Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-01-02
{ Written for the Beacon }
NEW YEAR"

This season is one of the most interest
ing seasons of the year. would write the
most interesting, but from the fact that
there is such a reaction Immediately after
ward rs to so neutralize the pleasant men,
cry of that gay and festive season thu =,
when looked upon as whole, the two are
so blended as - form ssddened picture.
From the little boy who eats too much
plum pudding and consequently has to
turn to Squib IS Mixtura. to the grown
boy who has broken regularly all his good
resolutions just after he has made them,
there is such a reaction that we can say
with the poet
Anticipation Is a JOY divine
The birth of the New Year recalls to US
many sad and many pleasant memories.
There aIe the past joys which are now hut
saddened memories, yet priceless from hav
ing once been. and though at times we are
temaied To wish for Lethe's brink, yet sec
! "nd thoughts will show us that we could
not part from the past joys however trans
tent
The philosopher who is striving to pierce
the future is the only unhappy man at this
season, for as yet the reaction has not come,
and the plum pudding has not vet gotten
in its deadly work. nor has the new diary
been blotted by tears of repentance What
cares the happy mortal who has pleas
ant Christmas and not too much worry for
the future? Avaunt Anxiety and Care
As that wretcAed old sinner, Dean SWIM.
used to say. "Vive lie bagateIle," which is
the Gallicism FIR the philosophy Of the
Latin, Dunn vivimus, vivamus Can we do
better than to accept these trite maxims
FOR our present happiness? The tendency
Of the present day is TO disregard these pre-
cepts and to take on us the care Of the
coming year before we have been Or ,periy
introduced 20 IL. We should look upon IL
as upon the new page Of book when we
have been reading bright and entertain
ing story; We turn the leaf with delight.
ful feeling of anticipation as to what the
text will disclose in the lie If our hero
! and heroine, and confident that IL will not
dash our hopes by doing away with our
hero or decapitating our heroine. If we
could only approach our new year with
the idea that il is a new year and not a
| New Year-thst il is not spelt with CAPT.
| 'als, but is a mere continuation Of cur past
and present life. Too often we try TO Jump
/ too high, and find We cannot accomplish
the distance owing to the Impediments we
have about us. and forge,ful that he who
wishes TO run well must practice daily
with much work for the fulfillnent Of his
desire.
So let Us not despise the day of small
things or of irst efforts, and if we fail in
srme of our good resolutions, do not aban-
don the whole bunch as being incapable OF
fulfillment. The spider CT Bruce is a good
example for new year resolutions, and with
this insects perseverance, together with
some little ball dog obstinscy, We can &C.
cnmplish great deal.
The New Year Of 1896 is a new page for
all, and if we cannot at first write legibly
ar well, if we improve our time we car
write shortly 50 that we will be surprised
to find that our resolutions are being i'm
pro ed upon instead Of lapsing, snd tha
the long laughed at new year resolution i.
a good Thing afssr alt J. L. s.