St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-03-04

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TO meet the expectations OF parents
who think their children at Is years Of
age ought to be mathematicians and
metsphysiciaEs ard rhetoricians. to
work successfully that great stufling
machine the modern school system. Is
n very arduous work. Encourage them
By the usefulness and the everlasting
ness and the magnitude of their occu-
patton, and when your children do we'll
compliment the Instructor, praise the
teacher, thank the educator.
Encourage all irraIids By telling
them how mary you have known with
the same ailments who got well and
not by telling them of their sunken eye
or asking them whether the color OF
their cheeks is really hectic or men-
tioning cases in which that style of
disease ended fatally or telling them
how badly they look. Cheerful words
are more soothing than choral. moro
stimulating than cognac. more tohic
than bitters. Many an invalid has re-
covered through the influence Of cheer.
ful surroundings.
Encouraging all starting in life by
yourself becoming reminiscent. Es-
tablishcd merchants, by telling these
young merchants when you got your
first customer. and how you sat be-
hind the counter eating your luncheon.
with one eye on the door. Established
lawyers, encourage young lawyers by
telling them the time when you broke
down In your first speech. Estab-
lished ministers Of the gospel, encour-
age young ministers by merciful exam
ination Of theological candidates. not
walking around with profandity and
overwhelmingnexs of manner a.
though you were one Of the eternal de-
crees. Doctors established. by telling
young doctors how you yourselves once
mistook the measles for scarlatina.
And IL you have nothing to say thatis
encouraging, o man. put your teeth
tightly together and cover them with
the curtain Of your lip; compress Jour
lips ard put your hand over your mouth
and keep still.
4 gentleman was passing along.
crossing a bridge in Germany. and .
lad came along with a cage Of birds
for sale. The stranger said: sHow
much for those birds and the cageT
The price was announced, the purchase
was made. and the first thing the stran-
ger did was to open the door Of the
cage, and the birds few out into the
sunlight and the forest. Some one who
saw the purchase and the liberation
said: "What did you do that for?"
"Ah!" said the stranger, Il was q cap
tive myself once. and know how good
II n 10 be free" Oh, ye who remem-
ber Aardships in early life. but who
have come beyond those hardships.
sympathize with those who are in the
struggle! Free yourself. help others
| to get free. Gov. Alexander Stephens
persisted in having business matters
brought to his bedside, There was on
the table petition for sthe pardon OF
: distinguished criminal. the petition
SiYued BY distinguished men. There Was
also on that table . letter from poor
woman in the penitentisry. written and
signed by herself alone. Dying Alex
ander Stephens said: "You think that
because have been I'll 80 many times
and got well shall get well now, but
you are mistaken; shall not recover.
Where is that letter by that woman
in the penifentiary: think she has
suffered enough. As near as can tell
she has no friends. Bring me that pa
per that I may sign her pardon"
gentleman standing by. thinking this
too great a responsibility for the sick
man, said: Governor. ycu are very
sick now. Perhaps you had better
wait till tomorrow. You may feel
stronger. and you may feel better"
Then the eye OF the old governor
flashed. and he said: ~ know what
am about" Putting his signature to
that pardon, he wrote the last word
he ever wrote, for then the pen fell
from his pale and rheumatic and dying
hand forever. Oh. my soul. how beauti-
full that the closing hours Of life should
be spent in helping some one who had
no helper!
Encourage the troubled by thought.
Of release and reassociation. Encour
age the aged by thoughts Of eternal
juvepescence. Encourage the herds
man amid the troughs Of sin to 90 back
to the banquet At the fathers Eome-
stead. Give Us tones in the major key
instead OF the minor. Give Us "CoroDa,
ton" instead Of ''Naomi." You have
seen cars so arranged that one car
going down the hill rolled another car
up the hill. They nearly balanced each
other. And every man that finds life
up bill ought to be helped by those who
have passed the heights and are de-
scending to the vale. Oh. let us bear
one another's burdens!
A gentleman in England died leaving
his fortune by will TO two sons The
son that stayed at home destroyed the
fathers will and pretended that the
brother who was absent was dead and
buried. The absent brother after
kawhile returned ard claimed his part
Of Ne property. Judges and jurors
were to be bribed to say that the re-
turned brother and SON was no SON Mt
ali, but only an impostor. The trial
came ON. Sir Matthew Hale. the pride
tof the English courtroom and for %
years the pride of Jurisprudence. heard
that that injustice was about to be prac-
tfeed. He put OF his Official robe. He
put on the garb Ct miller. Ee went
to the village where that trial WAS TO
take place. He entered the courtroom
He somehow got empaneled as one ot
the jurors. The briber came around
and the man gave ten pieces OF gold
to the other jurors. but as this was only
a poor miller the briber gave 10 him
only Eve pieces Of gold. a verdict was
brought in rejecting the rights OF this
returned brother. He WIS 10 have nc
share in the inheritance. Hold. ms
lord." said the miller. "1oid! Weare
not all agreed ON this verdict. These
other men have received ten pieces OF
gold in bribery. and have received
only five." "Who are you: Where dc
you come from?" said the judge on The
bench. The response was: am from
| Westminster hall. Ny name IS Matthew
Hale. lord chief justice CT the king
: bench. OF Of that place thou villain.
And IN the Injustice was baked. aEd