Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1896-05-30

Is scnfne in ttc top gallery. "nat Is II!
A policeman ms come in. and leaning over
tas tapped on the shoulder OF a young man.,
worked turing the day. h.t somehow
has raked tocetha, : chilling or two 70 get
into the .~r gallery. H. Is an idler. ne
re- = MS right hand is an idler, ani the
Ian on his left hand Is an id!er. \
During the past few years there hrs beena
/ great deal Of duIlness II business. Young
men have complained that they have little
70 Dc. Ntte5 have nothing else to DO they
80 Cad and improve their minds and
Aetrts. These times are not always T. ccn~
tlnue. Business is waking IT, ori Inc su-
pe-ior knowledge thnt - this i-nterreSnun
"f-work you nav crtein will lie worth $50
%" 81 c4p'ta.. The large fortunes Of the
"aNt twenty years are having their founda-
tions laid now hy the young men who ara
vent into 4 store in Nv YORK alt saw five
men, all Christians, sitting round, saying
that tter h~d nothing To DO. II i an out
1afr - q Christian IN an 70 have nothing 70
70. Let him 20 out AMI visit the poor. or
distribute tracts, or 20 and Eeed tee Eibie 70
the sick. or take out his SeH Testament and
be making HE -ttrnal fortune. Let lin -
into the Back office and pray
shrink back from idleness in yourself and
in otners If you would maintain a right posi-
ton, Goo3 old Ashbel Green at more than
eighty years Of aga was found busy writing,
+ ~ - IT, ''ftiiS man 6ri't ~ l-1A4. Why 49,
You keep hnsy' = il time for You to rest
Ne sn6rc-ei. 4 keep busy to keep ont OF
T-i@e Met. No man is strong enough TO be
lille.
Are YOU fond Of rictures2 Il g, viii
show you meet the wcJ- an old master.
Here it Is. "I~tr' ~ the field Of the sloth-
:I.aft lie vineyard OF the man void Of
"auerstandiny. and 10, it was all grown over
with thorns. and nettles had coveredthe face
thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
Then l saw and considered wall / tctk64
upon 1t aud received ine'>rCtIon. Yet q lit
Il sleep. a littic ~1lrmber, a little folding Of
the hard = s,eep. 50 shall thy poverty
ccTte IS one that traveleth aud thy want as
IN armed man l don't know OF another
sentence in the Bible mere explosive than
that. It first kisses softly, like the fuse 81 a
cannon, arid at last bursts like a nftS-f0rr
FOUNDER. Tho old rroveft wa tight, The
devil Temps most=rec~, our oilers tempt the
dewitt"
y young man came 20 a man Of ninety
years Of age and said to him, How have
ou!made out TO live 50 long and be SO welltp
The old man took the roungafer - az or
chari, and reictirs.c SINE large trees full
" arples, SID, < planted these trees when
! t-as hoy, and do you wonder that now |
IN permitted to gather the fruit Of them?"
We gatncr in old age what we plant in our
youth. Sow to the wind, and we rep tho
| whirlwind, Plant i" etriy life the rignt
Kind et = ctrirt.al character, and you will
, pa' Ts-ious fruit in old age and gather these
harvest apples in eternity.
: IurSe you to avoid the perpetual pleasure
r seeker. l believe in recreation and amuse-
? ment. God woSld not have mad- 80 with
l the capacity &c letcht = lie had not intended
ns sc~et!r-cs 10 indulge it. God hath hung
(. K. SKY and set in wave and printed on grass
many a roundelay, but he who chooses pleas
| ure seeking for his life WORK does not un-
) derstand for vtat God made him. Oul
| ~ t11Srr~ry ,c a n intended 10 hoI,, ~, ia com,
: earnest mission. The thundercloul hath al
! eiSe exquisitely purpled, but with voice
/ that jars tho earth it Declares. 81 90 to water
| the green fields The Wild flowers under
the fence are gay, but they say, stand
I here to make room for the whpatrcld art {
: refresh the hrshandfen III thoit morning.
