Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-06-25
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IN conmor.sc9se Is wisdomi 50 observe these
Though hewed and fashioned far away from
COLLEGES and schools;
Discriminate disorcotly between enemy and
And mover grasp hornet by It's active busl-
ness end.
Against curtain lecture place your silence
You spoil your tongue, or jack-knife, ~ you
whitilo on nle.
Avoid an evil temper and the alcoholic reels;
In shaking hands with donkeys, never take
them BY tho heels
Don't push a stubborn human; driving pigs
will never fail
n you simply pull the porker by the kink upon
Don'tbe so blind for honey as to bite into a
II you rush along too rapid you arc not so apt
10 see.
Don't look for flowers or fruitagc In a sandy
desert waste;
And don't expend luneprossuro ON a man do
void OF taste.
II you want more noise than music. shout into
an empty well;
You nnd the loudest clsppar in tho fashiona-
BILE bolle.
waste not your brains bcst effort on a soul OF
You Do not want a cannoni II you re only shoot
ing iiios
II you want to keep secret, toll II only to
The tongues OF others often hide a babbiing
echo eli.
II you would stumble DER yourself, some
lovers plans oppose;
In kicking at the rock Of fate you only break
your toes.
Don't let your appetite, II sharp, too quickly
The mon arc many who their graves are dig.
ging with their tcoth-
Avoid man whose icy heart gives other hearts
A grumbiing spirit shortens life and iengthens
doctors bills
Some politicians rarely try to sl<lrmlsh with
the truth,
veracity they stab to douth and bury in its
youth.
Don't be alarmed II pompous fools grow big
1t takes about a ton Of sound to ma e an
ounce Of sense.
And never estimate man by lavish spread Of
sails:
The peaoock and the lizard tribes display the
longest tails.
Esteem no woman for her garb, her trlnkets
and hor rings;
ers or In wings
Expect no measure OF success from narrow
souls and small;
You can not dry river up by dipping with
an nwl
lfyo9 would conquer mems respect just oul-
You can not club it into thom with samson's
l4s. Odd JawboDe.
The only way to earn your wealth is by your
honest works.
To sit ON Fate's long-addlcd Gigs is suited but
to Turks.
Don't scold the Lord; His word conforms to
certain chRngclcss rules;
You can not warp them out Of place, OF butcher
all the fools.
And when you strike a fanced Ounce, with
owlish look and tone,
Re sure it's not mirrored form, its image but
your own.
The man who growls at everything is wa ting
venomcd breath;
Perhaps he knows. IL all retained, 'twould
poison him 10 death.
Begin at the beginning; all trees begin with
roots;
You can't ascend sunbeam Just by pulling
nt your boots.
Let no ii.luck discourage; the treasures some.
times drop.
while empty gourds and bubbles serenely bob
on top.
In watching fools ascenslons, sing no sad
graveyard tunes,
The winds and upper currents soon burst such
toy balloons
In short. be rhilosophic--let naught be a sur
prise:
Drink ceep OF bottled sunshine and open vide
your eyes
There's many a staple blessing and many
precious thing
For those who use their weapons and shoot
them on tho wing.
In these untrlmmed suggestions arc life's best
tempered tools;
Just help yourself and use them these home
made, patent rules
Il. E,igdr Joiies, IN Boston Transcript.