The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1891-06-11
,are-worn face tells It's own sad

care-Worn face tells its own sad
story.
It would be a great blessing # the
American people could learn to be
impractical on this occasion, to live
once in while the 'ssWeet-do-noth-
ing life of the dreamy Italian. The
tendency to make life .ail work and
no play" is most marked in our own
country, but all the world needs q
lesson right here.
Work, like fire, is a good servant
but bad master, and men have be-
come too generally creatures of their
work. So does their manhood grow
weak, crippled and one sided. They
have "fallen from the chariot seat
.and.-are- groaning at the Whsels.
Man has found out the secrets Of
earth land sky, and before him mate
rial forces bow il subsection. But
he pays ifot this tfiumpha Upon his
forehead, craven deep as the passion.
mark of Cain, is the brand of toll.
|. Each one should know best what
recreation he needs, but, as aal rule,
very little. jud gment is here en-
ployed. One should think what! is
the object Of q holiday, and how may
.it best be used, IN the first place,
learn, what constitutes true pleas
ure. It. is not to rush in frantic
haste after popular sports and pas
times, solely because Others may
call these pleasant And it is
scarcely an ideal picture Of enjoy
ment that Dickens paints, when the
small school boys are marched forth
in all their glory and dignity and
festive attire, parading the streets to
the edification Of the happy go lucky
1rchin, whpis doubtless heartily en-
WED by those wietched little vic
Tins of fate. Nothing is more for
lorn than mistaken efforts at enjoy
men. We should ever bear in
mind the true secret tof recreation
to stimulate powers not exerted in
the ordinary routine of life. i: -,...
But now and then there comes
time when all the faculties need rest.
Go out. into the sunshine, leaving
your watch, at home. Make no
plans, they spoil the day: and if one
is to go and ''see a sight it is an
expedition but no holiday. Lie
dreaming upon the greensward,
gazing at the blue above and the
green around, with the. sun shining
upon you, the breeze whispering to
you; while birds and butterflies make
GLAD. the beautiful day-that is rest
Fancies quaint, foolish perhaps in
the prosaie life Of everyday add a.
charm to the hour: The dainty
blue hare-bell is for the \nonce sthe
veritable bell which the hares ring
in their gambols. And the pines
above, with their. voices of mystery
and melody-well may we believe
that they are sacred trees conse-
Grated to the great god Pan, and
beneath their shadow fairies and
nymphs dance the summer hours
away. Flowers breathe around Us
benediction on this day of dreams,
and the heart, like a flower drinks
in sweet odors and absorbs the life
of nature. y
1t is sad thing to see the i'm
pulse to play die away. Man begins
life as a So nny- hearted, playful child,
but soon his spirits are crushed be-
meath the routine of work and care;
and when, after wealth is won, he
has time for recreation all impulse
for it has vanished. 1t is a mis-
taken idea that toll should be long
and steady, SO ease and idleness may
come at the last. When life loses
its purpose it loses all happiness
and zest. Let the work and play go
hand in; hand together. and this sad
old world will grow brighter and
better. = - /
The negroes toiling in the cotton
field sang their old plantation mel
odies to beguile the weary hours,
and the wild, sweet strains of those
children of song often warded off
care, and frightened the darkness
of their lives. Take home the less
son, care worn soul, end singing
your, morning song always you shall
keep your morning freshness! D
Our age is not maSkable for
cheerfulness; on the contrary, dis
content seems distinguishing feat
ure. Weneed to cultivate the pow
er of enjoying all things beautiful
and inspiring in nature, art, htera
ture and character Take literature,
for example. I'm times past the
novelist was expected to give us
pleasure. HI What is required of him
nov? To teach us everything in
the range of knowledge, to solve for
US all yexed questions and broaden
our views, But to hint at pleasure
as one object is to be rank hereto,
and horrify all right,minded 18th.
century people A beautiful story,
a faneiful poem to beguile the win
ter evening or the long. bright sum-.
ner afternoon we turn from them
with stefnly yirtuo us preference for
something inStrnntiye.', have