The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07

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have 10 zine 70 grve them during business
hoara. Nothing would please them %
well - to have yoa rsnounc your occu.
patton snd associate With them Much Of
he. time they loaage around ths club
rooms o. the doors Of eaSino hoaoes. Or
aetsr ths dining houe s:ouA upea the steps
Of . fash enable hooel Of n e1egaae re-.
tanraat, wishing - give yea the idsa that
thas 10 the p aos vheee they dice But
they do not dias ehssa They = slnking
down lower and lower, day b. day.
Neither b. day nor b night havs any
thing 70 do v.tA the idlsea Before you
admit . osa into your seqasiataace ask
him politely: what DO yoa do foe . ltv.
ingf" II hs aaya '.No.hing; AN . gem.
tlemsn." look . for bin. He - ~ have
Q very soft hand and very ianltisss APP -
rel aud have . high.soan0ing family
name, but b . touch 10 deatA. Before you
know IL you will IN his pessence b
ashamed Of your work dress Business
will become 10 You drudgery. and after
awhile you will lose your place, and after.
ward your rsspectabiltty. and Iast OF oil
your soul. Idlsness IL next door to vii.
ls:ny. Thieves. gamblers. Burglars.
shop filters sad ASA ,sius are
made from the class who have nothing
to do. When the police 20 to hunt up and
arrest . cuIprit they seldom 60 70 look In
among busy clerks or In the busy carriage
factory, hut they 60 among the idlers.
The play Is going ON at the theater, when
suddenly there Is . scufle in the top
gallery. What Is il: A plicsman has
come in, and, leaning over. q tapped o.
the shoulder Of . young man. saying: II
want you, sir" He has not worked dur.
ing the day. but somehow has raked to-
gether . shilling or two to get into the top
gallery. He 10 an idler. The man on his
right hand 10 an idlsr and the man on his
left hand Is IN idIer.
Shrink back from idleness in yourself
and in others IL you would maintain q
right position. Good old Ashbel Green 1T
more than eighty years Of & was foand
busy writing and some young man said to
him: "Why do you keep busy: It h time
for you to rest" ~ keep bu y to keep
out Of mischief" No man 10 sta enough
to be idle -...,
Are you fond Of pictures? II so I will
show you the works Of an old master.
Here it is: II won't by the 6eld OF the
slothfpl and BY the vineyard Of the man
void OF understanding; and lo! it WA all
grown over with thorns, and nettles had
covered the facs thereof and tho stone
wall was broken down. Then I saw and
considered we'll Hooked upon It and re-
ceived instruction. Yet . little sleep. .
little slumber. . little folding Of the hands
to sleep. So shall thy poverty como as ono
that traveleth and thy want - an armed
man." l don't know Of another sentence
in the Bible moro explosive than that. 1t
first misses softly like the fuse Of q ran.
non and at last bursts like ffiy.four
FOUNDER. The old proverb was right:
1.-THE devil tempts most mon. but idlers
tempt the devil"
A young man came to . man OF ninety
years Of aga and said to him: How have
you made out to live 50 long and be 50
well!" Thu old man took the youngster
to an orchard, and, pointing to some large
trees full Of apples, said: 'Iplanted these
trees when l was . boy. and do you
wonder that now l Inn p ,rmitted to gather
the fruit Of them:" W. gather in old age
Whist We planted in Dur youth. Sow to the
wind aud We reap the whirlwind. Plant
in early life the right kind Of . Christian
character; and you will eat luscious fruit
in old age. and gather these harvest apples
in eternity.
Again: I urge you to avoid the per.
petual pleasure seeker. ! believe in rec.
rea ion aud amusement. l need IL A.
much a. I need bread, and 60 to my daily
exercise with a. conscientious . purpose
a. l 60 to tho Lords Supper; and oil per.
SON Of sanguins temperament must have
anu semens and recrea ion. God would
not have made rs with the capacity to
laugh il he had not Intended US sometimes
to indulge Il. God hath hung in sky and
set in wave and printed on grass many .
rounde ay; but he who chooses plea ure
seeking for his life work does not UNDER
sand for what God made him. Our
amusements arc intended to help US in
some earnest mission. The thunder cloud
Ia b IN edge exQuisitely purpled. but.
with voice thst jars tbs earth, it declares:
II 60 to water the green zelda" The
wild flowers under the fence are gay, but
they say: I'VE stand h.re to make .
bs aatiful edge for the wheat fleld and TO.
fresh tho hnstandmen in their incoming"
Tbs 9 ream sparkles aid foams and frolics
I'd says: Il 60 to taptize the moss. I
lave the soo:s on the trout sake the
thirst Of tbs bird. ! turn tho whsel OF
The mill. / rock In my crys'al cradle
mucksbaw and water lily" And -,
while tbs world pays, It works. Look
out for tbs msp who aiwavs PLAYS and
never works.
Iou will do we'll 10 avoid those whose
regular business it Is to play ball, skate or
60 a~.boating. All these sports are grand
In their places. l never derived 90 much
advantage from any ministerial associa.
ton as from . ministerial club that ven
out to play hall every Saturday afternoon
in the outskirts Of Philadelphia Those
recreations are grand to give us muscle
and spirits for our regular toll. ! believe
in mu ocular Christianity. A mar 10 often
not 20 near God with . weak stomach as
whom he has . strong digestion. But
shun those who make it Their life 0ccups.
tioa to sport There are young mon whose
industry and usefulness have fallen over.
board from the yacht on the Hud ION OF
the SchuylkiIl. There are mon whose b II.
ness fell through the ice Of the skating
pond and has never inc been heard Of.
There IL beauty In the gliding Of . boat
In the soug Of skates, In the soaring Of
wsll.s uck ball and I Ne Yer SEQ one Ay
bat I involuntarily' throw up my hands
and catch it; aud. % far from lay ing IN
injunction upoa ball playing, q any other
innocent Snort lclaim them all % belong.