The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-30
For the F. i M. M.-Household.

Helen McGregor asks that any or every
body will enilghten the rest OF Us on the
subject of early rising My dear, there
i not much that you would ask that
would deny you, but not all the love and
reverence that | yield III fullest measure
e. your most sweet and gracious woman
,iness car induce me to advocate what |
cUnscientlously reprobate!
| am sworn foe, q Ia Outrdnce to that
fell destroyer Of all matutlnal peace aid
comfort, yclept, early rising. Don't fight
/ battle royal with myself seven mornings
out of every week to rise at six a. N? +?
The spirit, thro' long habitude OF imrno-
ation, being wiling, but the flesh deei
lc6,y averse To the measure
A matter Of necessary information
would rise early enough one morning to
see the sun rut stop to his Irritation
with Aurora and lift his self satisfied face
above the soft blush on her cheek, once,
say, | would fee 1t my duty to sacrifice
myself to see that display. for surely there
Is nothing more exquisite than the dewy
ire shness of dawn, the joyous blitheness
ofthe birds which sing as if their whole
hearts held jubilee over the morning ;
and the perfume of the devladen flowers
Y Htlntit Iut new USTS III iC HGcIIS W
the whole world with the renewal OF each
,iav; but fair as 1t all is, ] would not have
IL grow hack ueyed by repeated sight !
Early rising vii do well enough for those
who like il, if any such there are.-l sub
nit t. it daily, as a necessary evil, but |
! i'll not give my suffrages for 1t The
| plague seize thee, ten thousand furles IL
away with thee, thou vile Early rising
thou nipper-iu-the bud of all morning
uaps and luxurious lingcringsl But, my
wi,est Of women. do heartily agree with
YOU as to the wisdom of resting at mid
/ day. A post prandlal Siesta will set the
the quantity and quality OF the work done
/ in a week far ahead of that accomplished
by unremitting toll all the day long.
Muscles will tire. brains will sympathise
with them, and the next result will be
less aud more inferior work.
Most working people seem to think
themselves machines, which should pro-
duck a given quantity Of work for Z
given quantity of time, day after day
rhey are not machines, however, anc
dame Nature takes terrible revenge:
for the violation of her laws. You may
work like a steam engine for glvel
number Of months or even years, thGI
there will come a break down of more OIL
less severity, and the wreck that arises
thercfrom viii pay back thro' enforced
Iidlsness, and ncapacity Tor continuous
work every atom of wasted strength anc
lover taxed muscle, ami az most usurl
Gus rate of interest too.
OF coarse | do not expect any one t
accept my ip.e DIRT any more than | &C
cepted the wisdom of three score year
Of experience and observation. The trOu
b.e IS we know il all, uuil thro' our owl
Uretlhcd mistake we touch ourselves tha
we know Just nothing at al. But tia
is place that we know just nothing a
! ali! But that Is place unfortunatei
hat We have o get to before We are at 1t
Alas, it is but a sorrowful learning an
urlcaruiug OF lessons all along the y
+, l30l0yosu that we call life. Yet at ia
! worst they are leaned under the smile {
: aiGod that men call Sunshine, aud re
i, member the darkest night holds th
7 flash and d.uple Of stars.
Hieroglyphic am very, very glad
We come you as one OF u. Thanks, :
Knight Of the Silver rongue, for pleaear
: words. and the promise Of the dear We
bit Of spring flower. Write again, sV,,
- lliD>iiel, luliC NOui iLO1'-ni - =
: not less graceful prose poems" tn
i these letters may become.
And you too. sunshine y. are W.
! come. | II your hearty pleasant lette
U and uladlv hail the advent Of one VII
{ comes - teli Is If personal hapr ae-
when sometimes seems to be a ic
! qlaa,.ty.
! Ven-as, i. : I ri-y vau cannot mas
n trlp !. tie flesh. as we,l as 10 The spri
81 O. orr fir Syu hern country. | Tin
l. you would have you. Impressions -
.e a-reea l.y realized. even tho we l.te q
built up and repaired all the ravages q
s. war OF Invasion aui de-truction.
a. kuow not how temperate may be q
IT beat oi pulses IL your snow lad Ian
e We Of he South are hot bloc1ed a
Is iml ASSIGNED anl score OF years :
g too brief time to quanch the sparl
er of resentment, or dry the tears, or h'