The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

litely suggest to such persons that you
have no Sime 70 give them during business
hoars. Nothing would please them q
veil q to have you Fenouncs your occu.
patton and associate with them Much 81
tAe time they loango around tbs clut
rooms o. the doors Of eagine hoasss. OF
after tie dining hear s:sad upea the steps
Of . fash enable hoeel o. IN elegant res.
taurant, wishing % give yoa The idsa that
that 10 The p aoo where they dice Bat
they do not dias there They r sinking
down lower and lowec, day b. day.
NsitAsr b. day nor By night Aavs any
thing 20 do w.th the idlsea Before you
admit . osa ilto your scquaiatancs ask
him politely: what do yoa do for . liv-
ingi" II be says 'No.hing; I an . gen.
tleman." look out for bin. He nay have
. very soft hand aud vesy iaultless api q
rel and have Q high.soan0iug family
name. but b . touch Il death. Before you
know 1t you will IN his presence b
ashamed OF your work dress. Business
will become 10 you drudgsry. and aftsr
awhile You will lose your place, and after.
ward your responsibility: and iast Of oil
your soul Idisness il next door to viii
ls;ny: Thieves. gamblers. burglars
snop Mters sad ASA 'stus are
made from the class who have nothing
to do When the police 90 70 hunt up and
arrest . culprit they seldom 60 70 look In
among busy clerks o. In the busy carriage
factory, tut they 60 among the idlers.
The play Is going OF at the theater, when
suddenly there Is . scufle in the top
gallery. What Is it: A p,liceman has
como in, and, leaning over. q tapped o.
the shoulder OF . young man. saying: 81
want you, sir" He has not worked dur
ing the day. but somehow has raked to-
gether . shilling Of two to get into the top
gallery. He 10 an idler. The man on his
right hand 10 an idler and the man on his
left hand Is an idler.
Shrink back from idleness in yourself
and in others il you would maintain a
right position. Good old Ashbel Green at
more than eighty years Of age was foand
busy writing and some young man said to
him: "Why do you keep busy: Il Il time
for you to rest" II keep bu y to keep
out Of mischief" No man is ct, ong enough
to be idle.
Are you fond Of pictures? II SO 1 will
show you the works Of an old master.
Hero it is: II went by the field Of the
slotbfpl and by tho vineyard Of the man
void OF understanding; aud 10! It wa all
grown over with thorns. and nettles had
covered the face thereof and the tor
wall was broken down. Then I saw and
we'll Hooked upon 1t and re-
ceived instruction. Yet Q little sleep, .
little slumber. . little folding Of tho hands
to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one
khA toA-AvAkh >>A AAw A.unAl
man" / d0n't know Of another sentence
in the Bible moro explosive than that. 1t
first Misses softly like the fuse Of q an.
non and at last bursts like . 6fty.four
FOUNDER. Tho old proverb was right:
''The devil tempts most mon. but idlers
tempt the devil"
A young man came to . man of ninety
years Of sgs and said to him: How have
you made out to live 70 long and be 50
The old man tool tho younester
to an orchard, and, pointing to some large
full Of apples, said: ''Iplanted these
when ! wal . boy. and do you
that now I Am p srmitted to gather
the fruit Of them:" We gather in old age
Whist WI planted in our youth. Sow to the
wind and We reap the whiriwind. Plant
in early life the right kind OF . Christian
and you will eat luscious fruit
in old age. and gather these harvest apples
in eternity.
Again: I urge. you to avoid tho per.
petusl pleasure seeker. l believe in rec
rea on aud amusement l need it ~
much ~ l need bread, and 60 to my daily
with a. conscientious . purpose
l 60 to tho Lords Supper; and all per.
sons Of sanguins temperament must have
anu semene and recrea ion. God would
not have made rs with the capacity to
il he had not intended US sometimes
70 indulge IL. God hath hung in sky and
set in . and printed on grass many .
rounde AZ; but he who chooses plea ure
for his life work docs o UNDER
s'and for what God made him. Our |
l~musements arc intended to help US in |
Earnest mission. The thunder cloud
10 b ~ edge exquisitely purpled. but. |
voice that jars tbs earth, il declares:
Il 60 to water the green zelda" The
Wild flowers under tho fence are gay, but |
hey say: I'VE stand here to make .
aatiful edge for the Wheat neld and 10. !
the hnstandmen in their incoming"
rhs 8 ream sparkles aid foams and frolics
! I'd says: Il 60 to taptize the moss. 1
0VO ~ oUV'O W. WV OsVWS oAo su0 l
.hirss Of tbs bird. l turn the whsei OF
he mill. rock in my crys'al Grade
nucksbaw and water lily" And 81,
While tbs world pays, it works. Look
,ut for tbs men who a.wavs PLAYS and |
,ever works.
Eou viii do we'll TO avoid those whose
business it Is to play ball. skate or
20 ~a.boating. All these sports are grand
q their places. I never derived 20 much
from any ministerial ~associa.
ion as from . ministerial club that went
to play hall every Saturday afternoon
n the outskirts Of Philadelphia The 20
are grand to give US muscle
md spirits for our regular toll. l believe
n mu ,cular Christianity. A man is often
lot 30 q God with . weak stomach as
vhen he has . strong digestion. But
hun those who make it thor life occupa.
to sport There are young mon whose
ndustry and usefulness have fallen over.
'oard from the yacht on the Hud ION OF
Schuylkill. There ara men whose bad.
lsss fell through the ice Of the skating
'ond and has never since been heard Of
There 10 . beauty In the gliding Of . boat
q the song Of skates. In the soaring OF Q
rsll .stu ck ball. and I ne Yer sec one Ay
mt I involuntarily' throw up my hands
md catch it; aud, % far from lay ing an
INJUNCTION upoa bsii playing, Or any other
innocent SPORT 1claim them all a belong.