The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-10-11


Ny son. Il isn't so much the manner
In which, rs tho time nj which, you APP
proach u man. Now. this blessed, or
rather Bothered morning. | have acolI,
aud u d~istracting one. weep nj the
nose; my bones ache. the cinlcrs and
dust of twelve hundred miles OF con-
tinuous railway travel I'LL my eyes and
car3 and my entire system. | open my
mouth To breathe because my nose Is
utterly useless rs n breathing thing. and
consequently | suore even while ! wakcn.
! am feeling too wrctchcdly cross aud
generally miserable for anything.
We'll about half an hour ago cometh
10 my lair my sister, who places the
morning mail upon my desk. Six let
tiers. TN such n morning rs this. Well,
thank heaven, letters are easily dis
posed Of. Visitors | might not be- able
10 cvadc, letters -ha, hal Witlfsavago
joy | tore every last one Of them into
more fragments than thcrr were words
in all six Of them. aud jammed them
Into the waste basket. That's the
way TO answer lctters,"i said. grizzly.
"why can't people have some sense
about writing letters. and not poster n
fellow when he wants 10 sncelcg"
Now. that was all wrong. | am will
Ing to admit. even now. Not that | am
already pcnitent. oh. bless YOU. no. |
am gladI did IL. Iwish there had been
more Of them TO tear up. | am going
TO tear up u lot that camc yesterday.
but there won't bo much pleasure In
that, because | have real them. but
this morning. mail | never opened and
will never know anything about L.
August IL Is my cross day. and don't
you forget Il. But tomorrow | W II DO
sorry for H. Everybody Is pcnitcnt to-
morrow. Every time | get awlully
cross | order my hair shirt aired nnt
the robe Of sackcloth hung out IN tho
bark yard convenient TO the ash heap.
llnow | will have acres OF mourning to
do during the ensuing twenty .our
hours. Twas ever thus: THE good
tina. | would do | do not; but the evil
Walsh I world not. tina, | do" Yea,
verify. will sit up at night and 90 out
OF my way 10 do H..
BE careful then, my son. when You
approach q man. Don't worry so much
about your M inner. II you are dead
certain that YOU nave struck the right
time. Don't depend 20 much upon
Your fascinating ways rs upon the
mans receptive mood. Never ask a
favor OF n man who Is on tho point Of
answering his mail with n match.
Don't talk your Dakota land scheme
TO n hungry man. Never iry 10 borrow
money of a man who has Just missed
the last car. aud has to walk home.
Don't try 10 sell tickets for the fair and
icc-crcam festival 10 the man who l.
despondent with scme new Kind Of
dyspepsia Don't rad your petition 10
him while he Is being shaved. Don't
try to explain the nature Of the scern-
tiss yuu offer BY talking to him through
transom uf the bathroom while he i
taking a tub. Don't describe your rec.
concentrations. qualifications aud in.
dor-ements tor the place while he l.
running for the ferry and you arr vain
y trying to keep near him Don'i
knock At his door after he has gone "a
bed and tel him not to get up, You'll
Just talk through the kny-hele. Dom
approach a uan A. these times, and =
.iou didn't suppose ANYBODY ever
dti approach . man on matters OF busi4
ness ensl=r =sseh ciscsm>ssBccse"
". fdekk sb4s ynn have much h
lsspi II .thess fhiuks ~ doue hy
vrtitsis cis<ses "a fools rtery siay.
Why. wot.e than that 1hsfr arr pro.
re WIN write letters 10 4 fellow whsa
Ney ukhs khoN 81 Naat' 81 IA ~ d
y or 81 he tine thsr reached him
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