The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-09

must stay until after 6 O'Clock at night to get
his mail can do no bank business, stores and
shop are closed, and the restful tin horn, fire
cracker and brass band ale the only things
abroad. He only, whose twice taved land so
largely aids Government officials in their
numerouse holidays, rests and outing, is
obliged to keep on working to make both ends
meet.
Chi lren have grown SO brainy that they
can now be taught to be wiser than their
parents with only half days schooling days
in week having all the Saturdays and hol:-
DAYS to train in dleness and mischief, while
the teacher dev't's the time the public is
paying for to personal uses. With all our
brains aud al! our rest it seems surprising that
as people We have more poverty and
wickedness aboundlng among the masses
than at any othsr previous time. 1t looks as
though rest and brain would not get lis into
the Kingdom. 1t looks though We have
been trying so hard to creep out of work by
the invention of manchinely by the holiday
system, and By g neral won'tdn-.t principles
that the Power that rules above has now
stepped in, and is showing us what comes OF
Sinking the command, "Six-t lays shalt thou
labor. The highher law makes no provision
| for holidays, theatres, fireworks and big feeds
In the sweat of thy face sh alt thou It bre al is
| its decree.
The question lat seems to concern this
| country particularly is how to obtain / IL mo
of RI
| five hours day fellows have fifteen hour
| day wives which help out good deal in d
| family; and som ,tmas zen hours dy wife
| which assure dough cakes for I'll fam
! Time was when if a IN an and bis wife and
| chi zen all pagged away a. some useful III
dlstry, according to the exam pie OF the early
settlers, they wou Il rise in importance as
surely as cream RS. to the top of pan OF
milk Nor is the good old plan of industry
and economy yet entirely untrustworthy,
though gro y ing more so as the years roll by.
| Large houses fine furniture elegant dress anG
| equipage with no business or visible means t"
! back it all up are everyday sights. Que II
often tempted to think there is not much
difference between those who work and those
| who play but that the balance is in favor OF
those who play. This is a natural conclusion
from a superficial standpoint. | used to have
| some such ideas myself in those eally times
when in my ridiculous foundness for the Head
| of the Sidney'sI feared let some last straw
| would break his back and shorten his days,
and deprive me of the privilege of d,rning his
stockings and sewing on his buttons for as
| long term of years as l desired. | pc.
suaded him to take the world easy (Which |
didn't) and We like gentleman but he
wouldn't for felt certain | should get into
idle and disordery habits. and become a
burden on society if deprived Of those branches
of industry which he cou'd furnish so lberrlly
| have changed my views since then and
now am afraid to let him stop work at all
says he cannot come within a mile of the
| house but have sonnet ling for him to do.
Work has agreed with Sidney II lad, and !
fear rest would ruin him and cut off my
supply Of heedl .ss sorks and bnttonless
| clothes. He has never lost an hours sleep
on acco unit Of illness. nor missed being able to
ca. a square meal when he was where square
| meals abound since | have been his head
| cook. WOlk is real means of health and
happiness-not the spasmodlc sort, tie
| breakneck pace that some people adopt for
the sake of get ing done to get at doing moth
ing-but the steady gentle gait that does not
| tire.