The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-21
SCOTLAND NECK N c. THURSDAY. JUNE 81 1894.

Congress AT the time, had just been re
nominated, and wa. giving language 10
the pleasuraDle emotion bubbling over
within
| do not subscribe To one practice IN
vogue, and that i the habit Of turning
out Of bed two hours before dav. when
there is no call for such haste 1t i a
| fool father custom become a fool son
custom. The head Of the house arouses
the whole family at an hour when the
! chill is upon the earth, the dew upon the
grass, sleep is most refreshing and ma
ture is drowsy and inert
The night hawk is worn out with his
weary vigil and has gone to rest The
schreech owl has ceased its doleful
noise There is absolutely no living
creature stirring nor have the birds be
gun to sing. The humors from the
sodden ground and the miasma from
the marshes alone are stalking abroad
in the land But the edict "to get up"
resounds throughout the house. The
little tots roll out of the trundle bed
and it requires considerable rubbing
and CRYING before their ewes become
| unglued The man gropes his way out
to feed. Then in the yard the ganders
hiss him for his unwelcoue intrusion
The hogs grunt lazily from their warm
beds, but. hog-like, will get up at any
time when there is anything around to
in their stalls. neigh reproachtully and
crunch sleepily whatever Is thrown in
their trough The COWS that have
long since ceased chewing their cuds,
are rudely hustled and kicked up from
their blissful repose They low rebel
]iously and the mixer has to call out
threateningly, so, so saw, say be-
fore they will stand and let down their
milk
The housewife blows the fire vicious
ly and desperately until it blazes. She
works sullenly at the dough, and then
becoming aggravated beyond endurance
throws in handful of yeast powders to
make the bread rise. 1t stubbornly re-
fuses to rise at such an unhallowed
hour The errand boy brings up pail
of water from the spring and it is smok-
ing with indignation by the kitchen
fire The old man, after worrying the
horses and cattle all he can, winks and
blinks. and yawns and dozes with the
prosecuted children till breakfast. This
accounts Tor the fact that the old gen
Grafton Of men love morning dram.
The stranger is shaken and told
breakfast is ready. Seeing no sign Of
breaking day he excuses himself on the
ground that he never eats breakfast at
night. The owner of the house sarcas-
tically declares "tl:at beds were made
to get out of, and not to lie on, and
that people with such notions will
come to no good" The bOlted food
knocks at the outer door Of the sleep
ing stomache but the inmates digest
ion and assimilation, give it but cold
reception They are not ready to
perform their functions The CRY"
fingers on the threshold for the best
part of the day and the biscuits, only
half kneaded, sour and ferment, and
thus tinge and shape the disposition OF
the unhappy partaker. Getting up be
fore day is a barbarism unless there is
a necessity for it, Some people go to
bed with the chickens, and they may
simply become tired of sleeping. Ris-
ing, summer and winter, at 4'ciock. is
not always a sign Of industry and thrift
Some Of the most shiftles3 and tiifi;ng
men in the world, have been early
risers from boyhood. They want 20 get
an early start at doing nothing and
give the day a heaping measure OF in
dolence ard idIeness.
knights ot the Naocahses.