Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-11

This is the age ofhurry, and tbis eouLs !
try its most conzenial home, IL the two
words can be rightly associated, when
hurry has done It's utmost TO spoil our
homes, making them more like resiaur-
ants and lodging houses, than the rest
ing places they were designed for; or
like stations IN railway, where one
gets out for a moments, keeping watch
all the time for the conductors warning.
Business is the gatchword Of American
life; under the prefense Of duty, il steals
the best Of our time, and leaves us
hut the odds and ends. in which we are
TOO weary to enjoy ourselves. Business
has lie rndoubted clames; but il can not
prosper by stealing, dishonesty is not
the best policy. Business has hurried
US 10 differ from thriftless savages and
worn-aristocracies; it is good servant
but bad master
Look at o1r great cities, With their
thousand ofcareworn, oysr.taxsd, driven I
40 death business men. They accom-. |
plish . certain amount.ofs Tabor day By |
day. II is true Their deposits at the
bank increase steadily year By year, bat
at what fearful outlay Of vitality Yet
they have become 50 habituated 70 this
way Of life that they willingly increase
It's pressure in every possible way Look
at them as they leave the city for their
elegant suburban homes. They are just
in tune TO Jump On the train they talk
business sli the way home, and when
they get there they are so weary that
they must be petted aud coaxed like sick
babies The children must be kept out
Of the way, so as not 20 disturb papa, OF
If admitted 10 bis presence are enjoined
10 behave like grown people Papa
ID too tired to take them 10 ride; TOO
tired to enjoy the garden, too tired 70
hear bis wife read the new book which
would be doubly interesting 10 her from
reading 1t with him; too tired, in short,
for anything but absolute unsocia re.
pose Of mind and body. Back be goes
IN the morning 10 his work, aud fifteen
minutes before the train stops, you see
him on his feet, pressing, crowding
eager 10 bs the first TO rush into th'
street, and feeling actually buoyant u h'
succeeds in saving a second or two o
time--not that 1t presents itself e. bin
in that light hurry has become - bin
habitual and unconscious bat 10 al coke
on it is painful 10 see hov the man
the slave and not the master Of his work
And SO he goes on day after dag, till aud
denly there is break in human maehin
ery--a man is dsad--dead from ubus
OF natural laws, which, properly obeyad
would have kept him en- healthy being 10
twenty years longer; rich, indeed, bu
inssnsible now 10 all his richea, resting
let US hope, at last. There Is somethin
wonderfully touching 10 tho look Of sue
dead faces; the lines Of care relaxed, IN
look Of eagerness and tension gone III
quiet mouth, with something OF its chile
like expression, AS II it had found tim
once more 70 smile, and on the breal
the busy fingers are crossed and still, I
do 40 more the errands OF the braii
Friends snatch an hour for raapc eff
sympathy, and then the world draw
them back again, aud "a new nAchin
takes the place Of that which has bee
laid aside Il has even been propos,
lately to defer the removal Of the corp
70 the tomb till the day after the funer
services; why, wo know not, unless
save the precious time of friends sur
ly, it is not for want OF sympathy, 70
ia case of distress, that is freely given
these very men; they will give none
too; any thing, in fact but time; th
was given them for--business
Men and women go on thus from 70,
20 year, and call Il living Feeli
sometimes the hardness of their lot, e
ting glimpse of things beyon their da
round, they think il wrong to iudul
their longings, or do il as by stealth
short summer vacations into which ID
try to crowd the recreation that shou
have been distributed throughout |
year. But is this life1 win not /
children remember q parent more for
ly for some mutual pleasure, some be
day excursion, some kind and patio
explanation OF a picture or poe
acme thoughtful care for mind and so
than from the most liberal pro vision
their material wants2 Aud ev
if money getting be the end and aim
life, Il is poor economy TO ever work /
muscles aud the brain. We are urs
reform in our public schools, so as
give the children less study and me
piayR Do not the parents nee d ii
lar arrangement
II rests with those who are wealt
and who control the time Of others,
accomplish such reform. Selfshn,
might find sufficient inducements to
not only in the personal relefan be
fit, but the better quality of service
would issue. But there are higl
considerations than these Those v
are in subordinate positions suffer mo
with the less power of redress. II II
are to support themselves and their IA
lilies, they must conform to existing bl
ness regulations, no matter how exha
tive of time and strength. To compli
is to starYe. Bun there is a silent p
test seen in shortened lives, in erowt
asylums, in the rage for speculation
desperate means of escape from Il
and painful struggle, which, we're it &C
u. pretended by those who are response
in the matter, would touch their Y
heart Eeono my, reason, religion,
counsel moderation in work as well
in recreation. We think ourselves
vide nation--let us not be found foo
R6- The order of the Confeder
Secretary Of War, SAYS the LOUSY
Journal, that all Confederate oliic
and soldiers in Kentucky shall leave
State and return to the Confederaev
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