Decatur Catholic High School - Tattler Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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'THE TIATTLE-R 2 1,3 He Paid the Price. Claude Nestor, a gentleman from this city, stood on the railway plat- form at Slowville looking disconsol- ately after a rapidly departing train. Where in the world am I? said he. He glanced up at the sign fasten- ed to the shed, called a depot. Then it dawned upon him. This was the place at which he was to have de- livered a package. He, himself, was enroute to Chicago. He rushed to the station house only to iind it locked. Mr. Nestor was in a rage by this time, and paced up and down for the longest fifteen minutes he had ever known. Then he collided with the queerest specimen of human na- ture he had ever seen. Hi, there, ye gentleman, what's on yer mind? Hello, are you the station mas- ter? I don't be nothin' else. Well, unlock this shed, I want to send a message after that train. Send a message after that train, did ye say? Yes, hurry, and show me the ap- paratus, I can send the message my- self. It's to go to Chicago. Reluctantly unlocking the door, Mr. Nester's host admitted him to the of- iice. Ye want to send a message to Shecawger, do ye? Wall, l recollect hearin' that name wanst, but I couldn't tell where to find it nohow. I'm a-thinkin ye'd better be sendin' a letter. Them machines in the cor- ner what they call a telegraph has somethin' spirit-like about 'em, an' l'm allers afeard they ain't jest na- teralf' In spite of this remonstrance, Mr. Nester had clicked off his message, and then inquired, When will there be another train going west? Tomorrer mornin' at 'leven fifty- five. Almost a day of delay and what he was to do during that time was more than Mr. Nestor could imagine. He sauntered to the one store on the one street of Slowville, and inquired for a hotel. Five gray-headed, grizzly-bearded patriarchs were ready to answer his questions. t'Well, now, stranger, you're the first man that's struck this town fer nigh onto a year. And as fer a hotel why there ain't no need o' keepin' one here. VJhar do you hail from? How do ye happen to be here? Got any relations in town? Yer wearin' a good black suit. Somebody in yer family dead? How long are ye calcerlatin' to stay? and a medley of other ques- tions greeted his ears. Our friend unaccustomed to such an interest in his affairs, turned his back to what he termed idle curiosity. Wall I swan, I never did see the likes o' thet fer bein' unsoshablef' struck his ears as he left. After a stroll to a nearby farm- house, where he succeeded in get- ting something to eat, our friend re- turnd to the depot, where he en- sconced himself for a night's rest on the wooden bench, determined to make the best of his situation, and vowing that he would never again of- fer to deliver a package for a friend, when he stood in danger of deliver- ing himself instead. -A. Heidemann, '24 G. R. Grace, President De Pauw Uni- versity- lVIillions of our Protestant youth today have no religious training, and this is the greatest national problem which we face. t ' p. 56 Outlook of Religion

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ffvvvAfvxAAffAAfffffffffJfvf,,-,,,,-N,,,,,-J,-,.-,.-,-, flxrfflffxff! J ff-FJ! shall tell you what you are, is a time-worn adage, which might be paraphrased, Tell me what -you read and I shall tell you what you think. In lonely hours one's soul long for the companionship of a true friend. The lover of good literature need nev- er be alone for he has at his beck and call companions who will talk to him as long as he likes, whatever his rank or occupation may be. They speak to him in the choicest langu- age and on whatever topic most ap- peals to him at the time being. From these he will glean good thoughts, and fill his heart with inspiring verses and selections for every sea- son and occasion. He will truly live and breathe in the healthful atmo- shere of literary friendship. How many books or selections tions must one read before he may be considered an educated person? is a question that presents itself to the ardent student. It may be an- swered by again referring to Ruskin who says, You might read all the books in the British Museum, if you could live long enough, and remain an utterly uneducated, illiterate per- song but if you read ten pages of a good book, letter by letter-that is to say, with real accuracy-you are foreverniore, in some measure, an ed- ucated personf' Experience shows that a few books well read and properly studied have more educa- tional and cultural value than many books read hastily or superflcially. Literary selections should always be read carefully, but the studentis at- tention should not be so iixed on de- tails that he fails to appreciate the essential purpose and charm of the whole. If every household in our beloved country were furnished with elevat- ing and suitable literature, and if a love for reading were implanted in the heart of every child, what a peri- od of mental greatness could we look forward to in the coming gen- eration! -Sr. M. Vera, C. S. A. A PLEA. I Oh, holy Angel, Guardian dear, Thou leader on life's pathway drearg Be thou my help, my guide, my stay, And drive all evil from my soul away. II When thoughts perverse my mind do fill, Come to my aid and prompt me stillg Let thy spirit remain with me Till conquered the tempta- tion be. Ill When words unkind would pass my lips, Bid me remember God's preceptsg And klllfl fvords say to those who will My feelings hurt without thought of ill IV When actions wrong I would perform, Turn thou my feet by grace from harmg And keep me ever good and true In everything that I shall do. V And when life's day for me has 5 passed, Then lead me to the throne of light at last, That there with thee I may my Maker praise, Throughout eternal length of days. Sr. M. Vera, C. S. A.

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