The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-06
ReaIIng InaIIigeHtlr

We AZ Ike 3 read q good book, and . good
book can work wonders 90 ~. t0o. If va aro sick
gsad book can aimosf cure us and If We are
wen team inspire us with sood and noble th6ughts,
aIiil really do more than auything else for M.
Bood books are rays Of sHusliine, and II vonaIi
not think that am going to try % grsaeb 4 ssr.
mon, viii tell you some Of Whlt I think about
books and residing. don't want yun to think
that am trying 10 appear learned or give advice
either. inst want to have little friendly talk
and give no oiIense.
What great thing 1t Is 10 be able 10 rad mn.
derstzndinsly and inteIiigsnily Itisa gin which
few possess but is in the reach OF every one who
is willing 80 strive lor il. ! am sure thht we
vonld all improve Iuuol more &c we woald have q
lisiinife aim a Fixed purpas8 an reading. II we
would try 10 thoroughly understand every word
santonce and paragraph we eould then master the
book. When we take up a bOolE 10 read We rshould
ask ourselves the question: hat am reading
this book for r. 1t may be for amusement 10 pass
the time away, or it may be for information on
some subject we are debating in our minds, or il
may sto enlarge Our voeabulHry or 70 improve
our conversational qualities bnt no matter what
it is, we Bhanld study to gain some general nUrl-
edge Of our purpose IN the end.
One who wishes 10 read for the purpose Of en-
taTEinE their vocabulary and improving their gen
erai conversation can easily do 90 bv oaFeiuliy
reading the WORKS Of standard authaFs Read
Dickens and p1u viii love has best elaFaeters gud
Improve By studying them saTefully. au viii be
snre 10 admire all his works but my faEnFIaes aFF
''DOmbey and Son, David Canpsrhsld. "A
Tale Of Two Cities. and Bleak House ~ Rsad
lhaekery and am sure Eau viii admire his re
nned style even If he lisa little EaliFaral admir-
his w9rks 90 much, and 1 am snre you would Iik,
/ y aniiy Fair and The YirHinianB' very much
Read our kaehRniel Hawthurne's vnFks and vUT
viii be enchanted by the charming mystery v hiuI
prevails throughout his works and ihe beauty o
bis thDuzht and The manner in " hieh he eEpTesss
It. His Marble EaUH and Scarlet Letter. A.
two Of the NEST charming novels in existAnUe
The reason lars spoken Of these three written
iirst Is because ibey are my faForites hut then
are many more good gRss, such a. Sir Waite
Scuit, buiEer LyltOIs- Victor HuE0, ISserEs Eliot
Charlotte BrUnter Miss a uEBsta EyaRs, and man,
Others.
When zen read fetian be sure Won rssa irrip
Of hiGh order, and be wary Of 1ho trashy move
Young people who " ish 10 improve and l.snef
themselves by reading Eanld be wise indeed
they wnuid wholly disregard trashy novels l,e
cause these trashy novels have a tendency L
make enc beoams dissatisfied with the earth, an
that certainly Borrupts Four mind Rna makes 1-nl
the worse fer having read H.
History Of course mRst bee read IN order 10 st
come acquainted with thu beautiful things in thi
great world; and il is quite interesting too vht1
pnaper attention and study is given IL
Poems ana essays are invBiuAble when fhev ar
thoroughly understood hat il takes a Al fBfRl an
iuieiliEeut reader To MASTER them.
. Travels are CharmlE and instructive and AZ
/, liked by most everyone who cares 70 read a nl
They tell Us Of countries and things far away. O
things We have never Eeen. but some fav hope G.
! see.
II Won viii carefully select vuur books and rrai
with definite purpose, even If v0ur time is lin
tied yen will before many years he veil educated
Two hours OF well selected reading everv dav vii
be as valuable to yOn an ordinary school edueD
tiOn- Never take up a book 70 read when Won ar
tired and tEetlul for it viii sB0il ygur taste So
reading ana deprive you Of the power Of aupre
GintioU. Never partially read q book and Law j
aside 10 lee finished another time for il cultivate
, a bad habit Never skim through book read
iBE the short paragraphs and EiaueinZ At Ehe lon
ones, because FOu viii lose the sense q The boob
DO not read novel simply iUT the sake OF In
; plot bHt read it for The thoughts and the laI
guage 50 that it may be a benefit To vou-
q Well, hope have bot preached a sermon &
you, nor made a stump speech either II ! have
beg Fuur pardon and PROMISE not To do 80 an
mort Yours Truly FAY EEyNrFu