Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-19


ssscs, 6sss oss visb teaebsng; you sr. in
- esabSsssn n q ne down 70 jadiciousIy
sined labor and finding yourself rushed Tor
inpesdinr sxsminsfioss. throw yourself
down, gran tn fert Or notebook and pro
eeed " cram the lessons and Hectares Tar
beyond The bounds Of reason and good
sense. Nor 10 the result Of soch sbosfion
Of ksH th~ sdssnfsgs gained ~ caimer
and D6ss easefui eesrse. 10, boys. weigh
the creation With judgment not devoid OF
courage bas ~ not siios your coufaas 10
over rule yosf r,asoa- Experience 10 msny
cases has proved the sgnsdaess Of these
poor bot worthy remarks.
AsA nos for deviation, not Wholly bit
psssisIIy. frs ~ our pfevs0as line Of thought.
Ls~ hers. bss b. long odd. no. the irs.t an.
where. sk- Isdsss and society are 10 BE- eonsi :
cred 10 tb.is .. istioas 70 the coiisss youst .
Subjsctl,tiy, they may be nssifd . one
for sbs Is5iss, ysa9g and old, are the cream
sid p~sshes, too--of society. and minus
their Ysfntrg ifsssness society 10 Q dHiI
blsak, obisviofszfd VOID. They are, In
deed. . most important part Of that i'm
mense ~, faIder sf masculine humanity and
the old saw that "-em&a rules the sorii, 8
does not preclude The average eosissisn
Volume ppon tome 81 unsatisfactory and
disgrac. fol small talk has bses sfitten upoa
the coIlsgs mxid--and maifon--and the vsrv
isis@r,~ss u all tbis spisiolary basst+ii'
hiss gro.n fsgrsnt from repetition. Much
has been ~rsten and re-~rittsn
upon the Invaluable blessing And br'ghi~ne'
Of colLs t,s,s listener, the o-eaiIsd ''coiiess
ut4ow We'll this l. all right--snd then
sssin IL /. all wrong Those ~he are eogni
rant Of so~n and csmpu. pecuilarltie' siIl
readily b5rmonizs this apparent incphsis
s~eey sal seeozaiss the oft-umss b,it@i
fsscrfaipe.. Of lts truth To others IL car
be- Of no particular interest
Sureiy "somxh. smssbie ~omsn' 10 often
made In ssin--snd yery vain. Rarely sppre'
ciss~d ard seldom treated 9TH that respect
due the divinity Of their ser Among us OF
w. day the only instance Of royalty 10 the
social queen taking her position by night oil
nature lowered qpsItirs and the pleasure Of
others equally privileged. The cultured
woman IL the charm Of soeisty her words
her deeds, her smiiss rniiysDiag and quick
eniDs the social life ~ the daoetnx sunbeam
re-awskeps he dormant Instincts ~ sleepy
nature and her power is indispatabIe, ''Coi.
leee widow though she IL. She 10 yerifable
god-ssnd and perhaps god mother to the un-
cot emerald. seeking the classic shades OF
information and sophomoric tricksry.
Again we would Say thst all things are not
learned in books and this period Of our exist
ence vber the youthful .oul is snes laying
Ia the cargo Of IDEAS for the great and NAL
voyage, the widow" plays n" unimportan'
psrt 10 our destiny II this isn't the case
just ask US. We alt realize the general al.
vantages gained By good appearance in pub
lie, whether On the platform or 10 the soeia
circle. Conversational talent IL much to be
desired and II nature has not been charitable
In this respect assiduous care should cult
vste H. Silence IL not always the proof OF
visdom nor dim lence the exponent ~ genips
The rules Of society frequently desi sns'e ! !
stupidity and rriexste It's owner to the posi-
ton occupied BY call f1~ers Such ststu.
10 unfortunate Tor all concerned and yields
satisfaction to nune Social cultivation /.
the only sntidDte fIr this and no college boy
can he mean enough To be ungra'"fni 10 the
charming young lady sho first 'h,'i start his
great big foot 10 the right direction.
The ladies known a. college girls are IN
variabiy iadie. of culture and eleg,n refine
ment, AMI though generally human can ia
for the xreenhorn" ebat no othee agency
"under heaven and among men can they
can 50 transform tue sppirent dolt into \
living. breathing r.asoni Z thing that the
metsmorp ho.s i. truly an emulation of OVID
and the uususptcung but favored youth Is
unable to divine the imperccptibie irsnsltion
Unless reared ia the domain of the better
social advantages athlete though he may he,
the mex rsrienced student can not have tha
distinguishing rsse of person and grscs oil
manner Characteristic Of the one whose life
has been passed amid such surrouniings,
Puritan cal pru,ipry has long sine, aid