Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-07-06
An Essay byaIIYear.o,opr,,,,.
School Girl.

!. Ladies anil Gentlemen This /, a
,ba I'm winch .cast expc cteI to erform.
49, inexperienced 10 speakin | do
NY come beflre you as a Cicero or
m' $ b nes, but as one wi o is st,i,pp
= VA knowledge. cunnot tell how
% ,I-n' happy hours [ have spent within
aes 'ln'e honorcd walls and under these
s e%a y trees which are waving their green
Una e above u, their leafy branches
"u'ch have so often protected me must
;o1n 'ade and pass from my vision leav-
Y only sweet remembrance of the
haPpy days gone by Sweet remem-
Orance let ne lingor while in thy briqht
snllt' aud catch a CLEAN Of sunshine
rom ny passing brightness. Day after
Jay have | wended my way to this dear
institutions OF learning. Dear not only
oecauSe OF the many good instructions
received within its walls, but of the
uear familiar faces which NAV never
meet again. o resistless time how sad
ana wonderful are thy changes, all things
ladc beneath thy whitening touch. vet in
the rosy dawn Of childhoods happy DAYS
our moments are swift aud Joyous all
linked with wrelths Of flowers. This
sacred spot of learning which almost
taught my infant lips to lisps the A. Il,
Us have carried me along until | can
now span the mighty globe and tel you
rom whence our great ships come laden
ca with the golden fruits from the Old
world. America once so insignificant;
has become one of the most powerful Of
nations. Within her borders Educa-
ton is freely given to her children, the
rich and the poor share alike in thy
rich gifts.
know there is not on this wide spreading
A land bright and free as this land of my
birth,
o, had | the strength Of my heart in ms
hand
I'd fight for thy freedom my own natiro
land.
No where else on the Earth have we
such advantages. Here and there all
over our beautiful land may be seen in
situations of learning. there tall spire,
reaching almost the Heavens. What
would our rising generation be without
Education ? Perseverance and patience
with industry and Education makes one
Of the greatest men out of some Of our
poorest boys. Education is a beautiful
structure. a building complete in all its
apartments. The weary youth can rest
within thy lovely portals, and drink free
iy of the Nectar of Truth and wisdom
filling his mind with rich an priceless
gifts. The mind well stored with good
instructions, adorned with integrity
justice aud honesty, make one of the
most noble works of God. How good
how grand, how incomprehensible are
the works Of our great Creator. When
the likeHed man unto himself all thing:
were made for his benefit and comfort
Dear Teacher and friends | would not
tire you longer but must close but not
before thanking my kind instructor fol
his patience, watchfulness, and never
ceasing energy in my behalf, may sue
cess and prosperity attend every noble
effort of your life, until you have won a
crown of laurels wreathed with fame
and glory. Dear schoolmates whose
faces may grow dim as time rolls on
must bid you a fond farewell Nav
Heaven shed her protecting arm O. err us
nj. ir-r~ orr yonr.s .-~-.- 500 e-c,,,
sorrow, and strew our pathway with
flowers whose fragrance may never
die. Farewell, Farewell