Saint Mary's beacon., 1900-07-19


than what we merely hear related. Pa
thence please while we relate what we
see occasionally and sometimes frequent
ly. We sec farmers busfly &C work
ploughing their most excellent corn. We
see merchants 1t times tolerably active
selkng merchandise, following their pre-
decessors with an equal share of yigor,
etc. We zee some children brought up
very tendeEly-nursed in cotton. We
see men guided by true practical Wis
dom, for they make the faults of others
serve ~ 80 many beacons 20 warn them
from the rocks and shoals on which they
have been wrecked We see men avail
Ing themselves Of every opportunity, as
good gay sometimes arise from quarter
where least expected. We see men es-
saying TO use economy for the purpose
OF laying something up for emergen-
cies. We see men satisfied with the nat
ural wants. which are few. Wesee men
striving 20 crafty their artificial wants,
which lead them into distress and Diff
Guilty. We see men who advocate the
principle: What cannot be done by
might or force must be done by craft or
cunning. We see men who sigh for The
Golden Age'-similar. forsooth. to the
times of Lewis the XIV Of France. We
see friendship failing among the unprin-
cipled. We see men defer their busi-
ness sine die. and no day named for It's
reconsideration. We see men whose
risible muscles are easily moved. We
see fathers who tell their sons that an
honorable emulation Is the best incen-
tive to acts Of greatness. We see sons
boast of advantages of high birth who
are without genius, etc. We see men
take insults in silence, leaving the mat
ter entirely with the King Of Heaven.
We see men who turn every thing secu-
ular into ridicule for the purpose Of ex-
citing laughter. We see men who have
succeeded tam Marie guam Minerva, |. e.,
equally by their courage and their geni-
us. We see men who pay no attention
TO the consumer of all things-time. We
see men whose actions are so meritorious
that they stand recorded as precedents
for others to follow. We see men In
whom the love of their country Ii deep
ly implanted and they nourish 1t daily.
We see ultra democrats and republicans.
We see few prohibitionists. We see
some middle-in-the-roae populists. We
see men who came, who saw, who con-
quered In courtship. We see men who
invariably advocate via media, /. e.,
middle course. We see men who know
the right, and yet the wrong pursue
We see few men who have talents for
fine arts. We see men wko keep aloof
from man who Is down In the world.
We see boys with bad habits-who
nourish secret passions. Aye.
"Concealment, like q worm / tn bud,
Feeds on the (their) damask cheeks,
We see drummers travelling under cloud
less skies and they do not despise trihes,
knowing that little things have their
value. We see men who refuse in toto
TO take drink of-well, prime top"
We see men who live joyously and their
health is generally normal. We see doc
tors occasionally going to see some poor
suffering fellow-creature. We see men
who apparently make il too late to meet
the boats and generally they are too late
to hear the texts Of their ministers. We
see some men who say that their chief
felicity Ii when their wives do not quar-
rel with them for staying out late o.
nights. We see few men who do not
like to play the milestone for others.
We see some men "born but to eat and
drink the fruits Of EARTH" Wesee some
men jump out of the frying-pan into the
fire. We know q man-we see him Of
ten-who SAYS that perpetual motion is
practical, forgetting that no machine
can produce power; il can only direct
that which Ii applied to It. We see men
whose opinions on various subjects are
rs opposite as the zenith and nadir but
who are Q unit relative to the 16 to
policy. We see men who, when teach
ers advocate th&s civil government
should be taught in schools, make mock
of them. and answer: We don't want
our children taught any branches but
the "Three Rs" It's time enough for
them to learn the text of the oath taken
by the president, writ Of Aaoeas corpus,
er-posf facto law, etc, etc. We see men
who IL they are told that there Ii locked
up ut Washington Q metallic bar which
Is the fixed and final standard of meas
ure, will doubt just as they doubt that
although gold is used as q standard of
value it does not prevent US from using
silver, but IL does save us from the fluc-
tuatiGn In the purchasing capacity OF our
silver dollar. We see an obtruder-in-
frequently may it please. &c.-who at
tends to other mems business, presums
ably having none of his own to occupy
him. We see orchards famed for choice
fruit, similar to the orchard of Alcinous,
barring oranges, etc. We see mills and
females always in want of something,
the former from the complexity of their
machinery, and the latter from the influ-
ences of their caprice. We see girls
who are girls-decorated with the fiow-
ers of reserve and modesty. We see
some men gentlemen-from the very
cradle. We see some persons with con-
sciences as hard to soften as it Is to keep
deep grief from wringing the tortured
soul. We see some men essay to instruct
their neighbors how TO be Howards and