Evening star., 1932-09-20
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

dawned upon q cold body and con-
fused mind mind. o, ,,... ...
need.
The magnifying powers Of the do2e
made the sensations more acute, but
the confusion Of half-slsep rendered
the sleeper unable TO do more.
He realized that he wanted more
blankets, but, for the life of him. was
unable to bestir himself Though the
urge to do so was great, the urge to
lie still was greater.
What does one call early?
Well, between 1 and am. may be
called early for city and suburban
| dwellers
Four O'Clock would be early enough
for many farmers, whereas 5 o'clock Is
extremely early for most city workers,
Even men whose employment begins
as early as o'clock (when the whistle
blows, on buildings and the like) hnd
o'clock an adequate rising time.
The real connoisseur of early rising,
however, will want plenty of time for
the infinite relish of the morning hours
which Is his province alone.
Just how many Of these early morn
ing connoisseurs there are In a great
city, with its far-fiung suburban areas,
it is impossible to estimate, not even
the evidences of workers on public
vehicles being any evidence OF them.
Many q man who arises comparative
ly early may do so with q sour face
and q real reluctance which forever
debars him from the ranks Of the con-
noisseurs.
The true early riser gets up In the
final analysis, because he wants to
get up.
The duty Of being present at each
sunrise drags him out Of bed.
He is the modern equivalent of the
ancient sun worshiper. He wants to
be there. His belief in sunshine and
its benefcent physical and mental
action upon humanity Is so large that
he feels a need of greeting the so-called
orb OF day.
1t is his personal tribute to the Won
der OF the world.
This theoretic comprehension Of the
debt which mankind owes to the earth S
great brother In space does not obtrude
itself upon him every morning, by any
means; only at rare intervals is he
secretly and silently an open, devout
Worshlper OF the sun.
Mostly he Is occupied with the anus
ing perplexities of arising - the shoe
strings that are found in a knot. and
the like. He likes the feel of the morn
ing air, the appearance of the trees and
the garden in the morning light.
Bare places in the grass, easily seen
from the eminence of a bedroom win
dow, are lost in the shadows of am.
What lawn is there! 1t stretches
like perfect velvet, on which the greas
trees cast their shadows of yet
deeper pile.
1t will be evident that the early riser
is one who is not content to be forever
under the direct orders of the modern
monster, rush.
Whatever his situation, he finds that
by getting up early. and giving himself
plenty Of time, according to his nature.
he will have plenty Of time left to avoid
the monster.
Hurry cannot hurry him.
He will not let it. Time is his ally.
not his enemy He sees to it that ne
gets enough of it when he needs it.
Time Is the only ammunition with
which to fight hurry.
Give yourself time, young man, and
the world is yours.
Get up early in the morning, when
the sun begins to shine, and the faith
which is the substance of things hoped
hills.
The feet which bring tidings of peace
are those Of Aurora, goddess of dawn.
beautiful rs Of old.