The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-20
The Daily Bulletin.
The Clo9ing Week,

The Closing Week,
How much there IL in the two words,
Saturday night, 70 the whole civil
i1ed world it means much. 1t means
another week Of toll over it means an
other week Of worrment and hard work
over ii means that u day of rest is
about to dawn it means that another
weeks journey toward eternity IL made.
Yes, il means all OF this. 1t means
that we are older in years and expert.
ence by week. II tells us time is fast
passing and every idle moment spent is
just so much time lost. never to be made
up. Did you ever sit down on a Satur-
day night and make a careful inventory
OF the week. Did You ever consider the
number Of nickleS aud dimes spent dur
ing the week for which YOU have nothing
TO show? Did you ever think how much
more money could have been saved for
a 'rainy day from the weeks earn.
ings, II you had done rs you ought 10
have done TO yourself and the loved
ones at home9 Can YOU not on Satur-
day night look back over your acts OF
the past week and see where YOU could
have been the means Of doing good to
some poor creature, some unfortunate
one whose toll could have been made
easier by some pleasant word from YOU,
which, having neglected the opportuni-
ty YOU have feeling Of regret, and
could you but live over again the days
that are gone, Won would have lived
them better? These are but few Of the
many thoughts that come 10 the minds
of the considerable on Saturday night
II You spend your days ia idleuess de-
voting your time TO licentious pleasures
you are not only wasting Your vital
forces, but every Saturday brings YOU
nearer the aims house, nearer n prcma-
ture a pauper' grave. SAYS Charles
Kingsley Every man, it would SEEM
brings into the world "A certain capacity
certain amount Of vital force, in body
and in SOU 4; and when that Is used up
the man must sink down into some sort
Of second childhood and end very much
where he begins II we have nothing
laid by when Saturday night comes, we
are only making ourselves the more
helpless in our old age. VINO wants 10
reach n helpless old age IN poverty?
Not a human being,
Did Won ever stand on the busy street
on Saturday night and look at the
crowds of men and women boys and
girls, all moving about doing some
thing? There goc, man with we'll
filled baSke! on hi, arm. \ peaceful,
contented look is on his face He is an
honest son Of toll going TO his family
with week. provisions lie has set
tied his bill at the store and has little
balance left. Happy, happy man. See
over there. There stands Il Young man
who earns enough to take care of him
self and have snug sum left at the end
of the week, but he spends it all and il
10 debt. What net Of misery he is
weaving about himself in his profigate
course. Here YOU meet a man with his
wife by bis side What happy time
to them is Saturday night. They Oask
IN the sunlight OF each others love, and
conscious Of frugal, well-Spenl week,
they are content aud happy. Satur.
day night 10 them is night Of pleasure,
in squaring up accounts and Ouyin.
something for the little ones at home
Envy them Who does not envy them;
The closing night OF the week is in
deed night in which We come mp iol
exam nation l. t1e week ha- boon wei
or idiy spout, orr record viii tell it,
Saturday night j. the comma IN the sen
teucc II our lives wncrc We are enabled