The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-09-12
A FATHERS LETTER.
Advice Given by Hon. Edwards
Pierrepont to His Son.

Inc NE" orK HdH dHd ErpreSS re
Gently published the following letter
furnished that paper by a gentleman
who had hoor ntr,s+oI m;+h -.
.h. loF' -,
III anu WIZ says Ill SP'"N'ns "l
inc Young MIR. F~Ierrepont' who had
JUST u1ru at nome, Whlle secretary OF
the American LevatiOn in that city,
AM. ~.
.hl' l'll'POhI was Il young hi1n u
rare riffs and accomplishments and of
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S''"' Hl''i'7'' IL VIZ" " plIlI'dllI
scholar, a close student. 4 thoroughly
upright Christian gentleman. and n
MANLY foll,u. + y = E,. -
~ VIZ
.N'"l9 H"'' 'nJ'Sr" L'It warm per
soma ana mllCl-NAIlIcu friendship Of
the father, Mr.. Edwards P~IrrrppOnt
Mr. InwplI's nrrdnrn.snr a Tni+aI
Sto+oe Ninit,rt, r,rl,a,l a.I 49,.
~ N'-4"u", an" MY"
o. HIS >ot'eItuue' hopes ana plans Tor
his SON.
"Ou the Sth OF March, 1879, Mr..
pirrrrnont wrntp q nri,,tr Inttnr to hi,
r,,, s,, Nv r,.,, H. s
''' W. ms ''''' -"'''"'' anu ntlP'
lhIFH,tln% III" W')h copy at tlat time.
ms letter 50 impressed me by the wis
dom and discretion that now offer if
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Hdt'"H' "' 'h'> Ill inc coh'lrtoh tllat
many a young man VINO reads 1t Will
be inspired and strengthened by its
trlchInoS and Guided nv its ro~unsrlsr
400 = lhh LHilhH.
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w. MaIchH 49,
u l,hAF o1N-i N"uIl ElaHIS save you
I'm 'ru'H ""'p'F ah'N anu from many Sor-
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u l ~ an Ine'i lt'Io anu NheIF Temp
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= ln'Itn IIlaI 'ne ZINES nave tuHh.ed sihce
.mTat la'n'IS "tIe H"uhS, I'M tnaL lHe
.lur iu.e" ~ Uue coh''uE, Vi ne nave
ceaSe" " De Cle saIIe: NY son, as you
go" gItrI' "a WI! iInu tlat rom the
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go u' r''iE''' al a. anu 'uaI the Eullr
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c4o7ly tNe aaihT as IT. was "heh mat wise
Ilo "t"'9' AH' T'H WIZ Is fortunate
enough 10 nave a iather whose experience
IS larRe ahu VaFled' anu "lo communicates
IL WIN no poS;loIe iiloIlVe out Iile pest good
OF nls cnliI' haS great advantage, II he
VIII nee" WhaC Is old nm hut VIII surfer
more ueePiy Ill the enn II ne comes 10 see
ina the chFe' ana 'hr earnest warning,
ana 6he laIIhlul couhsel nave been dlsre-
eardeu',
Bahish forever rom your nind that
lolIy WhlCn young men so very stupidity
cherlsh, Inat Ihe "orid ana tne ways OF
the word are essentially dliler"ht now
IloHl W1aV tney WIRE lolCy ytarS ago
anu SeeOie forever IN your mlhh certain
prlhcipIes WhIch you are never 10 douht'
ana never 70 s"erFe from IN your course
Oh ne.
frst-ihaI Chere Is a great hrSt cause
"nlch ruleS ine "orlu' d something "hich
we can puU uIInly conprehehl' because IL
Is 700 vast ior our ihiCe MINUS IL Is the
inflnite; IL - 1oa' ~ Is irultless 10 Try
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can know; 10 IS all thaS me most learned
man cah ever Know. lnaL this treat IRE
ator - JuSo anu hiercllu, anu ruies by
equal laws, "ehaVe every reason 10 peiIeVe
ana tnaC ~ Is one ol Cne oreaGor,s laws
mat our ilVeS may De lnnuenceu ny earnest
prayer lor euioahce Ill 0he rleho way,
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Inins'' 1Lom a. al ii'I he W. nonois' WIZ
mrre h,,t tbat h"oaet Nv nnd natCoel u
80 to" a,,r Ea+har IN uoouo NV for n n1nI P,ayM
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