Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-07-22
MECHANICS SATURDAY NIGHT.

MECHANICS SATURDAY NIGHT.
Oh! sweet is the home Of the to-worn mechanic,
When labor is hustled in the Stiffness OF night;
When the hum of con,moiion disaster and panic,
Is still as the stars in the orbits oflight:
But sweeter by far is the neat little mansion m
When o'craowing boards of his industry speak;
When the sweet covered table Of widest expansion,
Repenishcd by s.oros at the end of the week.
With plenty all smiling in natural splendor;
With products Of Nature delicious and sweet,
And the choicest Of vineyards his earning can render,
All clustering high in tic owly retreat
How rich is the banquet, how great the profession
How happy the man when his lahorings cease;
When his Efforts are yielding the greatest diffusion
OF harmony happiness, pleasure and peace.
Oh bright is the hearth Of the workman at even,
And kindly the feelings his bosom must know,
When his generous heart in its fulness hath given
The bread he has earned by the sweat ofhis brow;
And how sweet is the scene Of his family pleasure,
The holy affections they fondly retain. a
When he claspsto his breast his own lowing treasure,
And fondlcs his little ones over again.
Ye spirits of mercy look down on his dwelling
And guard his abode in the midst OF alarm;
When the surses Of poverty frishtfully swelling.
Or fiowns o'cr his cottage advcrsi'y's storm,
Oh +! come like Got oftruth on The ocean.
And guide his lone bark to the heaven hed seek !;
And render his fife in his country's devotion,
As sweet as his home at the close of the week.
THE LIFE OF A BACuEIoR.-The lite Of a
bachelor is full! If henevoence as the sun Is OF
light wherever he goes BE is regarded as com
mon properly. or rather a common blessing.
and all avail themselves Of his kindness. in
diligence and simplicity, as freely as they
breathe The atmosphere.
There is no mother who does moi look npon
hin. as the husband Of her daughter. provided
her more ycuthfnl expectations shall be disap-
poin,ed elsewhere. He is considered a re-
source auains, all contingencies OF this kind.
and then widows TOO. ,hey regard HIM as one
providentaly left in this state to meet their
condition besides this, the litle children OF
the whole neiehborhood look to him as sort
Of consmon uncle they run 10 meet him as he
walks; gather round bis chair as he sits;
climb his knees, finger his locks, pick out his
breast pin, and &c, his watch out OF his peck
Ell TO their ear, aud then they watt TO Know
when he is going to take another ride IN his
crrruaH. when he is going again TO Mrs. Bus.
lies funcy shop. or Mrs. Fiibeu's con(ecliona-
RI. He with a benevolence that melts like
dew on the tender plants. instead Of feeling
himself apnoyed, has smile. a Kiss. and a
nromiSe for each and for all: And he will
kccp that promise too; he is The only being IN
the ORD who keeps his promises To children
BIZ, he is no, only this kud aud benevolent
btrinc. when those around him are in health.
bnt more especially so, when sickness has o.
ver,aken any Of their. He will han, all day
Ia find bird that will suit the weak or tas'd-
ious s,ou.ac Of the patient; and though alter
all his pains-taking, no, a bone Of it may be
picked. vel he is inst as ready TO Star. the
nex, day and look up an other, and all this is
done for a wife, widow, or child alike. II
death reuGers vain these kind attentions his
henevnlfnce flows off in another channel
Those mourning dresses, which were beyond
the means nf the uiourner, but not beyond her
| grief. have been. nubcknown to others. sup
piled by him, for he Ic,eh not his LEI, hand
| know wha, his right hand doeh. Often The
| simple slab is erected by him. and >'Iil oi'npf
those left in orphana.e and want share The al
| lection aud solicl'ude Of his parental heart.-
| Were his hearth large enough they would all
I've G, onged about IT, a group now more dear
TO him as their other supports and hopes have
been broken.
Such are the feelings and such the benevo
| lent habits of the good bachelor He Is q
blessing in the community IN which he lives.
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those disappointed elsewhere; he is The ndu'-
rent uncle Of all The children; lie attends 10
The sick. luries The dead, and takes care Of the
| living. Blessings on linn; blessings on his
| occupation; blessings on his memory,