, 1876-06-18
4 TIME Ef1R REST


Now that the Republican National Conven
ton is over and gone, and the candidates
have already set out upon their campaign
the great public will find a time for rest, IT.
respective Of the forthcoming Democratic
| National Convention or its nominations.
Crowds Will go to tho Centennial to examine
! the products OF the world Crowds will 90
to Saratoga, Newport, and Long Branch to
swelter in the great caravanserais, exhaust
their pocket books, and convince themselves
that they are enjoying watering place felici-
ties, while in reality they are enduring the
height Of misery. Crowds will flock to
favorite hunting and fishing grounds for rest,
recreation, and sport Other crowds viii
come to Chicago as the great place Of sum-
mer resort, enjoy our nchly-laden tables,
elegant hotels, fine drives, and cool breezes,
and these latter will enjoy themselves more
than the Others. 1t is the time for vacation.
Now the minister droppeth his Bible and
hymn-book, and the spider spinneth her web
across the contibution-box. Contributions
to the heather fall of. Country parsons
come to the city pulpits with their best ser
mons, and mount the stairs with fear
and trembling, lest their frstlies and fina!1ies
may fall stale, fiat, and improbable upon
metropolitan ears. Now the church-sineers
pipe to foreign ears, and the sparse sheep of
the flock, too poor to travel, do their own
singing and browse upon the ancient and
tough pennyroyal, what time the city parson
stretches his legs under Eastern mahogany
and fishes for something besides the souls Of
men Now the lawyer drops his briefs,
filings his rejoinders and surrejoinde1s, his
rebuttals and sur1ebuttals, his sci fss, and
mol presses to the winds, sues for the bracinp
breezes of the mountains, and prosecutes the
cod and haddock Of the salt water and the
trout and bass Of the fresh. Now the doctor
writes no more prescriptions, dings away his
boluses and pills, and leaves his patients to
get well. Now the merchant closes his
ledger, locks his safe, and gives the boys
chance to Tun the store. It is the great sea-
son Of rest, and the summers sun looks down
upon the world hurying in all directions to
have brief play-time, to enjoy little season
Of recreation, md then return refreshed and
reinyig igorated for the work Of the fell and
winter.
It is one of the hardships Of life that those
who need rest the most cannot have it. |
The rich, Who can afford to take rest at any |
lime, and %ho live at ease all the year round,
and who do not need change, will have the
ions share of this play-time. The hard
worked sewing-girl, the woman behind the
counter, the great army of laborers digging
n the sewers, hammering in the mechine-
hops, driving teams, sailing vessels, running
rains, building houses, carrying hods, and
writing editorials, must keep on dir pping.
and writing, in order that the
'thers may have their rest This is in reality
hardship, but there is compensation.
The man who stays at home is not altogether
Eithout his pleasures. He saves money and
as none Of the discomforts of travel He will
njoy the cool lake breezes and the pleasant
lights, while those who are away will sve1ter
/ the heat. The streets will be less crowd
d, and he can pick the shady side Of the
ak without being pushed of. Hs can find l