Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-15
SATURDAY NIGHTS soLmoQU rs

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SATURDAY NIGHTS sOLmoQU rs
Saturday night when one Is tired
from the weeks turmoil, be It from
hard labor, or from brain work.
there comes over the mind and body
longing for rest. or course, there
are people so lackadiasic u In their
nature, and so indolent that they
never exercise enough to grow tired.
We do not appeal to such. But the
ordinary toiling mortal gets to feel
by Saturday night as tho he would
stretch himself out after supper and
for awhile let the world wag on
without his attention; close his eyes
and bid the cares that infest the
week
Fold their tents like the Arabs
And silently steal away.
Who does not recall the blissful
feeling Of lassitude that overcomes
the tired senses, when you thus cast
worries for moment aside and en-
Joy the short period during which
oblivion Is stealing over the facul-
ties and you fall prosaically and
soundly asleep. Like the child ex-
hausted with play, that sinks upon
the bare floor beside it's toys, we lose
our hold for time on all worldly
and human interests and drop back
into the chaos when time is not,
and existen CO has no being. But
this is only Temporary. Nature de-
mands her restorative. When the
physical powers are re cuperated, we
awake TO the old round of duties,
the old three square meals day OF
trouble and care.
We look toward To rest at the close
OF each day, after the round OF each
week. So we yearn and hope and
pray for rest when life's labors are
over. Yet. how many get no rest
from labor, no rest on Saturday
night or Sunday. There are those
who expect no rest. The mother
with household cares, surrou nded
by young children, gets little or no
rest morning or evening, day or
night, weekday or Sunday. Many
n patient father flies from his days
work done to another good halliday
OF chores or err ands, social or busi-
ness duties, and perhaps watchful
care or tender solicltude over an IN
valid member of his family.
When Is the rest to come In for
the masses Of toilers? Are not our
lives worn out and cut short for
want Of taking time for recupera-
ton? Who Of us with ordinary good
physique that would not live to be
an hundred IL he could avoid wear
Ing out at this drudgery, step out
from under that overload, or divide
his time 40 that the proper amount
Of recreat i've constructive upbuild
ing OF the system might follow the
wearing-oul? II seems 20 most Of
us that even, with our limited ca.
paclty for arrangements, we could
arrange this thing called life SO that
II would not be quite so much a
tragedy.
Aud we can. II Is not 10 be done
by shirklng labor, or shirking from
toll. But Il Is TO be done. But how?
Ahl That Is the secret! The secret
OF llfel The secret that the world
has lost. You do not believe II can
be rstoredg Il 1t To be by faith
cure? An. mol There is palmer
way. IL IL not an old way, because
the world has been struggling along
for centuries aud only few have
hit upon this mystery. BY this
time the reader'scuriosity is aroused.
How is this state OF contentment
hinted at TO be achieved? How is
life TO be made less u wearlsome bur
den, a load that on most backs
grows heavier the longer II Is ear.
ried9 II cannot be told In min.
ute. There are several tendencies
10 be considered. There are two
main points 10 be kept in view 10
attain that higher conleniment and
perfect peace Of mind which passelh
understanding. Vet, We are not go-
ipg at this great problem by any
hOous-pocus. We will get at 1t by
the plain gate OF the senses-the
senses higher aud lower. II these
Saturday night sOllloqules cannot
become a benefit 60 the ordinary
mortal. the writer might ~ well !