The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-09-15

WArrIxe.-Tho following is taken from
the "Home Interest" column OF the 7ri.
osne' edited BY Mrs. Joseph B. Lyman, oi
Richmond Hill:
Uio any one ever compute the number OF
noofe. days, months, years, mortals spend
IN waitingf We wait for the train, we
VA Ms's c,, iSr an expected visitor, We wait for
tne eoiden opportunity, and all the time
the precious sands arc clipping through the
hour glass. Some wait q lifetime for their
moment OF triumph, and find It only Mt
their exit from the mortal stage. Happy
they If at that late period fraition over
ms;a.;tu .aass .nem. The young man waits his
young woman waits the coming Of another
morn risen on mid-noon, which shall give
her mission and sphere congenial to her
nature; and SO, from the cradle to tho
grave. man never is but always to be
otest" Now we have pet theory Of life
that Of waiting. We believe that there ia
IN human affairs q system of promotion,
often invisible to mortal eyes, by which,
when one Is fitted for a higher place
thao that he now occupies, he will be ad-
vanced to it. Instead of waiting for the
hour when lie shall step up higher, let him
in qualifying himself for the position to
which he aspires. While absorbed in the
pursuit of those which will enable him to
hold successfully the vantage ground he is
lighting for, he may find himself In posses.
SION OF that vantage ground unawares.
One step upward at a time, persevered in,
will conquer the highest mountain, and
give the climber time to look on all the vast
landscape below. There is nothing so idle
as mere waiting; and plans should always
be made by which this profltless waste of
time may be prevented. A bit Of crochet
work or embroidery in ones pocket, IN iu-
teresting book, q vexed socisl question,
may gil the gap made BY delayed train, a
tardy guest, or an untoward accident. If
dinner is not ready on the moment, the
master of the house will find space to read
the market reports; and if he is slow to
answer the dinner bell, his wife and daugh-
ters can improve the time in cleaning the
Journals Jour al 70, for the latest news: 1t is mono
tony OF labor that wearies. Work can be 80
adjusted that one variety shall furnish rest
from another. When one has gone through
severe intellectual labor, nothiDg ia more re-
| freshing than the rest that comes from ply
sical toll. The broom should succeed the
| needle, and not the needle the broom. 1t is
in the power Of many Of Us SO to adjust our
daily lives that but few of the allotted
hours shall be passed in waiting. The
amount of actual performance one can
show who makes a jndicious use of every
moment of time is almost incredible. The
greatest worker in this country pos
sesses the happy secret of going to
sleep when he is tired and has nothing for
the hour to occupy him, and of waking
up refreshed when duty summons him to
action. The veil which hides the future
from our eyes is impenetrable, and we can
not know to what peculiar end we are
polishing our faculties, storing our minds,
cnltivatiog our moral natures bat we may
be sure that when We are ready for the
niche we are designed to occupy it will be
ready for US, and there will be no waiting
till it is filled.n