Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-24

| ior three months. AT the end of that tim,
Two fegenerated and happier men ayajl
changed places; the clerk with bloom OF
MS cheek and joy in his heart; the sorrow
slrckeh father immensely improved by til,
forced duty of the last three months anC
the pleasure of a good action.
nave spoken of the value of habit tt
those VINO nave no necessity Of work, be
cause to those who have necessity O.
WORK consolation comes through that yer,
bondage. Thus, men who have eXactino
anu uhyieloin@ occupation have far les.
suffering from morbid sorrow than won.
EN-, and those women who have to work
| hard for subsistence suffer less than
those whose lives are superior to such ne.
cesslty. The power of habit in thus taking
person out of himself Is very strongly
| proved by this well-known fact.
Inc common lot of women is to bear in
siiehce and IN hope deferred the VARYING
fortunes of the men-husband, brother
FATHER, or son-On whom they happen to
depend; to take with equanmity the sud
den reverses which await them in this
country; nay, worse, to see such a near
friend going down into drunkenness or in.
10 dishonesty, and to have no power to
stop MIN. Such is the story of Tantalus.
the sword OF Damocles, and the CARRYING
water IN selve. thousand times repeat
eu-ahd yet more than half the women in
tnc "oriu are suffering that particular
form of torture all the time.
What shall help them2 First. of course
the angel of consolation; secondly the
hand-maiden Habit. Women in such posi-
tions fall into habits. very monotonous
ohes--ther duty first, then their little
pleasures, their cup of tea, or their even
ing church, their little gossip with some
hei2hoor-these habits help them to bear
their sorrow. They do not know, until
perhaps their poor little possessions are
taken away. wha: pleasure it has been to
go in and loop back the curtains of the
best four-posted bed, or some other limo.
cent pastlne or habit. One poor gentle
man who fell into bankruptcy, and had to
give up his watch. suffered immeasurably
wheh lie came to the hour of winding il.
ana hnaliy borrowed one of a friend at
windingtime.
Let me come in on melting-days," said
the retiring tallow-chandler.
The powerful story in Dickens .Tale of
Two Cities" of the dJcto- at his shoemak-
ing IS picturesque account of the tyranny
OF habit
Every physician TO the insane would
nave some such story to tell. Habits pos
sess us alter while, aud may become our
masters; but they are less ant to inure
than TO con>olc-evel. the habit of smok-
ihg, sometimes called one of the bad hab.
It's. ! believe that 1t has done tar more
good than hurt. in giving weary man
moment Of consolation, when, but for that.
he would have iretted and fumed himself
Into fever. The clever author of The
Narcotics we indulge in" thinks immense
~ Wen OF these drugs and roots and herbs
ana oefries-tobacco, tea. coffee. and the
I'Ao-Mhich poor human nature yearuS for
10 repair rs waste. We all know the pow
er OF a bad habit-opum, hasheesh, drink
Ing, and the like; so it is very imuortant
To uS To give our good habits a certain hold
on us that they may drive out the bad.
Those people who have no habits suffer
terribly under atiliction IL compelled 10
stay IN one place There are natural-born
hoihads-Arabs by nature, who hate to
Keep quiet. They want to fold their tents I.
ohd away. They never can care for the |
uilhtr-hour, have no particular place at
thc table, are not tied to hours or seasons
have absolutely no choice between not and
coid baths, cannot for the life of them
make tuesday resemble Monday. Change
IS the order OF their nature, aud when an
amictioh comes they are particularly mis-
eraole FOR, IN the case OF a death, pub
Iic opinion Is ineXorable-espcciaIly must
woman not he seen out OF her house. uor
we" Nature other than through a black
veil. Ii she does, She is considered heart
less, and as treating the memory of the de-
parted with disrespect. lady who was
very fond of music lost her only son. and
was as heart-broken as a mother could be
ut this greatest of calamities Her friends .
and her husband finally begged of her to
go TO the opera or concert-somewher
"here she could hear some music. She
went to the opera, and found great comfort
ana help from it, Music is ever a cous.-
aloh; Out she was eSpled by a Mrs. Grun-
~, even though her black dress and sad
lace should have surrounded her as
shield. and called heartless and frivolous. {
| lie whole world conspires to make the
'erlod OF mourning exactly the most un- .
icalthtul and most dangerous to the NOR
,ld hhhd. very sagacious physician in
boston TOOK another view of this subject ,
lie mad terrible case of grief on hi, hands
IL iaaV VINO had lost a grown-up daught-
II. she would not be comforted He |
ound that she had been fond of playiup ,
Whist, and lie made it a pl ofessionai order !
hat she should play every evening. Sun /
lay afternoon became to her a dreadful ,
'erlod OF time to get lid of, and he tn. 4 /;
'ruered the family, if they would save H., t
easoh TO SIT down and play whist with q
icr every Sunday afternoon. So the queer T
pecfacle obtained OF a Puritan family. !
cry religious, Sabbath-keeping, PLAYING &
ards regularly on that day. There was 4
cry little amusement in it, of course, but t
ne regular sequence of the game. its mo- t
otonous law, aud its curious combina- a
ions, took her mind from its sorrow, and |
he was saved. a
Another medicine for those who cannot [
nj refuge III their habits is foreign tray- 5
|. ms Is the greatest of consultations.
u course 1t Is very expensive, and beyond
ne reach OF most sufferers; but those OF
Moderate means should try by sacrifices !
, place II within the reach of the afflicted .
.urope with its endless objects of interest,
5 Italy and its Switzerland. its records of o
ne human race, their sufferings, triumphs. =
listakes, and successes, is such an enor II
lous book to read that. in studying it, we
'se sight of our own suffering, and won
er that we can think of any particular ?
eart-ache when there are so many in the i' :
oflu. Sailors, in spite of their wander u ~
X lie, are great creatures of habit
helr circumscrlbed sphere when on ship u
oard undoubtedly caused this necessity - ;;
''periodicity of sensation"-I borrow u
lie phrase from George Eliot, and there is
OF a better in the English language-and
'ldiers share the love of habit with sail nj
rs. 'She's always a-washing greens. in
lys George, in ''Bleak House," admiring- d
OF soldiers wife whom he has follow =.
from India, all around wherever the II
nglish drum beats, to the familiar shores h,
home. 4,
Young children and young animals must r
scOme creatures of habits; if they are a.
.althy. they must and will continue those ir
lbits If formed early enough. n
1t is very fortunate for the human being, m
an or woman, if he or she has formed m
'bit OF visiting the sick when fe
skys are clear and hearts are lght;y is
r, when the darkness of sorrow and dis. h,
'polntment comes. this benefcent en- in
oyment may save the heart from break -
g, and the mind from insanity.
A lady who lost her husband and child +,
thin a few dreadful weeks, became a ~ ~
Sister of Charity. and worked .e
Om morning till night as hard as her al al
rength would allow, and she conquered oe
,r draaI f,,l uriaf he xunnlI ha IN ton.rl, W