Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-08-09
The Law of Work.

i, has long ago been said that the "idle
mans brain is the workshop of the devil
and experience has taught many that this
is alas too true there is no habit more
potent of evil than that Of idleness. The
mind of man must be employed in some
thing, if not in good, il must in evil and Il
lazy ,loafing disposition will lead man to
frequent places where fellows Of like dis
positions do congregate and as conse-
quence there follows train OF melancholy
vices the only remedy for which is
work-lt is an "open sesame"-lt IS
talismanic in lis inhuences-lt bids the
dropping heart revive. and the strong heart
grow more bold. TO work with the hand
or brain is the duty and not The option OF
all Gods creatures. Christ loiled OF
earth. Good angels are now at work
Let us observe the first worker on earth.
Behold Adam amid the fairy walks OF E.
den, ere he had partaken of the forbidden
fruit. He enjoys the winged hours with
cheerfulness and content. See him as
his wandering eyes first catch glimpse
of the majestic orb of day, slowly rising
and gliding Paradise with richest circles
OF gold. He summons his gentle partner
TO view with him the gorgeous scene,
They are pure and undefled now. No
serpent hath yet beguiled them. That
newly created sun looks upon them as
the nearest earthly approximations to
Divinity. is young beams first illumine
fair flowers and crystal waters. In all
the garden of Paradise there is no tomb
stones. The flowers around the first pair
are young, fresh and untanted. The zePh-
yrs which WOO the lilies and caress their
cheeks, are yet harmless, unladen with
sighs and groans. Not yet have they
made the poor man cling closely to his on
ly garment. Only these tender zephyrs
wander about the garden of Eden, and
cause the flowers to tremble with express
siye love. A little, and how changed !
The flowers are tainted, the zephyrs are
not pure. The sun has witnessed vice,
man has known sir, God has cursed the
earth and upon man pronounced the
DOOM" Cursed is the ground for thy sake;
thou in sorrow shalt ca, thereof all the
days of thy life in the sweat of thy face
shalt thou cara thy bread" Now begin
toll and labor. Now the universal law Of
work hath lis date. The first laborer
was Adam, the last will be he whose eyes
shall be last closed in death. God has
entailed this upon US. From the date of
lis pronouncing idleness has been crime.
Some may expect TO go through the
world like bu terllies, slipping this flower
and reposing in that yet sooner or later,
they will find themselves greatly seceiv-
ed. They may for season resist the law
of work-donkey-like, they may be stub
born but action will be forced upon them.
The time for The follower of Alcinous TO
deal in perfect enjoyment, TO
"Sit on The bloom, extracting liquid sweet, .
was before the plucking of the apple by
the general DAME" Since the pluck
ing, 10 extract "liquid sweet" has been
the cost oG straining Of the muscle and
racking of the brain 1t is far better &c
be rashly energetic, than meanly indoIent
More compassion Is to be bestowed upoI
valiant Don Quixote, charging upon the
belligerent Windmill, than upon lazy San
cho asleep upon ignominious Dapple. |
is wonderful to note the sublerluges mel
adopt, in order 10 avoid Gods law o
work.
What an amount Of labor men vii per
form, in order, as they think, 10 do away
with the necessity of labor They
shrink, they bend, twist and cover, IL
place OF summoning forlilude and bear
ing the burden. Dcspise not the labor
er, whether he labors with his hands, hi:
brain or imagination, he is equally fulfil
ling the law of God. Labor then is hon
orabIe and noble. Work with willing
mind and ready hand and then labor it
self will be pleasure.
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