Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-30
COMMUNICATION,
INDUSTRY,

quires food to sustain his body. And the es-
tablished law of his Maker is, that by the
sweat of bis brow, he shall eat of the fruit of
the ground But there are not few who
appear to set themselves up in opposition 10
this LAW, Hnd make merit and boast of their
Idle HABITS. I, will be my endeavor 10 de-
scribe the various classes of idlers that are to
be met with in almost every community,
permitting my readers 10 Judge Of the honor
dbtshess of their profession. And 1st, The
Sleepy Idler.
The wisest OF human minds has painted
This character, aud has even given us his
very language. "Yet little sleep, little
sumbeh little folding of The hands to
tleeP." Sleep is necessary 10 recruit our
exhausted frames, and prepare both mind
and body for their daily duties. But this
class of idlers transgress all reasonable
bounds-ihey sleep long and late, and when
they awake they are stupid and disinclined
10 labor. They have suffered their busy
hcichbors TO get so great start of them in
their days labor, that they despair Of over
taking them; or more generally they refuse
to work, because all kinds of work are dis
tasteful TO them. Long before they leave
their beds, the Sun is up, the birds are sing
ing; the dew has dried on the grass, and the
industrious are pursuing their respective call
ings. But the slngrard only gets up to fred )
which Judging from his conduct is the second
and grand object Of life. After this he olers
around the streets and iaverns, either TO find
komeihiny which he fancies will promote di-
ges,ion, or to allow sufficient time for his
food 10 assimilate. And there in round Of
sleeping and eating. he friters away his
earthly existence. OF how much more val
ue are such individuals than a certain quad
ruped, the name Of which we forbear TO
mention? Sall describe the housc of the
.luygard' 1t is dilapja'edj the boards
hanging loosely, the windows broken and
filled with rags or old hats, the roof leaking
badly, the chimney inmhlins down. and the
house as whole incinin2 TO one side or the
other, AS if like its owner il was longing for
good sound sleep. His lands too are run 10
waste, his fences are broken down, and his
crop is comprised almost entirely of weeds
and briars. ?. There is setond class of
oilers who carry about with them The dp-
pearance of industry, hnl who are no, whit
more useful than the first. In one sense they
ire even rorse members Of society. For
whereas, the sleepy tdlrr wastes chiefly his
swn time, and perver!s his own powers the
neddlcsome idler runs away with the time Of
he industrious, and teaches others to be off
-ious in what does not concern them. You
nay find this class of idleIs at every barn
aising within circle of five miles, not to
cork, only 10 adriss a, every shooting match
where they are busy in showing fair play,
where rye whiskey is fighting with corn whis-
cey. Any idler from this class can give you
he pedigree of every family in the village,
FOR his business has been to inquire into their
private affairs. He luXuriates whenever he
ran catch hold Of stranger whom he over
whelms and confounds with his loqnacity.-
This class of idlers do all the advising for the
village, and with rare generosity, gratuiously
They advise the counclmen how 10 manage
all infraciions of law-the merchant how to
secure trade, and the lawyer how TO render
guslicc 10 his client. But the Physician and
che Preacher are apt TO be especially taken
nnder their care. The former must listen to
lheir endless remedies for Il disease for which
ne has been asked TO prescribe, Of even the
name Of which they are ignolant. And the
preacher receives his instructions, what points
he must present and what omit in order to be
acceptable TO the people. Every day he
thus busles through his idle and useless
round Of visls-every where adrising, never
performing any thing-keeping The saddlef
from his bench, the smith from his forge.
that he may retail the last choice bit of gos-
sip, or stale anecdote from some old news.
paper. Do no. be surprised then should ask
for what were such men as these made p
There are other idlers which we purpose TO
describe, but we will stop here, thinking that
we have written all that will be read, and
sutiicleht il any of my readers shoulS take
The strange notion into their heads OF asking
themselves it they belong 10 either of these
Glasses. II.