The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-07-11
! MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

"A IA
<e,v days ago, being belated in the.
afternoon about doing an errand at a lew
miles distance. | resolved TO attend to II
early in the morning. / awoke and hast,
ened from my bed, and Immediately heard
the clock strike. counted four. Thou9ht
/. here is some mistake. 1t was broad
dav. and but four O'Clock. / could not ac-
connt for it. But saddled my horse ana
trotted of. 1t was actually az hight as the
evening is after sunset. The ar was cooi'
refreshing, enlivening. Ii seemed d mat
ter Of enchAntnent. l did my BUSINESS.
NV co,tish old Dobbin seemed to enter into
the life of the iaunt, and | arrived home at
INV braokfast. full of health and humor.
Tbe FIRST time saw my Minister, who by
the wnv isa college learned man, | asked
him what could be the meaning of this un-
common light morning. lie smiled, and
told me it was the ordinary course OF
things; that it was just as light four hours
after midnight as it was four hours before
midnight as it was.four hours before MD
night. This was q matter for sober con-
sideration. | resolved to see ana prove
myself rose every morning punctpaily
at 4, went into my field, looked about me-
and found il light enough TO work: Inc
thought struck me that couple OF houIS
a great deal. For work | never felt bet
tor I have followed it up ever since; my
fields never looked better. Never had | so
fine health and spirits and my very con-
science seems improved. My wife enters
with her whole heart into this family reyo-
luton. Nv boys are ambitious who shall
in the morning be the one to give the tlrst
call to the others; they skip TO the held
and though we cannot .fy with the birds
that PLAY about, they are as lively and ml-
steal. NV three girls too, though they are
ALWAYS affectionate and dutiful, used to be
rather pale and languid but since their
early hours, their eyes are as lovely as the
dcws of the morning, and their cheeks
brighter than the blossoms OF the held
The cows themselves, which 60 to pasture
an hour ana a half earlier than they USED
to 90, seem to enter iato the family I'M
uroVements, and enjoy this hour and hal
snore than half the rest of the day. ant
NV wife even insists that they actually
rive more milk than formerly; but fol thi
[ only have her word, and she sticks to 1t
One thing more did not mean to mention
as it is a family affair but as it is the hes
of all, will hint it fox tne benefit of othe
-rirls My Sarah, the oldest daughter, wa
Eighteen, six years ago: and though, as
said. one Of the best hearted of young per
sons, was thin featured, and never seeme
10 get along, as to prospects, as-some otn
ers. But these mornings have made he
appear half dozen years Younger an
six times as handsome ; and, between our
selves, nv neighbor Days son, one of tn
most steady, Industrious, manly son
which father could wish, has been com
insr and going, and has to-day asked me {
question, which think is to end in some
thing.
Since my practice of early rising 1 have
made another discovery. | used to set
some farms in good order, fences in repair
cattle gentle and sleek, and pastures arid
fields safe, rich and fiourishing; other;
with fences decayed, cattle poor and wand
cring, the family, at the sun an hour and a
half or two hours high in the morning,
half-dressed, calling out, " the cattle in the
tield shooboy! Whose are they? Plague
on 'em! Drive 'em to pound" The dis
covery which | have made is, that the
former are generally families that rise at
four, 1.-The latter those that sleep and snore
two hours later.
Now what l have seen, have seen
what | know, l know and if any body
don't believe that to sleep from or
o'clock to 4, is as long as from ii or Il
o'clock TO z; that the daylight is just about
as early in the morning as it IS late al
night, and that the morning is cooler than
the middle Of the day; then, say, let him
try and see and know for himself
A FARMER,