The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-21
On Isins rs Bed.

The philosophy which urges the
excellence Of early rising has been
very rudely and successfully shaken.
Chas. Lamb has shown that there
is as much excess in rising with the
lark and lying with ;he lamb az in
tho practice referred to in Moor's
song, which recommends a leDgtben-
Ing or our days By taking a few
hours from The night, my dear
That philosophy was shaken in tie
early days ofthe world BY two sleepg
children, who came under the rebuke
olrigilant fathers.
Ny son, " remarked one sire, u
once found piece Of gold by rising
"Ay," rejoined young hopeful "bu.
t,ielJsa t. ioIo~ s. gss up before VOC
My son.'' said ,ae o,he; worthy
pa-eat. ''0Jse-ge lhaS it IS the ea.iy
bird that catches he worm" lido,
o, my .a,ne replied the excellent
boy; also taat he worm YVES caught
by 10 siHg rj ee-lier ban ae bird
h4- been considered no, benea-h
iAe o,sa',y d. field ma.sbal ,he Duke
"a y eIiia sssa 70 hold rank among ,he
2h ts'Jnessoi the bed; and as nobody
.nea -na- ne had eve. Gel;ve ed h'm-
sell q, az ATOM os -.a--'a, ..lds -a.inz
bel doc ine, one has been made 10
wes' it as il i we-e bis own.
When man tu-Hs in bed. .l IS
,i;ae i0- him to turn ouE" as ,hc Dute
o.? Wellington used tosay. So we a-e
9lI as e the field ma 'sDal were az
Navs saying It. Nov, he phrase was
a aiafo:i,e one with 90 early archbi-h-
ops, and it was probably not original
even on the lips Of the very eariies.
o. the prelates to whom l. fas been
assigned by lae bishopof Chichester.
Ige earliest illustration Of the evils
or lying iale in bed, which some If
ou older people used toreccive when
thev wee children, came to them from
D. Watts. Who has not heard Of
tEu famous lines with their hating
philosophy:
III. t.is vai'e u tis -'Hsssri Il 1e-rI ai-o-z-
y"' .. .a - 90 us 20 roa; muz. -i4n5sr
4. ,te soor ea <. hinges. So he in hIsbsI.
4"'.s ~ l-s a1l his shorlie-s. all BIS iears
Tae doo- that hangs on its hinges
is la.ngjs duty Is a door let Solo
m5a and h- Watts say what thev
wi!l and the wild brier. the thorn
and he thistle which Hew broader
and bighe- IL his garden, were at
least acting busiiy according to the
nature implanted in them. And.
after al he s0-callcd sluggard seems
90 haze been more harmless in bed
than his ccnsurer, who lcf. him after
an IHpert.nenJ missionary visit. with
such lu oHt5urst Of pharisaicaI pride
as t4is;
'---i' t-.-a y lly A-art, 'E-ers'. a lesson f-
2 20 q-se-s .--a -.i-sirs Of wait 1e rssra. De:
iS, ,.'1us, TO ny -r'ziis i9r .her ea.s Ia nv
--h' naye t-a-as ne ty times, 90 love uarsIn-
s-i ra1s ~
Perhaps il the sluggard bad had
such f-ieuds. and they had found him
'wo K 20 do be would have risen
10 do it.
There vas some reason in the
iea0" who, On being asked whv be
did not gc, up, replied that be had
nothing TO get up for5 We are not
even sure tha5 Quin Is to Le severely
ceusrred on the part be took in the
morning dialogue with bis valet.
John. what's O'Clock ~
Nine o'cl. cl. sir"
Is there anv mulIet in the market
TO-DAY, John ="
NO, sir.
"Then call me at nine tomorrow.
John =
MoreOyerit does not follow. that.
becaase q man is in bed, his mind is
Idle, or Jhat be is careless Of the wei
fare Of bis fellow creatures who are
up and abroad:
--be~n10,u5 wrote most in bed:
AMI tlcEeru91-t @ earned ulrs-st.u
Becit-e- are ei1ck-vvaIls Cf rlc hrrF
CfHt- ses- I'D liiat recliael position
-L0Hd0H At7eHaegm.