The stream sparkles and f6ams and frolics
and s3vs: 81 so to baptize the moss. l ..av,
! The spots on the trout. l slake the thirst Q
the bird. turn the wheel Of the mill.
/, rock in my crystal cradle muckshaw ane
water lily And SO. while the world plays
it works. Look out cor the MAJ who Away.
r PLAYS -.nd never works.
You Will do we'll to avoid those who's
+ regular business il is to play bah, skate 0
so a-boatins. All these sports are grand il
c their places. 1ncver derived so much cd
e vantage from any ministerial association n
from a ministerial olun that went cut t. pla
ball every saturday afternoon in the out
Q skirts rf Philadelphia. These recreation
ale grand to give us muscle and spirits 10
: our Regular toll. l believe in mUscrla
e Christianity. a man is often not 50 nearGo
with a weak stomach as when he has
-tron. digestion. But sbun those VIII
z make it their life occupation to sport. Ther
/ are young men whose Industry and u5afn.
4 ness have fallen overheard from the yacht
Il There are n n whose busine fell throuy
the lee Of the skating pond and has nevt
v since ueen heard OF. There is a beauty i
- 'ht tliljpv Of y boat in the conc nf CkatoS
in the s03rin- Of q Well struck ball. and
e never scccnc fly but l involuL arily .th-C'
il UP my hands 70 catch it. and 50 f~arsfroIn lay
II inc an n Injunction upon ball playing or an
ic other innocent sport, | claim ticm ell a
4. belonging Of rlg"t to those Of Us who toll i
Il the grand lniustrieso Church and State.
. But the life business Of pleasure secl1in
or always makes IN the end q criminal or q so
Y George Brumnel was smiled upon by &
England, and his life was given 10 pleasure
r He danced with tho penre5ses and swlin
n a round of mirth and wealth and apDlar,
|" until. exhausted Of purse aud worn ont
II holy. and bankrupt Of reo.tuti0H. az
k ruined oi soal. he begged q biscuit from
i" grocer ani=acc'ared tina. he thought a dog
u life was better than 4 mans. a
Sucn m"n wiz come into Your oficr. (
y crowd around Your anvil. or seek to Il
il coy vou of. They will want you to nrea
q, ont IN the midst of Your busy Cav t. take
IL rite with them. They vii. trl YOU II son
:. people You must see. Of some excursion th
$. YOU must take. Of some Sabbath day til
vow ought 10 li@honor. They will tell y
" of requisite wines that YOU must taste,
W costly operas that yoa n.l~t hear, Of Wonde
al FL ,lln"er- that YOU must see. Int befo
ny Yea accept their convoy o. tacir compaujo
snip remember that vhiic at til" onl Of
useful lie Won NAV jc able t. look Dacl
= kindnc~sts done. II honorable work acco.
e.. n.i-arA. TO pow rty h"lpal !. t. a cool na~
- earned. to Christian Influence ex4rtci. to
I'll Saviour- cause advanaei-tha.e pleasr
seekers Oh thoir dcathhel have nothing T.
lie -. u r.vlew tnan a torn playful. a ticr
ID - tnerlh :. IN empty tanka-l. and thee;
cit ril = oil caraa-2'. and. a. II III" {
III: lilun III their a@.nl Death they clutch I
gp,lct aul Ere-s il t. their iips. the irr-s
IL the cup .4lll IN Uttan their tongue Will ht-
u hiss M III laa0.! VIII tn al!er, =
m t".'rat p1-fn.
.n- / A-lp. ayti} a. you wass.l avoid tun-,lo.
= vo4ri II. alHt aal sal anE ono "
aa- IL HIM tn n ah.In- spirit. Non y
van t. -a1a.a vii ttal places l-t ~lI
- til.5r e4t 4ejtt. L. a4ty ia IN" Hn
ar -ea.ul oyster. teif,- ~ to u i. II
err- ss tta e.-t,4.l covered wlth greasy -ari-