Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-03
For the "a ma ha valley star.
Idleness end IndnHfK Fa 3

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The wheel masttnrn. When the mill
wheel IL silent, the miller staryes 4 when
Lhe wheel Qfsall trades is STILL business
ceases, and the oilers bury themselves IL
Tic very bosom Of the most endless deg
radiation. eae s8wesaH Dbl -
SEE the country womanat her spiaaing.
wheels here II hnmning from morning
Etill night Hear the old woman cry out,
X .Lncy Lucy Get Il. work your loung-
ling about don h Suit me. = III There YOU
|seel The cohditiohof 4 family chat are moi
acquainted with idleness. Theirs you see
aA che Injuries of life--a full cupboard,
Ia. rich table, . house furnished with home
made furniture and fine colored old fash,
Toned carpets. fine orchard. d Ibeautiful
garden, vegetable prod throwing
their. smiles IN the door. and green foIi-
age adoring the trees that shade TIE little
mansion, projecting IL from tie burning
heattofi summers sun. And all these
are fine specimens Of industry. given Is
man by his Creators 70 prove the great-
ness Of an industrinus hand and The won.
derfal pagFapimity # Ne Maker ofl;he
universe.
sec lhsEidie boy shooting paper baiis
At his teachef. calclsiag flies lila disabl-
ipgithem by taking of q wing III leg, and
laying about on his bench. as if he was
borpio sleep and moi to work. i'll Is true.
that idieness is5the most iisgfacsfaal thing
that ever Tisitedia school,roouf Ittakes
away from good talents all thought of inn
pfoyement, and leads those, who might.
have been among the intelligent, into The
hills and caverns of Ignorance. H.
ldleness lowers industry eleystes.
Some writer has said that & man IS ike
snow ball. Leave him lying i'd idlsness
against the sunny fsnce of proufiety, and
all he good that's in him. meIls like fresh
butter, in these days: but kick him
around, and he gathers strength with
every revelation, until be grows into al
Ayalanchl We Win add. fhato ava.
ianches are torn toatoms---the industrious
frequently fall into the mire III idleness,
and aFe often behind the times, On It's
account. lsss
4 The, plowrboYs 10 the fields how he.
bates TO labor III the sain-shine He is.
seen sleeping ia a fence corner his horse
left 70 bite off the blades from the corn.
and drag the pillow over the field playing
saaaM withsstery thing il comes ii con
tactiwith. cutting the heels Of The horse.
and depfiying both man and beast of
bread. This is theiraiHous effects uf idle
ness. See another one over PONDER j. he
Is working Look how he handles that
hoe He9 q throwing loose dirt to the
corn and taking the big clods away. d
know hewill make farmer, aud in 4 few
when autumn smiles upon Ygge.
.atiOns be will reap bis Fewatd ina Fichl
harvest his granaries will BE- full, and
wealth Will bs q: bis door and ii winter
hsscan sing and be happy around 4 cozyIl
lltile wood Ere. while The idlefs will Be-
hunting For food i'd the dark, AID suffer-
ihg from the effects Of cold and fatigue
While : man can work. he mus. work
!" Tc make ) figure - ihe World you
must keep moving =
Man isIlike tne ssrth. that must labor and
toll, 81
While tbe laughing rixsg blesses re soil.
Il This i what 7. s. Beers said that th4
aged palmer sung when.
Z. Hs bshcia IS he uslked abroad one dss
Al sg64 patmef passing slsng Isl
And ever Is he waaded his way, Fl
sasil, Ne sung this singular song. I Il
LET a. come "a the conclusion that