Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-07-22

as well as its bright side," and aftcl
illustrating by examples, came to th'
inference in conclusion, that "our OWL
individual fancies or experience shuulc
not be made the measure or the rule
by which to regulate the actions o.
others" My experience brought me
to the conclusion that the whole mat:
ter was hunsbug. Of course that don't
affect others, whose occasions in life
require different line of procedure
and all this I promised at the begin
ming of my article, when l said, "one s
usefulness in life depends not so much
upon the time at which a person daily
enters upon the occupation to which
choice or necessity calls him, as upon
the manner in which he works when
his work has begun" Between us,
Mr.: Editor, tried it again, one morn
ing in the early part Of the week be-
fore this, and as the result, to the
query of u. s. g. docs friend
Toms Creek" still persist III that
early rising is q humhug | can reply
emphatically, yes. The whole day
passed in a sort Of wrong-sidc-ou
fashion. Remember, now, that | arise
whenever ] am fully awake; this oc-
ours pretty regularly as to time, and
if we'll or not undulv wearicd never
lie down during the day, nor 10 |
ever recline lazilv, much less do |
cape, stretch myself or manifest any
such like symptoms of an unrefre.hed
body in the last nights sleep, and
without boastjhg may add my daily
engagements are rarely in any par
ticular postponed to the morrow.
Now if anything were wanting to
settle firmly my personal convictions
as above given, this article "f y. :.
& e, of the Sth inst, stvI%l "Nisc
Earlv,' would be clenrhcr,
Let us consider it as briefly as pos.
sibc; but first Of all, let ,'v friend
u. 5. &. ." know that d" IN, take my
'est 80 cr the heated surface Of a;
feather bed" lhurl back jnA,rHantl,
shat soft imf&achmcnt; ~ such foul
material h"' borne nay
'Tom's creek" cant descend in thu
scale of comfort below hair aid straw.
There now vGu have the whole cas-"
,lcarlv in view
Noe to y. s. G.'s' remarks, lie
and evidently prartIcod
the "old dramatish' advice which h"I
thus quoted:
---.---"risc before the sun,
Then make breakfast of the morning dew,
Served up by nature, on some grassy hl'l
Iou'll find it nectar.
He might have added DR.. Hall $ re-
of a lemon with a hol"
cut into it, and into the hole stuff a.
lot of sugar, then squeeze and suck
till you get all the contents ont Of the
form, and let that and nothing more
be your supper! Now 'o'r'as beings
could not subsist on nectar. if they
could get it it would at once remove
the mortal coil Thus it came,
therefore, that our friend having sal
lied forth with an unrested body, 1rd
his mind full of the poetry Of the early
hours, Icarus-like flew high up into
the regions of fancy, to which he gave
full wing, until at letgth when he
reached his climax in the words
Muse on the magnihcence Of his
wax-cemented wings melted asundcr
he came down to the earth-a con-
venient ''interruption" made him seek
earthly food, and drink, let us hope
that in the latter he did not descend
from the celestial to anything devil
ish; "Owings' Creek, you remember
had some experience Of that sort at
Mechanicstown.
| conclude, as the rcsul. Of my *
perience and observation, that neces
sitv in many cases requires persons to
use the early hours; by this | mean
that time of the morning occurring
before the sun, with his grand cheml-
cal laboratory, has made the earth en-
joyable; again, old age, that cant
enjoy natural repose in the natural
order, but dozes more or less the day
through, must needs be around early ;
and lastly, those who unfortunately
are atldicted to that disease which
manifests its ov4rro~orfng influence
in creating III extreme dryness Of the
throat, producing intole.ablc thirst,
that can be qucnched only in an un-
natural manner, and this Enough it
NAV and docs occur at all hours Of the
day, has yet its most potent influence
in the early, early morning. Why,
sir, | have heard Of their standing
awaiting the early opening of the
doors OF course tis their necessity
to be aro'And.
These three orders Of persons
strangely uniting, are all that | can
bring together, and yet their force is
legion, to support the carly-honf the.
orv, however unnatural throughout.
Get up when You are thoroughly
awake do what you undertake., and
with a clear ctnscicNcc, and the bless
clnoss Of Life will be yours.
FoM ) CRTrH,