The Brookhaven leader., 1889-01-10
Chicken Salad 4 Iowa make).
Coffee.
The toasts were the following:
Oranges, Grapes, Figs.

Coffee.
The toasts were the following:
"LOUIsIANA land of roses,
and the future winter resort of Amer
ca. Response by S. L. Cary.
.TRAvELING"-The life ola travelling
passenger agent from a married mans
standpoint. Response by f. d. Had
ley.
Our ENCUEsIoNs'-Ex in
cidentS and accid,ats. Response by
j. A. Wheeler.
"THE TYrE-W WRITER Interesting
and amusing correspondence connect
ed with the Office of the General Pass
enger Agent. Response by Miss L. f.
Durham.
"BROOKHAVEN The haven on
earth to which all should hasten.
Response by y. S. Craig.
As it will he of special interest to
the LEADERS, readers, the remarks of
DR.. Craig are given in full. He
said:
The honest and Industrious tiller of
the soil i'll the vast regions of the
North and West, has carefully of late
his chart been studying, and examin-
ing his points of compass. And, alas!
has found that the bleak billiards.
which so long have been encountered,
have in their fury driven his frail
bark to dangerous proximity ofrocky,
bound coast, which threatens ruin
and financial shipwreck.
Faithfully he's tried the storms to
weather, and has sown and planted,
reaped and moved, in his endcavor.
But the glory of his summers has
been far exceeded by their brevity.
The winters of his discomfort expen-
sive are, as well as long and dreary.
In spite of efforts all, his bank ac-
count Gf happily such he had to draw
upOn) constant depletion suffers. The
thousand and one items which family,
and fuel, and stock, and such as seven
months winter call for, soon suffice to
dissipate his store. Each return
ing year brings added burden and
responsibility. Small wonder, then,
that i'll this sad extreme, with dill
gence and zeal he seeks a restful har-
Dor where the Accommodations OF his
labor may be stored against adverse
necessity and age approaching, in
stead of being yielded up to the de-
vouring flame, in order to sustain exis-
tence temporarily. With wisdom
gained by prudence, he essays to
bring his craft to the desired (Br0Ok)-
haven, hoping here to find rest from
warning elements. Here he finds sun
shine and calms warmth and c0ngen-
iality. His labor in the field is
crowned with fruits, and his diversity
of products wakes great. Here, too,
he finds abundant fuel cheap, its need
reduced to less than half, Here he
regains what in the North was lost,
and sails on joyOusly again, and yet
again, or prosperous seas, with c0ur-
age high, forgetting not to bless the
overriding Power which brought
him safely from the threatened strand
unto this fair BrOOkhaven.
"FOREIGN BUsINEss"-A year
among the coupon agents of Iowa.
Response by p. G. White.
The PLEASURE OF SERVING"
Response by F. l.. Crozier.
'DAKOTA"-Last but not least.
Response by j. N. Morisey.
"Success and how to attain it."
Response by j. F. Merry.
Col. Merry's talk was full of his
usual good sense and earnestness.
He emphasized the fact that the es-
sential features of success in this, as
i'll all other business, are honesty,
affability and concentration of pur-
pose. Nothing is to be gained by
misrepresentation. Affability and
honesty should be the travelling pass
enger agents stock in trade, and it is
necessary for him to learn to main
tain a calm exterior under all .circnm-
stances, with an eye ever open to the
main chance. Fidelity to duty is an
important measure of ability and
more to be desired than mere brill
fancy.
After an hour or two of music and
social concourse, the guests departed
with many expressions of gratitude
and good will to Col. Merry and his
estimable wife, and with abiding rec
objections of most delightful episode
IN the journey of life. To Col. Merry
is largely due the immense traffic in