The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
Rs~ TAe zyke.sez Tyrpsiev.
 LINES TO A STUDENT.
BY I. N. GIBSON.

N' = =. FAcESNs Get wisdom. saith solomon. the wise man, Store !, away as sacred n the sanctuary of
 ihy heart, Where the moths shall nor find i,. nor the
 canker worm Of id!eness and sir prey upon it's beauty. Let 1T be 10 thee by night srish; stay ofvigil Lending enchautmen; 10 The oas,s of dream
 laEG. Let ii be 10 thee the sorg oi the nightingale Whispering soft music over the ~ierdes, mid
 night. Let il be 10 thee the glamour Of moonlight Upon mellow waves singing down tc the
 ocean. Where ,he voyage IS ended in peace and in
 sluuiber Let II De 10 thee flower ail unfa9.ng Cultured and watered sy the hearts purest
 blood. And giac1ened ty the hght thy soul takes
 from heaven. An let II be 10 thee thy sun of existence Ever respiend>nt and unspo;ied .n grandeur To which lei every endeavor be turned 10 AS the sunhowe- 10 the sun, from morning
 ill evening Let II be 10 thee as soldier in armour With sword and with shield guarding ihy As the cherubim guarded lie gateway oi
 Eien To ge; ~.sdoai be eil tiy =':e.,. al thy hope,
 - .ife's meaning. , .a=.. Tuning ,hy auburn locks 10 ne color of
 snowtaakes All men may 10 thy words hang attentive Gathering s~ec, dew for the iy-hlosson Q;
 dreams. So when cold n ,se grouna wi,h the bones
 of thy iaihers Thou ar; gathered 10 res, n the bosom Q:
 death, Thy proverbs shall live like palm trees ia ;he
 desert, And thy songs be remembered as ,he music
 of fountains. Food and drink for ,hc souls IT life $ grea,
 Sahara And thy name pyt ai.ls.. i,i the Egypt of Fame Yes ge, thee wisdom. make her thy bride
 ~ell beloved, Dedicate thy life to her. and ihe strength of
 thy limbs, The impulse of youth, the experience Of man
 hood; And when thy voice is shaken, and thy limbs
 are weary And thy spiri, IS broken with study to please
 her, And thy footsteps make echoes IT the mouth
 of the grave. Look back and see all the ssee, things oi
 .ring Distilled for ihylips n life's chalicc antasted The fruits anG the flowers in the warm bTeas,
 ei nature All the swee, songs o.love and the @inc kisses
 of lus, = Tn the bowers of you,h where ye passed all
 anhecd;ns With perpiexed brain ard Eaina fal. oi
 specires. See. ,he sages Of old impaied n the tenn pie
 of Time. Look over ,he scroll oi the stars by New lon
 prepared, Talk on thew-re of Morse;o ihy neighbor ir
 China. And ask hr, f since the days of Confucius Or of Mahome;. Christ, Moses. Soon. or
 Solomon. Has mankind been made happier by science
 or study Is life any s~eeter 10 ;ke sage, than the
 shepherd
  Who :en6e,h his flock by the side of the
 mountain And dreams of his wife and her babe in the
 valley, He, whose thoughts fly no farther than the
 distance between them Ask the sage, and then say was ], worth all
 the trouble To gather the apples from inc tall tree oi
 knowledge Te the neglect of the heart and Us ianermcs 5,
 .ongings. To the death of desire, the ansesing of man
 hood, Making war xi;h our nature 10 the waste o;
 the heartblood Aye and for what. phantom 10 lure you Over high rocky places ever thirsty and
 weary From ,he beauty and mirih of ,he world in
 ;he valley Where life is q kiss of rosy-lipped maiden, And dreams but ;he sparkles Of joy n the
 wine cup, To the wide open tomb where the black
 wings of silence Hover above thee and where cold icy fingers .r-.
 feeling Become dust and asses in ,he garden of
 graves. THE GENIUS OF SHAKESPEARE.