Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-09-18
VOL. xxx, NO. As. WHOLE NO. 2os1.
"ANY OTHER TIME WILL DO AS WELL,

ANY OTHER TIME WILL DO AS WELL
we md the following comments on this old and
ot-repeated saying in qpssld paper which not long
since fell into our hands, and we hardly think we
can render greater service TO the public than to
lay them before our readers, that they may read
and reform their manners, if the garment fits them
Mature never says this. She logs on without
delay, and always does her work in season.
The parson puts off preparation for Sunday from
Monday to Tuesday, from Tuesday to "Wednesday.
and so on to Saturday He can write sermon nj
any time The first of the week slides away in Wis
its-in busness-in amusements the last of the
week is devoted to study-but company a sick par
ishloner, and twenty unexpected avocations break
IN upon this reserved part of the week--no prepa-
ration is made for Sunday until Saturday evening
"a genius may yet be toleraby well prepared in a
few hours but how few are the preachers of such
genius Yet even the dtM have a resource-an
old sermon with nep text is lust as rood as n
fresh made sermon True, for how few would
know whether they had heard a sermon once or a
dozen times. Happy dizziness! Like people like
priest
The doctor has patient in dangerous situation
he hurries to his relicf-he makes no delay. But
suppose his patient has lingering disorder-why
says the doctor, can visit him at amy time. lie
has assigned an hour indeed when he will see his
patient but any other time iOiI do as iceH The pa.
tient waits until the hour is past-then he becomes
impaient-f his disorder is not violent, most prob
ably he is cross and irrtabe-he frets at the doc
tor-and ten to one the doctor loses his CUSTOM
Then the doctor believes with the Prompter that
no time will do as well as the right time
| The lawyer has several cases in court-he car
prepare for trial at di,y time Several causes stand
for trial before his-he can finish the pleadings AT
any timely some unforeseen accident business
takes a new turn-the court urges forward to COM
plete it-hls causes are called, and they are moi
ready-a nonsult -a'continuanceor some other
expensive alternative is the consequence.
The farmers fence is down, and his fields expos
ed to the neghbors' cattle --and he has little to
do first he can repair his fences at ann tinle-be-
fore his any time comes, fifty or hundred sheen
get into his field and eat and trample down his
wheat For want Of an hours work, he loses ten
fifteen or twenty bushels Of wheat His apple
trees want pruning-but he must dress flax before
he can do it--warm weather approaches he will
certainly prune his trees in day or two-but he
will finish little job first-before he is done. the
season is post-it is too late to prune his trees
they must go another year-and hall his fruit is lost
The Longing housewife rises in the morning in
haste for fdty folks are always in hurry. She
has no time to put on her clothes propery-but she
can do that at any time. She draws on her rown
but leaves it half pinned-her handkerchief j:
thrown awry across her neck--her shoes down a
the heels-she bustles around with her hair owe
her eyes-she runs from room to room slipshod re-
solved to do up The ,uoyk and dress herseIf-bu
folks who are slipshod about the feet, are usually
shpshod all over the house and all day-they begii
everything, and finish nothing In the midst of thu
poor womans hurry, somebody comes in-she is il
a fiutter-she runs into the next room-pins up he
gown and handkerchief hurries back with he
heels humping on the foor--O dear, you hav
catched us all in the suds-I intended to hav
cleaned. up before any body came in--but hav
had every thing to do this morning-in the meal
time, she catches hold of the broom and begins Il
sweep-the dust rises and stiles every soul pres
ent. This is ill manners to brush the dust into
neighbours face, because the woman is very sorry
happened so. Many neighbor has thus been en-
tertained with apologies and dust at friends hous
and wherever this takes place, depend upon il
the mistress puts off to any time that is to no TIM