The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-19
, OUR HUMAN LILIES.

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There is n very considerable class of
men oh the face Of this earth whose exist
ence u one Of the most perplexing puzzles
imaginable. Notwithstanding the edict
which went forth tremendously early In
mortal history, that "in the sweat of his
face man should eat bread all the days Of
his life, tthere il a,slashing percentage Of
humanity who have never consumed
morsel under the prescribed Circumstan-
ccs Weneed not 90 outside Of our own
blessed town to find illustrious examples.
Pethapsin no other place OF It's size III all
creation will be found so many striking
instances Of the chameleon life lini man
than in tAisVery ancient and respectable
burgh of ours. Day after day every store.
box on the sidewalks and every available
space on the Court House steps Is occu.
pied BY an army Of loungcrs, who come
10 tllcir pcrches rs regularly as the birds
TO their nests, and stick TO them as persist
emily rs though each seat was valuable
egg, and Il was their special business 10
hatch it ont. Not a few Of these constitti
tl6naI rosters dress vel, smoke good cigars,
Cliew fine cut tGl)Aecdl land indulge mother
luxurics Of kindred mature; ithey look
sleek and we'll fed, as itthey enjoyed the
good things OF this. life in an average, dc.
gree, wearing nn air Of dissatisfaction, as
though this was u jolly sort of old world
which went exceedingly well with them;
and yet not one Of them Is possessed Of any
visilly means Of support, or q single re-
source perCeptible TO the most intensely
multiplied microscopic power. i, ~.
1t is one Ofthe profounlest mysteries in
the whole social system, how this class Of
beings exist, and from what source they
draw their supplies. No man ever yet
saw them, even Involuntarily, guilty Of
the slightest experiment in manual labor.
The very name Of work Is as the rankest
worm.woOd to them and nalSeates their
stOmachs like dose Of ipecac. Tie bub.
bling poison that was poured into the
ears Of Hamlet's unfortunate father was
not more fatal than would be to them the
suggestion OF earning decent living by
an honest calling, II any OF our curious
agriculturalists desire to experience the
Melusa look, turning them into solid
chunks Of granite, let them approach some
OF our matching population and suggest
the idea Of going into the country and as.
sist with the harvest. We have seen this
experiment tried, and no power OF pencil
or brush could possibly depict the glare
OF mingled surprise, horror, wrath and
disgust which was slot like burning lava
upon the ili-advlsed and inconsiderate ex-
perimentalist. Il Work indeed they !scornI
the very thought Of anything like manual
labor, as a base ignOble affair unworthy Of
their elevated standard Of manhood Their
mission Is, one of perfect rest, Of unbroken
repose; they have nj. conception Of lie
carried on upon the basis Of worry and
cxcrtion Adams tatI pas IN that ancient
garden Is regarded by them as q matter
purely personal to himself, and they do
not consider that they should be in any
way involved in the consequence thereof.
Their position is the Ugh ground that
they were placed in the world without
being consulted about the matter, and
therefore the world owes Il TO It's own
credit that II should yield them q liveli.
hood. Il Is, u striking proof OF the in.
cQualities of tie human lot that the world
somehow dOesit. Little rs 1t will do,
and grudglngly as 1t yields support to
those WHO strive and plan and struggle
for 1t, at the same time, BY q process In
comprehensive TO all unblest by the for.
tune 81 It's smiles, it nourishe3 and cher.
isles the barnacles who simply cling sui.
kily to It's surface. y M '-'f'' ~
There Is no philosophy that teaches the
TIylto1, tkfbI 1ffS1
able. Stimulated by the constant sight
Of fellow.beings undulating gently down
the slopes Of life, toilIng not, neither spin
ming, yet Nrrayed in SolOmon's vestlnants
md indulging in Injuries which even
that inventive monarch never knew, we
have tried earnestly 70 arrive at tho secret
agency by which such indulgence Is ca
iQlG1 from nature, Our efforts lave thus fur
been all IN vain; The mystery Is quite as
insCrutAblG rs over, aud we only retire from
the struggle bafled and discounted, We
have 10 toll and fret and Gume for every
mOrsel which passes down our outlet, and
such Is the common lot Of ali mankind
within the sphere iIhWli6h we are placed,
No ravens ever feed lis or mama showers
in our vicinity, rs seems 10 be the case
with these modern Elijahs and lsraelites
generally, Tous the bread Is moisture IN.
less we duly earn Il, and the crrlso Of oil
fails very list unIessit lsfegularly replCn.
ishcd. To them, however, who are IA.
yored, nobody knows how or why or
wherefore, no effort Is needed for either
food or raimenE Theyllterally obey the
Scripture prccept, stake no heed Of what
sc shall cat, or what ye, shall drink, or
wherewitlial ye shalh' DO iclothed,p but
they lot the day provide for itself and come
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