
weight OF sorrow.
Do good according to the power
given you, and when you have reach
ed the evening of Life
"The night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away
~ ~
f. The Goat. ~es5Gtz
The goat is a native of Jake's lot
In the rear of bis saloon in Mexico,
The goat is omnivorous. He will
goat anything that he sees, and will
seize anything that he may goat.
His principal food, however, is
play-bill. He is fond of letters.
Let US honor him for his love of
bill letters.
The gentleman goat is named Bill
y, but he Is q Billy that no police
man can handle.
The lady goats are called Nanny.
This Is the eve Nanny. nous name.
The young goat is called a kid.
Klds are on hand the year round.
The goat is generous to a fault.
&c presents q couple of horns to ev-
lrybody he ices.
In the matter Of mere cash the
goat is the most famous. r
Goats are fond Of the oatskirts Of
afge cities; also hoop-skirts.
The goat wear a beard. Il ia
allied q goatee, though not confined
the he goat.
The goat is noted for bis bunting
'ut never Gags.
The goat is one Of the signs OF, the
'odiac, signifying that be has q pro-
'ensity 70 knock things sky-high. !.
He never gets high himself. That
70 say, never gets over the b-a-a.
: 6hakspeare iunderstood theaspon-
Of the goat when he said, /
Stand not upo1 the order of poinr.