Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-03
Lire ON THE ROAD.
APer'o"eos OF Mon Who Are Co,npelsd
To Travel Evory Dav.

- 'n'oi ESory Day.
linen there Is another large group
VINO are ION the road nearly every
day. These are the men whose bnsi.
ness. trades Or calling are in town and
whose dwelling-houses or family places
OF abode for the time being are out Of
Town. at the shore or In the country.
on this class observations may b.
made. Some Of them make droary
and iiresome job Of their daily journey
to and fro. especially il the ride tak"s
an hour or two. They bury themseive.
in silence, or they make futile cff,rts
to read profitless and trashy Eight
literature. or they resort to the smok
ing-car. or they play cards all the way;
or they Mt once set tn work to try to O.,
to sleep. and all ITO kill time" and 80
make a wear,somc labor or feyerish
fret OF the trip. And. in fact, 1t is a
monoionoua dull. and very tedious
business with them as they work it,
profitiess expen siture Of time. mcst Of
them getting very tired Of It before the
summer Is over.
There Is remnant" however,
who 60 ION the road to better pur-
pose. who don't get tired. and who
don't try to '.kill time in any of the
ways already mentioned. One OF this
group we have in mind a. 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 be-
ing in those months two hours travel
apart H. makes the trip to the city
early in the morning and back in the
evening. and while he is by no means a
youth, he never suffers cnnui on the
train, never seems 10 be tired, and, In
fact, never Is tired on the roal. When
asked how that comes about his an
swer'is: 'Tired' No; the most abso-
lutte rest ! get, except when l am in
bid asleep. is dur ng the two hours Of
the railroad ride home in the after
noon and evening When / settle
down in the car-chair l throw off
very thing that has any strain Of
thought in it. l look ut the fields and
rccs. tho corn and the clover. the
peach orchards and the potato patches,
the berrt-eid, and the vineyards.
the gardens, the barn-yards and the
esttlc-pastures. the snug farm homes
and the coy cottage homes along thu
village roads, the wild flowers anf
he wild birds. the pretty ralwa.
ststio.,s. their parterres. and the va
ried and curious groups OF people o
all descriptions created at the s a
tons. have passing acquaintance
with every thing on that road. ami
mate and inanimate. and every day
'ee them under s>nne fresh aspect
Some new interest is al@a's coming te
Id,ice. The restfulness Of it all is 81
,ierfcct and absolute that you mus
| Try it befor- you can underst and 1t. '
when asked about the 'rime'
aiken up in the two daily trips h
aid: Yes, of course. there's u grea
Expense of time. l could not afford Il
pend four no rs out of the workin,
lay that way. so divide them. devo;
ns the two hours to the shore ate
he days work is over 10 perfect rcsl
and putting the two hours coming u
IN the morning to work. and l can d
hree hours work easily in those tw
when fresh in the morning. 1t
wonderful to find how letters an
papers and memoranda about bushes
,frairs that were puzzles and difhcnl
lies to know what TO do with durin
the busy hours of the day before cles
themselves up and almost dispose
themselves when the mind is fresh an
roe and active in the early mornin
on the road.-M T. Letter.