Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-10-12


BT MARGARET f. sNNGSTER
CapyriEht. reS ~ In-.ph 3. BayxirsI
Once in a while We fail. do We not.
girls, There Is something IN which
~e have set our hearts. some perfectly
right and desirable thing. bur we can
not get IT, We have tried fairhmlly %
the best ot our ability. But we ara dis
appointed. We feel very mucn as We
would Il we saw somebody else climb
ing. without the least trouble. 10 the
top Of a mountain. while we kept slid
iAS ee<h IA the bottom
E~eryccay cannot be equally sue
e~sssui. and a friend or a ciassmafe
sft-e seeuis to gain without much ef-
tsf vnaf~var she wants. while We
Ios-. ~ is 81 in many departments OF
life outside OF the sehnoiruum. It L.
noe only that another grI wins the
gold medal for proficiency. while ~
have not even a mention on the homer
list. that another always has reports
enriched with a double 4. while We
have only b or e. but there ara
other failures that try our hearts quite
as much
Another girl makes n friendship
where We have only slight arInaint-
ance. or gDss on on splendid trip to
Europe. while We stay az home with
cut change OF scene. The fact Is. Il Se
chouse % disturb ourselves ah0ut them
the small disappuintments Of life are
endless. The great ones. too. occur
nnw and then. Il Is a test of charac-
ter to Meet discouraEements bravely.
and To refuse TO be dowucast and blue.
when We fail IN IN attempt through NJ
fault Of our own.
As I write { am thinking Il girl
friend who has had an experience
which viii shaw her metfle and dis
egnse in It's Inter effect the snr- of giri
girl. who learns without taking mueh
trouble. and who has a reputation IN
her family circle for extraordinary
genius. She has always been expected
ID carry Oh all the prizes IN siEht tier
father amHzes his friends by he gn-
conscious vanity which prompts him tc
boast OF Elizabeths sprightliuess. and
ne is continually repeating her witty
speeches and telling any listener whom
be can buttDuhole the story OF her lat
est triumphs. Her mother has less to
say. and is more tactfuI. but in her
quiet. unobtrusive fashion, sire Is pIst
as proud OF her daughter and just As
convinced of her superior talents as
her gDod husband Is. Both these peo-
pie. without meaning it. have puifeti
gp Elizabeth from her cradle With the
result that she has cume "a depend
entirely t0o much On her Tuezness
and has omitted the hard stuiy waIch
at certain points is indispen sable. You
may imagine the family CONSERVATION
and chagrin when Elizabeth failed 10
pass her senior examinations and was
told that she would have to ta.Ae her
last year over II she is finally % be
graduated
n year does not look very laug to
your father and mother. because as
people grow Older the years seem fair
Iy tn rush along like waves in a mill
race. but il seems a tremendous thing
tn girl OF II. It looks 10 her like a
long level stretch OF eternity II va
fail in anything when We are young We
are tempted To fancy that We never can
make up our loss. That is oae reason
why young people ara blue when they
ought To see everything in rose-eoior.
Once we alluw ourselves 10 he diseo4tr-
aged. we ara Handicapped. We are very
apt in such moods To discourage 9TH
ers. II girl in Elizabeths position
happens To be preparing to teach. or
has in mind a determination TO be an
artist. or a journalist. she says % her
self. Il may as well give it up. There
is M use in keeping on / shall never
attain what I wish
Never is a word one hears on the
lips OF schoolgirls much oftener than
one ought