Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-30
LIRE ON THE ROAD.


expsrssnsss Of Msa Who Are Compiled |
70 Travel Evsry Day.
Then there is another large group
who arc ION tho road nearly every
day. These arezs,he men whose bust.
ness. trades or calling are in town and
whose dwelling-houscs or family places
Of abode for the time being are out OF
town. At the shore or in the country.
On this class observ ations may bc
madc. Some Of them make dreary
and iiresone job of their daily journey
to and fro. especially II tho rido takes
an lbot,r or two. They bury themselves
in silence. or they make futile Efforts
to read profitless and trashy eight
literature" or they Resort to tho smok-
ing-car. or they play cards all tho way;
or they Mt once set to work to Try TO g.
to sleep. and all ITO kill time" and 50
make wear some labor or feverish
fire., Of the trip And. in fact. 1t is a
mono,onoux duh. and very tedious
business with them rs they work it--u
profitlcss expenditure Of time. most Of
them getting very tired Of ii before the
summer is. over.
There il = .'remnnnt." however.
who 60 ION the road TO better pur-
pose. who don't got tired. and who
don't try to '.kill tine" in any of the
ways already mentionrd. Ole Of this
group we have in mind At this mo-
ment. During several months Of the
year 1t happens that he Is obliged to
be on the road twice every day. his
Workshop and his dwelling place he
ing in those months two hours travel
apart H, make. the trip TO tho city
early In the morning aud back Ia the
evening. and while he !, by no means a
youth. he never suff :rs cnnui on tho
train. never seems to be tired. anil, IN
fact, never IL tired on the r,al. Whem
asked how that cones about his an
swer is: .'TircdP No; the most Also
lutc rest got. except when ] am in
b,d asleep. is during tho two hours oi
the railroad ride home in the after
/ noon and evening. When ! settl
down in the car-chair l throw of
every thing that has any strain 81
thought in it. look at the fields and
rees. tho corn and the clover. the
peach orchards and thu potato patches.
the berr, field u IL tho vineyards,
the gardsns.. the harn-yards and tho
eattlc-pasturss. TIL snug farm homes
and the cozy cottage homes along III
village roads. the wild flowers and
he wild birds. the pretty railwa,
stations. their parterres. and the va
ried and curious CROPS Of people o
Ill descriptions ngr,at-d ut tho a.
lions. have passing acquaintance
with every thing nn that road. mi
nate and inanimate, and every day
90 them under snhe I e,h aspect,
) mo new interest is al"a = coming ;e
,o,ice. The res!fulnrss OF 1t all is 3,
| >,erfcct and absolute that you mus
!. ~ it befor, you can undrrs and 1t. '
when asked about the 'tine'
aiken IN in the two daily trips h
aid: Yes, of course. there's u g,ea
Expense of time. Ic,uld no, afford /,
pend four no r. ont Of the workin,
;ay that way. so divide them. devo
NJ tho two hours to tire shcr, aftc
he days work is over to perfect rest
nd putting the two hours coming VI
u the morning to work. and can d
l.rcc hours work easily in those tw
when fresh in the morning. 1t !
yonderful to find how letters an,
,, apers and memoranda about busines
fairs that were puzzles and Difficult
!, les tO know what TO do with durin,
he busy hours Of the day before clea
themselves up and almost dispose d
, themselves when the mind is fresh an
roe and active in tho early mornin
~ TIN. ROAD N Letter.