Daily Republican., 1884-09-04


chievous. Their innate activity must
find some vent, good or bad. The man
who is too lazy to work is not too lazy
to he actively wicked.
The idle man is generally gossip and
la mischief-maker. The time which
ought to be usefully employed must be
taken up with something, and 80 the
regulations of neighbors and acquain-
tances are torn to shreds in many in
stances, and the conscientious and USE
full mem bers of the same household are
continually aggravated by the idleness
which affords leisure for such disagree
able and contemplate employment
that Is, II they are not themselves
sooner or later demoralized by 1t.
An idle person cannot bear to see
others employed. A woman who has
no home duties, or who does not attend
to such duties, Is u pest in any neigh
borhood. 1t may take her long time
to make her breakfast toilet, but her
outside garments 60 on like magic when
she has once decided to make her morn
| ing or afternoon call. She will not
work, and she will not let her neigh
bors work. Her acquaintance are kept
| in a state of chronic discomfort In the
depreciation of visit, and door bell
in her vicinity cannot ring without
striking terror to the heart of the lady
of the house. A cali from this id le per-
son means simply loss of time without
the slightest compensation. The work
in the kitchen or nursery must be aban-
ldoued, and this means with practical,
conscientious housekeepers, not only a
giving up of the work for the time, but
for some time yet to come. The work
planned tor that day, and omitted for
that day means ovarwork at another
L 81 ,,at.. a
What can be more exasperating than
to be compelled to entertain an idle
person, to the neglect of necessary
duties ? IL occasionally arouses all the
lantagonism and latent ugliness in ones
nature.
Hands and brain are all ready for the
work which HIS been laid out for the
time. "When will she go 2" the
spirit keeps asking. :" If she will only
i go now 1 can rush through with the
work, and the morning will not be a
lost one."
But she does not 60. In fact, it is a
rare thing for this particular kind of
caller to take her lea ave until the
utmost limit OF time is reached, as we'll
as the utmost limit of her hostess' pa
tience.
So, sensible ladies protect themselves
by feeling at liberty to report them
selves engaged, with the exception OF
the time set apart for the reception OF
guests.
One of the greatest difficulties that
mot hers have to contend with in the
eslucation OF their girls Is the id le miss,
who, having unlimited time at her dis
posal, drops in AT study hours, at prac-
lticing time, in the moments devoted TO
Iculinary and housekeeping employ
meni in fact, at any time and all
times " Mich she takes a notion to Sc
leet
Ii IL a fact that two Idle girls can
} more or less dem oral ze a. whole set.
There are only 10 many hours in each
Twenty four that can be safely utilized,
and no the careful mother, anxious to
lprepare her daughter tor the RESPONSE
bilities VIII tch If she lives, will be call
ed upon to take up, fits the special
occupation or lesson tothe special hour.
Everything il going on smoothly
and successfully when the door
: bell rings, and one of the idle girls
lappears. That precious hour is
broken in upon, every moment hope
: lessly wasted, for no one ever learns
anything that Is good from an idle
gil.
Having no occupation In life but tn
! v sit, or be visited, it is inevitable that
she should be impressed and influenced
in such manner as to make her a dan
gerous companion.
1t may be that the Idle girl is rela.
. tive, or so connected socially As to make
1t impossible to refuse to admit her
or there may be various other reasons
8 for bearing with her such as natural
reluctance to infiict pain, or lack OF
moral courage to protect ones time.
d Aud 80 1t comes to pass that the girls
who would be industrious il they were
. let alone are constantly interrupted by
this at present very common pest.