Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-06-16
From the American Mechanic.
THE MECHANICS MORNING.

"Faisely luxurious, will not arise,
Andeaping from the bed of sloih, enjay
The cool, the fragrant, and the silent morn,
To mediation due, and sacred song THOMPSON.
1t was Franklin, if | mistake not, who
uttered the adage, Il a man lie in bed late
he may trot after his business all day, and
not overtake it." There is no class Of
men concerning whom this is more true
than mechanics. Indeed, it is so general
ly received as maxim, that any working
mans character is gone if he is not an car
ly riser. In regard to mere enjoyment, it
is something to add an hour or two of con-
cious@exstence to every dav Of life. 1t
! matters not whether we make our days
longer, our years longer, or the sum total
of days and years longer; in each case life
is so much prolonged. By making this ad-
dition at the better end Of every day, we
gain much in the quality of what is redeem
ed. An hour before breakfast is common
" worth two afterwards. The whole day
is apt 10 take the color Of the morning.
There are certain things which ii not done
early in the morning are likely to be left
undone altogether. Late risers are usual
ly INDECENT. 'Love not sleep lestthou come
to poverty Late rising is also conjoined
with sloyeliness in every kind Of perlor
nance.
The luxury Of early rising is mystery
to the unintiated. People of quality deny
themselves the very choicest portion of Il
summer day.
Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet,
With charms of earliest birds.
What can be lovelicr than the aspect Of
nature at sunrise, during the season offlow-
ers? No man knows any thing about the
music Of birds who has not heard their per-
Torrance between dawn and sunrise. No
man appreciates the unbought odors of the
vegetable world, who has not quatfed them
OF this hour Let any one who has been
so unfortunate as to keep his bed at this
enchanting season of the day, hcnceforth
amend his habits. He will find himself i'll
L new world. The current Of his thoughts
will flow more BEAUTIFULLY and purely. AZ
ter rising early, have often thought that
was in better humor with myself and
and others all the succeeding day. This
| is tis, ssgftable time for planning out the
days work. No thriving man can live
without method and foresight; and these
ire but names where Incidence robs US Of
| he days prime. Every man Of business
knows how idle it is for master TO in
Iulge in sleep in the expectation that his
subordnatcs will at the same time be dill
gently employed.
The duty of making the most Of every
| Il IL l., Ill 1
| the habit be well fixed, and it will never
| leave them. Whatever may be the change
| IN their circumstances, and howeve: they
may affect more delicate fashions, they
| will never be able to forget the elasticity
and fragrance of their boyiSh mornings;
nor ever prefer the sickly damps Of a hot
bed 10 the refreshing brcczcs Of the dawn.
Under another head will give an instance
Of two Surprising attainments in learning,
| made in carly hours redeemed from sleep
| by aboring men. In every thing that con-
Germs the mind, the morning is invaluable
| After the reposc and confederation Of sleep
the spirits are new made and the faculties
act with alacrity. Hence the ancient pro-
verb: aurora is a friend to the masses
On tlf1s account would venture to recon-
mend to mechanics the practice Of getting
all their pecuniary accounts into proper or
der before breakfast. 1t is well known
that many industrious and sober men get
bchndhand in their affairs, simply because
their books become derangcd This de-
rangemcnt frequently arises from the great
hurry OF business during the day, which
prevents n eisurely settlement. Where
man is not much vcrscd in arithmetic and
bookkeeping, these settlements are some
what serious affairs, and cannot he duly
performed at a counter among customers,
or in the hum ola busy shop. Let the mas
ter mechanic rise an hour earlier than is
usual, for this very purpose. He will then
have unbroken time for his accounts, and
will be able with great satisfaction TO enter
on the days work, with the feeling that his
papers and books are in good state. A
little of this every morning will soon make
itself felt; constant dropping wears away
the rock-This practice is immensely bet
ter than that of leaving this ugly job until
night. when there is an urgent temptation
to neglect it altogether. | need moi say
that the practice of posting ones books on
Sunday is at once profane and injurious.
Let me quote Milton, for it is part Of my
creed that the great master pieces of human
genius are part of the working mans in
heritance. Some one had spoken of the
poets morning haunts: he replies with just
indignation: these morning haunts are
where they should be, at home; not sleep
ing or connecting the surfeits of an irregu-
lar feast, but up and stirring, in winter Of
ten ere the sound Of any bell to awaken men