Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-06-14

HAve SOME Business, makes nc
provision for drones in the human family
| She has provided work for all, and says &c
them in tones not to be misunderstood, Go 10
work IN my vineyard. Our usefulness 10 So
ciety, and our own happiness demand mat we
should do something-that we SHOULD pea!
some part in the active drama OF lie. re-
there are some who seem resolute'y 70 sc,
themselves in opposition to this Fundamental
law of nature. They have no occupation
are never seen to work-are pest and vexa-
ton to the living and active portion OF society
and though they show some little lndica-
tons Of life, might, for all practical purposes
az we'll be in their graves. They weary
themselves in doing nothing. and actually sui
fer more than the hard working laboring men.
And when, after years spent in this MANNER
they at length leave the great workshop OF ma
ture to meet the Master Workman, they leave
no place vacant-none 10 regret them. Fhey
90 from the world as the loafer goes from the
busy mechanics shop, where he has been on
IL an impediment to the energy OF others.
Nothing is more pleasing to the man OF ac'
tivity and business, than employment IN use
full business, it gives him energy, strength,
competence and hardihood, to meet the trials
and adversitias incident to life. Nothing
tends more to give man an honorable stand
ing in society, than attention 10 some trade or
employment. No matter what may be your
station in life be diIigent, be faithful be per-
severing, and you will be respected by your
neighbols and secure TO yourself an honest In
dependence.
But though all men of business have great
respect for diligence and economy in others,
we have been surprised that so many OF them
permit their sons and daughters 10 grow up in
idIeness. Yea, in utter idleness! The pa
rents began the world without wealth, entire
" dependent on their own efforts for success !;
they have risen in the world-are now inde-
pendent, and often boast what they have done
but how do they train up their children =
They teach them to despise the laborer, aud
assume airs of consequence and superiority
when in the presence of the poor, and to re-
frain altogether from labor themselves. In
consequence of their dleness and want of bus.
iness, their sons, then instead of being ener-
getic, as were their parents, are even in ma
lure life dependent on their father for the
means of subsistence and perhaps before he
leaves the world, he sees all his boarded
wealth spent by his improvident offspring.
But it is still more surprising that parents,
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support of their families, should suffer their
children to live in idIeness, many ao active
and laborious man whose daughters did little
but walk the streets, or sit dressed up in the
parlor-ther parents boas,ing Of their ignor-
ance of household affairs.
The mechanic, too, will often labor hard in
his shop day after day, while his sons instead
of helping him, are sauntering about the streets
l.
dies, who if they have any respect for them
selves, would much rather have their room
than their company.
The best advice we can give all such, is,
that they set themselves about something i'm
mediately-but if they are determined not to
do anything. let them avoid visiting those who
do work with their presence-for in this they
not only do nothing themselves, but prevent
those who would be diligent, from attending
to their own affairs.-Saco Dem.