The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-02
THE CAUCASIAN
SHREVEPORT, La, June 2. 1901.
SUNDAY REFLECTIONS.

SUNDAY kEFLECllUNS.
Entered for Copyright by Harry Hunter
PARK BENJAMIN.
Press on surmount the rocky sleeps,
Climb boldly o'er the torrents arch;
He falls alene who feebly creep
0He wins who dares the heroes march.
Be thou herol let thy might
Tramp on eternal SHOWS lts way,
And, through the ebon walls Of night.
Hew down passage unto day.
Press onl II once and twice thy feet
Slip back and stumble. harder try;
From him who never breads to meet
Danger and death. they're sure to ny.
To coward ranks the bullet speeds,
While on their breast who never quail,
Cleans, guardian Of ehiValric deeds,
B light courage, like coat Of mail.
Press oni If Fortune play the false
Today, tomorrow ,he'll be true;
W noAn NV eAC 1Auhhg enC ~ C4hibee
Taking old gifts and granting new.
The wisdom Of the present hour
Makes up the iollies past and gore,
To weakness, strength succeeds, and
power
From frallty springsl Press on, press on.
Therefore, press on, and reach the goal,
And gain the pr.z, and wear the crown;
Faint not, Tor to he steadfast soul
Come W lth, and honor, and renown.
To thine own self be true, and keep
Thy mind from sloth, thy heart from soil,
Press on, and thou shalt surely reap
A heavenly harvest for thy toll.
We offended the last night OF Prof Byrd's
High School ana were highly entertained.
The young ladies and y0ang gentlemen all
did well, In our humble Judgment, in the
elosiBg exercises, and dePerved all the
honors they won in the way OF medals and
diplomas. Prof Aswell said many good
things to them in bis address, and gave
quite an amusing story illustrating these
rapid days OF educating the youths and
1assles, and the cheap diploma business.
We add, not only does it apply to buying
olon.as for unefucated boys and girls,
bat 70 the shespskins for ID DPS and L L De
that are new thrust upon men OF money
and influence, regardless Of well trained
mind. / shall have TO give you the story
Prot Aswell told us that evening, though
shall not tell It exactly in the professors
language nor ~ briefly:
A rather ingenious young boy who,
doubtless, mad read or heard Of the creation
Of Adam from dust, concluded he would
make him q man, likewise out Of dust, or
mud. or wet dust IL you like it better
but 1t was mud all the sane; and 90 this
boy told his com panIons to come and
watch him make the man and be on hand
" isn tne fellow should be ready to get up
Anu W TX away. So be carefully moulded
his mud into the image OF manifest,
legs. arms and body. Unfortunately, night
set in just ~ he was putting the finishing
touches to the head, and he had to stop
and 20 home, promising himself to come
early the next morning and comDlste his
immort Il piece Of work, breaths into 1t
tle breath Of life and let it become living
soul. During the night some epvious and
mean boys c. ms and destroyed his man.
When the next morning came the little
fellow was there early, but alasl to isd
his man gone. he then began to soliIo>
qulze thusly to himself owsIl. he mat
got tired Of waiting for me and has come
to life during the night, and has walked
OF somewhere" So be began to look ND
aid down the road to find his masterpiece.
Presently yeung professor, with rather
an III shaped head, who was teaching
school in the neighDorhood, came along on
his way to the school house. The boy Jaw
aim and said to himself: Il bet there he lie
coming now. But no, he don't look exactly
like the man l made. l believe IT IL.
though, fer perhaps he has changed color
since csming to life. Yes, knew n ia
bim, for that head don't look finished y
30 he followed the professor ND the road.
talking, all the while to himself about the
man he had made the night beioore, apu
how, now that he had come to life and was
walking about, it would amaze his how
friends very much. He followed the pro-
fessOr 50 closely that it began to annoy MIN
somewhat. when finally he turned .ronna
ABRUPTLY and exclaimed: s.You ltttl. tai
what are you following me iorf' The bow
then said "what did you 70 OF for before
] fxsd your headr
The moral Of this story ls-as we can an
well ses-tnat diplomas do not ALWAYS AZ
the head.