The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-07-29

dcmned. But, to speak the truth, is
not man a most miserable creature the
while? 1t is scarce. by his natural
condition, in his power to taste one
pleasure pure and entire; and vet must
he hc contrlving doctrines and pre-
crptS. to cilrtail that little he has: he is
not vet wrctchrd enough unless by art
and study he urmpnt his own misery
Human wisdom makes ill use of her
| talent. when she exercises it in rescind-
inr from the number and sweetness OF
those pleasures, hat are naturally our
due. as she employs ii lavorahly, and
well. in artiiciallv dis yuising and trick
| inr out the ills of life, to alleviate the
sense of them . Nature has with
a motherly V tenderness observed this.
that the actions she has enjoincI us for
our necessity, should be also pleasant
to us, and invites us to them, not only
hy reason, but also by appetite; and it
is injustice to infringe her laws"
In these busy days, when men and
women, and too frequently children,
are worked at hi yh pressure, the need
of pleasure becomes the greater If
suitable and properly enjoyed, it is the
salt Of good morals, keeping them
sound and sweet; the medicine of the
mind, and the refresher Of the body
Even harmless folly may occasionally
promote wisdom As Horace said:
''Tis good, tbs good at times to play
the fool To live and to enjoy life,
has been affirmed to be not only the
fundamental but the most illustrious
of our occupations. Montaigne, whom
we delight to quote, says: "Iave you
known how to mediate and manage
your life; You have performed the
greatest work of ali For a man to
shcw and set out himself, Nature has
no need Of fortune; she equally shows
herself i'll all degrees, and behind a cur
tain as well as without one Have YOU
known how to compose your manners!
\ on have done great deal more thar
he who has composed books. Have
you known how to take repose! You
have done more than he who takes
cities and empires. The glorious mas
ter-piece of man is. to know how to live
to purpose: all other things-to rel gn,
to lay up treasures, and to build, are
at the most but little appendices and
little props"
The stern puritanism of Old. which
occasionally breaks out still, even in
County Councils and Petty Sessions put
the ban upon many innocent pleasures,
and interdcted any semblance of them
on Sundays. The people were taught
by their spiritual guides that to look
upon the green fields and running
brooks was "Sabbath breaking," and
that Sabbath-breaking was of equal
turpitudc with drunkenness and forni-
cation Thus their moral and religious
ideas became confused, and they were
driven to revolt against all restraints,
on the principle that one may rs well
be hanged for Il sheep as a lamb. \
Saturday NIGHT Hymn for chillren,
commenced: Haste, put your play
things all away, Tomorrow is the
Sabbath-day' \ stanza Of another
sung i'm infant schools, went:
I've must not laugh on Sunday,
But we may laugh on Monday,
On Tuesday and on Wednesday,
On Thursday, Friday, Saturday
+ II Sunday comes again
In regard to the question of opening
the Crystal Palace on the Sunday,
THE Record" which describes itself
as Liberal Conservative" and the or
gan of Low or Evangelican Church.
men, said - years ago: 1T Is surpris-
in that any animal, with Il head of a
higher order than CnimpauZre, should
pronounce it innocent to open 4 place
for public worldly amusement on the
Sabbath" 1t is through influences
snch rs these that ypocrits-young
men and od--have been manufactured
in multtulcs, and that crime and i'm
morality are unwittingly promoted.
The crying want OF the time is more
abundant means Of Sunday recreation
and Of cheap and harmless evening
pleasures for the toiling millions when
their weekly and daily tasks are done
The narrowness of Sabbatarianism
should be repudiated by all who lay
any claim to intelligence \ cheerful
spirit and 4 love of wholesome pleas
ur>S should be encouraged through life.
discrimination. The eve that sees
notes often suffers from a beam. The
same pleasures are not suitable for all
yet all may he suited And the man
who invcnts n new pleasure is I'M
donbtedly Il public bcnetactor. But
whether we are old or young. rich or
poor, ignorant or learned. or occupy a
middle station, rs the old moraliSt said:
Nv thal, let us be gay and Sociablc."
Do your duty and do not swerve
from it. Do that which Your conSci-
rncr tells you to b. right. and leave
the conSrl lucnrcs to GoI.