Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-11
NEW VOL: 21-NO. 2.

we value.
Nothing like this Is possible In Amer.
lea; and it will not always last In En-.
gland.
The substratum Of the English char.
acter is solid, honest, truthful, and. In
the main, just. Our best traits are .
heritage from that race; but l feel quite
sure that, with all our faults, We are
rapidly improving upon our English
sires, and that we shall become quite
the superior people as whole.
Feel always q manly pride that you
are an American, and that your future
is here.
There Is not In all historic time, .
grander record than that Of the United
States. Before the nation was . hun.
dred years old great civil war broke
out, and the North alone had at one time
more than million OF armed men In the
field, and the South had vast armies
also. After four years Of terrible war.
more than twelve hundred thousand
soldiers were disbanded almost In day.
They returned to the peaceful indus.
tries OF civil life without = murmur,
without disorder, and without crime.
Under our system Of government they
had learned to govern themselves.
Even I'm the madness OF the conflict,
when the President was assassinated,
the government moved on without even
ripple Of disturbance. More than
three thousand million Of debt MAS ere.
ated, aud the paper money was In such
discredit that one gold dollar would buy
two dollars and seventy cents Of the pa
per. Blu. so soon as the war ended we
went bravely to work, paid of one-third
Of our vast debt, and now paper dollar
will buy gold dollar In any part ofths
country, and our national credit Is OF the
highest grade. We have tinished more
than seveaty-fvc thousand miles ofrail-
way, revived our industries, increased
In population, and our prosperity 10
such that our annual income Is greater
than that OF any nation on the earth.
have a letter from Dean to-day, In
which he says, "Your sons improve
ment has really astonished me-" Con-
rinue to atonish the Dean and delight
me. .r,..,
This shows that you have the ability,
and that there will be no excuse and no
pardon II you are not faithful In the fu-
ture. .... ..r aut
From time TO time shall hear from
the Dean, and also from your tutor, and
they will tell me al aud only tho truth.
They will reveal your shortcomings, II
you have them, as well as your inertia.
You accept too many invitations from
your fellow-students. This will weaken
your energies and prevent your success;
besides, you will become bore, which
avoid as you would "thc piaguc."
Short visits do not bore. a'.l t i1f
When we last met you did not carry
yourself erect. You seem to think that
you were awkwardly tall. and you tried
to look shorter This is a mistake; you
are nineteen years old and scarce more
than six feet high; that Is not too tall ;
but II you grow to any height, carry
yourself erect.
When you have done the duties OF the
day and done them we'll, take your
pl easures, which will be all the moro
keen, and when you have well finished
the labors Of the term, you will enjoy
the vacation q thousand times the more
by reason OF your successful toll. ii
do not need, In this letter, TO repeat
the warnings against those petty vices,
temptations, and follies Of which have
so often spoken. ,..,r
print this because wish you 10 read
II more than once.
God bless and keep and guide my boy.
Your ever devoted FATHER.