Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22

count tncm Ou-OIei lWo, thAt0' AAO
has gone! Where? Where? Garry him
out and bury him beside his father and
mother, who died while holding fast
the Christian religion. They died sing
ing but the young infdel only said;
Don't breathe that cold air into my
face. You crowd me too hard. 1t is get
ting dark in the room"
Again, l urge you TO shun the COM
panionship Of idlors. There are men
hanging around every store and office
and shop who have nothing TO do, or
act as if they had not. They are apt to
come in when the firm are away ard
wish 10 engage you in cs-v sat.
while you are engaged in your regular
employment Politely suggest TO such
persons that You have no time to give
them during business hours. Nothing
would please them so well as to have
you rcnounce your occupation and as
sociate with them. Much Of the time
they lounge around the doors Of engine
houses, or after the dining hour stand
upon the sters Of a fashionable hotel or
an elegant restaurant, wishing TO give
You tho idea that that is the place where
they dine. But they do not dine there
They are sinking down lower and lower
day By day Neither by day nor by
night have anything to do with idlers.
Before you admit man into your ac-
auaintance ask him politely, "What do
YOU do for a living?" If he says, Moth
ing; l am a gentleman, look out for
him. He may have a very soft hand
and very faultless apparel, and have a
high sounding family name, but his
touch is death. Before you know it you
will in his presence be ashamed Of your
work dress. Business will become TO you
drudgery, and after awhile you will lose
your place and afterward your respect
ability. and last Of all your soul Idle
ness is next door 10 yillainy. Thieves,
gamblers, burglars, shoplifters and as
sassins are made from the class who
have nothing to do. When the police go
to hunt up and arrest a culprit, they
seldom 90 to look in at the busy carriage
factory or behind the counter where dill
gent clerks are employed. but they 60
among the groups Of idlers. The play ls
going on at the theater, when suddenly
there is a scuffle in the top gallery
What is it? \ policeman has come in,
and leaning over has tapped on the
shoulder Of a young man, saying, i
want YOU. sir" He has not worked
during the day, but somehow has raked
togethcra shilling or two TO get into the
ton gallery. He is an idler The man on
his right hand is an idler, and the man
on his left hand is an idler.
Sin Breeding Idleness.
During the past few years there has
been a great deal Of dullness in business.
Young men have complained that they
have littl6 to do If they have nothing
else to do. they can read and improve
their minds and hearts These times are
not always to continue. Business i
waking UP. and the superior knowledge
that in this interegnum Of work you
may obtain Will be worth $50, 600 OF
capital. The large fortunes OF the nex'
20 wears are having their foundations
laid now by the young men who are
ciyinr themselves 10 self improvement
! | went into Il store in New York anC
saw five men, all Christians, sitting
round. SAYING that they had nothing t
do. Itis an outrage for Christian MAJ
\ 10 have nothing 10 do. Let him 60 ou
and visit the poor, or distribute tracts
or 90 and read the Bible to the sick, o.
take out his New Testament and b
making his eternal fortune. Let him g
into the back Office and pray.
shrink back from idleness in yoursel
and in others if you would maintain
right position Good old Ashbel Cree
at more than so years Of age was toun'
busy writing. and some youGg man sal,
to him: "Why do you keep busy? 1t !
time for you to rest" He answered -
keep busy to keep out Of mischief. n
: man is strong enough to be idle.
E Are YOU fond Of pictures? If so vii
7 show YOU one Of the works Of an Oh
p master. Here it is: Il went by the fiel
: of the slothful and by the vineyard G
the man void Of understanding, ana iC
< il was all grown over with thorns, an
f nettles had covered the face thereof, AN
/ the stone wall was broken down. Inc
f 7 saw and considered well. l locke
+ mon it and received instruction. Yet
a little sleep, little slumber mt
s folding Of the hands to sleep. 80 sha
+ tbv poverty come as one that trayelet
l. and thy want as an armed man.
don't know Of another sentence IN II
f Bible more explosive than that 1t mr.
l. Kisses softly, like the fuse Of cannoi
IS and at last bursts like % pounds
e The old proverb was right, THE dey
Il tempts most men, but idlers tempt Il
e devil "
7 A Young man came to a man OF !
d years Of age and said to him, "Ho
have YOU made out to live so long an
be so well?" The old man took Il
ie youngster TO an orchard, and, pointir
is 10 some large trees full Of apples, SAT-
d Il planted these trees when l was a DO,
Y aud do you wonder that now l am pc
t, mitted to gather the fruit Of them! "
d gather in old age what we plant in OF
/ youth. Sow to the wind, and we res
10 the whirlwind. Plant in early life Il
y right kind Of a Christian character, al
n yoa will eat luscious fruit in old al
u and gather these harvest apples in etc
u nifty.
10 Pleasure Seeking.
e. l urge you to avoid the perpetu
Is pleasure seeker l believe in recreati'
- md amusement God would not ha'
20 made Ms with the capacity to laugh
~ lo h.d not intended Us sometimes 10 !
lulrc it. God hath hung in sky al
:, set in wave and printed ON grass ma
~ a roundolay, but he who chooses ple'
m ure seeking for his life work does =
N understand for what God made hi
or Our amusements are intended to ne
he ms in some earnest mission. The thu
v. dercloud hath an edge exquisiteiy p'
n. pled. but with voice that jars the eai
il declares, ~ go TO water the gre
de fields" The wild flowers under
on fence are gay, but they say, we STA
ct here TO make room for the wheati'
70 and to refresh the husbandmen IN IN