Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-02

Work. .-Ihorc is no blessing on earth to
compare with work. 1t is mistake to regard
work as an eptailed curse. Without il one half
Of tho world woud 90 mad from rcs,lessness
aud tho other half would bo i,:c crinicals.
THE true end OF man 10 Hction.' Tho jewels
90 the brow OF labor ara priceless. and are
brighter than any Of the diamocds from the
fields of AIric,. When u msu is wliliug to
work. has fouod tho bent of his genius, aud is
fortunately situated 30 that he can follow his
lncllualioa. he may DO considered one Of The
favored morta!.. There is 40 greater blessing
iu store for him Gu this earth. II is his ear,i.
ly heaven. though he may DOT know it, It was
Carlyle, the cage Of Chelsea who aaid Bless
cd is the mao who has found his work; let hlol
ask no other bessciness Know thy work, and
do it; and work ut it like Hercules Oan mon
ster there i9 ia the world, tho idlo man" How
to slay the institutions that make idluness, that
enforce and breed thes) moossors is one of tho
problems o! tho day. A country Of Idle Hell
would 5000 become nsion OF paupers nnd
towards. 13Ie men early lose their bravery,
and easily submit to the yoke OF the tyrant. lt
is the people who work that prZ, their liberty
aud their possessions. and are tho last TO ricl!
to the demands OF oppression. Work !! 1t j.
Tue only way for you to fulfill your proper des-
tiny, aud it is the magic wand winch. il 0beyed.
will yield you happiness far greater tlaa c,u
be secuted TO You by aoy other method.
Wealth and case, it they mean idteness, arc
mean and pa!try words compared with the
grandeur OF work, which il the white plume ul
civilization. BY it individu lls and na.ons grow
and become wealthy and wiso, and without It
| they perish aHap-MOdcm 1rgO.
"A HAPPY FAMILY other evening
at clock Detroit policeman touod family
of five persons and two old trunks uodcy shed
waiting to 70 up tho river ca wood barge
which wouldn't leave until the ncxt forenoon.
The man had both hands pressed to his f.oe,
tho woman was wipirg her eyes on handkcr-
chief aud oil the ehildrcn wsro squalliog.
"What seems to be the mattcr? ltquirei
| the officer, as he halted among them.
"Oh, nothing much. answered the MN.
"lvo got tho iumpin' toothachc. but II ailu'
sscks up ou me abou. midnight.
"What alls your vile
"Ob, she's kinder tired out and nervous. but
as soon as she gets good rts: Tor her DICK
apin the wood pile she'll % to sleep and forget
ali about it. Shes all right. she ls.
| but the c0Nutcu atc oiJios' o'u'o1-.
"Yaas kioder crying" replied the mau.
but that's nothing. That boy, AUGUSTUS
Cc ,ar, he wants stick Of gum. but aeil soon
cAaw himself to sleep on a silver. The next
one, Charles Henry, he's hoWl'pg cause
won't buy him a rockln' horse, but soon
get time to spank him ho'll curl down aud gt
to drcamio' OF angelo. That gal. Minerva ha
cot her mouth made uo for fried cakes an.
milk, but Ill give her bite o pork aud brea:
from the truck, and shell! never know tho dit
ference. We are kinder sprawled ou: hero
and We seem to be kinder I'll cted, but Wo ara
, regular happy family"
q New DEsIGSs.-We have purchased at auc
Q ton large lot of lac, curtains. BY the var
aud the pattern. at muca under their value an
will sell them off cheap. Can early and take
= ;ook at them curtains at 81 so pair. wort
sIOat ISAAC EICHBERG's.
1w Successor to Slaymaker 20.