Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-11-15
Loiferers.

ment in life Existence to them is
only something to be passed some
how, and they idle away the prec-
ions moments that should be spent
in some useful manner. You find
them in all conditions Of social life,
among the rich and the poor, the
would be learned and the ignorant.
The woman who has plenty of leisure
should put it to some good use either
in improving herselforin helping 9TH
crs. There is no occasion for herto be
an idler simply because she has this
spare time. But for mother Of a
large family, where everything de-
ponds upon her wisdom and good
sense, to be dawdler means an I'M
comfortable home for the husband
and an unhappy one for the children.
Mothers should not allow their little
ones to loiter over their little tasks,
for it is habit that grows very fast
when once formed. When you give
child anything to do, allow it suffi-
Gent time for the accomplishment OF
it and no more; try and get it to
do it in a manner which means they
intend to finish it. Whenever see
an idle, listless woman going slowly
and carelessly about her househould
duties, / always wonder why her mo-
Their did not train her to do every
thing an intelligent earnest manner,
rs if life were worth living and was
not to be FILTERED away in an idle,
useless manner. Boys have far too
much time on their hands If not
taught to occupy their minds either
with reading, good conversation or
any matter that will furnish food for
theirintellects. They grow up to be
corners loungers and terror to all
good people because they don't
know what else to do to pass away
the time. There is nothing like this
habit of dawdling to unfit the mind
of any one for the successful accom-
plshment of any object in life. 1t
weakens the intellect so thatit cares
not to deal with anything that re-
quires thought.
A little child who has been lott
erer over his childish tasks, will be
| as much and perhaps more an idler
at school and will never rank high
in classes. 1t will cling to them all
through life, and may keep them
from ever rising to any post of great
honor. The first question generally
asked about any application for a
position is, is he or she steady mean
! ing is he or she earnest and houest.
doing their duty, and the same every
day in the year? No one cares to
employ a person who may do well
one day but idle away the next, or
one who loiters so long over any
task that you could not waste your
money on him. Servant girls are
sometimes great loiterers, doing their
work in such listless manner that
you feel like doing it yourself one
half the time. OF course we arc not
all equally active, and we have no
wish to be slave drivers. That is
not the question. Some people are
very quick and can accomplish more
than a slow person. But if the lat
ter works conscientiously and intelli-
| gently, he is no more to be called Il
loiterer than one of the former class.
A dawdler is not person who may
be slow in movements but one who
does not intend to de anything from
which he can possibly escape. Let
us aim to implant good habits and
principles in our sons and daughters
from the outset, and if they do not
become all we wish them to be, we
have tried to do our duty.