The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1863-04-08
GEORGETOWN, DEL.
Wednesday, April, 8, 1853.

PRocRAsTINATIoN.-- are apt to
pat off until tomorrow what should be
doue 10 day in nearly every thing under
taken through life. The habit of doing
things at the proper time is neglected
oftener than we suppose, aud there is no
branch of industry, trade or profession
but what suffers by neglectipg to per-
form our duty. With the industrial elias
ses there are mary udd hours in the
gear which might BIO spent profitably in,
performing something which would be of
great advantage in every point of view,
but they putt eff such things until forced
to lay aside regular duties and the time
which they cannot regain is lost forever.
Everysfarmer and mechanic should en-
deayor to oconomize time, and make the
hours spent in recreation profitable, by
improving his mind and learning from the
experience of others what may be of
great use and profit 30 himself Now we
know that in this section too many lei
sure hours are spent in that which brings
no benefit, and in fact with some, such
hours are attended with expense in graf
flying imaginary wants, and indulging in
pleasures which unfit them for the per-
fornsnee of obligations required of them.
If more time was spent in Improving the
mind and preparing 1t for higher and no.
blar ends we should see vast improve-
ment in the mental eapscity of our yeo-
manry, but this habit of procrastinating
GOOD resolves causes tue still further
neglect of good resolutions, asd it is a
common expression to hear nen say that
if they had their time to live over again,
they now see where inany advantages
which have been lost and many uninl-
proved hours worse than wasted, would
De ofbepetit. When men speak and talk
thus they should remember that there is
time siill left them in which they may
gain important truths, and their advance
nent would in after life surprise them.
Nlen Of professional habits are inclined
still more than those of the iaborng class
to postpone the performance of matters
which are not pressing, and the reason
no doubt arises from the large amount
OF surplus time usually belonging to them
and TIE DELAYS occasioned by their neg
ligense sttenshlject parisss to ,l,,,oh-in.
conNEhisnce and annoyance. If the,
woulg oulg reflect, they would see Al
once the yesltions and troubles produc-
ed by their lack of method and doing
every thing in its proper time, but III,
more they indulge in the habit of putting
of, tue greater the inclination becomes
and at last we find the habit SO strong,
fixed, that no amount Of urging will a,
rouse them from the propensity to.pro
crastinate.
Nature has appointed time for ever,
thing, and her laws never vary to sui
our incinations or wishes. Even til,
nHsllest plant comes forth in its regula
time, and the seasons in their round il
regular order follow; the great source 0
light and heat together with the who'll
celestial world move on never varying il
their course, and each using tho tim
given them TO complete their mission
without fora mpment laying, thus show
ing US by constant example that the hour
of life should all be spent IN improvin
on those that are past, and never for
moment should we have cause to regre
animproved time. .t4e