Year: 1869

BY HENRY WARD BEECuER.


All the world has talked of the beauty
of the morning. Much poetry has
been written about it, and vast deal
of sentimental essays written. But doubt
if one man in hundred ever saw the
morning! Or, if he did, it was an acci-
dent He had been Watching with a sick
neighbOr, or he was in on all-night stage,
or was called up much against his will to
some domestic exigency. With woe-be-
gone countenance he looks upon the cast
ern sky, and wonders how any man ever
saw anything TO praise Among all my ac-
quaintance, recall but single one who
ever got up before the sun for tho sake of
enjoying the morningl And am con-
vinced that most people suppose morning
to begin about seven o'clock in tho sum-
mer, and not far from nine in winter.


1t is true that many people nre agoiaq to
rise early. Thousands are mp early over
night But when the limo comes sober Sec
ond thought keeps them abed.


When n journey, picnic, a fishing expe-
dition, n projected ride, or any other tempt
ing motives brings people out OF bed at
''untimely hours" they seldom enjoy them
selves for an hour or two.


They have no heart for anything till after
breakfast Their nerves are relaxed; their
eyes are weak; their stomach is rebellious !
They arc far more conscious of disagreeabls
personal sensations that ofpleasing aspects
of Nature.


The habit of carly rising will depend
largely upon the habit of retiring early.
One cannot play both owl and hawk. If he
would sit up lato, he must sacrifice the
morning. The customs of city life favor
late hours. Eleven o'clock is regarded as
early bed time. OF course, eight o'clock
the next morning is carly rising.


In tho country things arc arranged bet
ter; certainly on this little hill, whore we
breakfast at six, dino at twelve, and sup at
six One will he well repaid if he goes to
bod at nine o'clock in summer This is
one of the best reasons why city people
should spend time every summer in the
country. II will enable them TO sleep in
the forepart of the night. From nine to


thrce Is the very ripcness of the night A


month or two well filled with sleeping
early OF nights, in a pure country air, will


do moro for nerves than all doctors and


medicines. We have had water-cure,


grapo-curc, and endless other cures why


dees not some wise doctor open house


for sleep-cure? Onco let there be known


to exist a hall where nerves may grow tran


quil and eyes grow slumberouE, and thou


sands would flock TO il.


But it was not sleeping that was speak


ing about, but early waking, of which


early sleeping is tho indispensable re-
quisite.


When one wakes in the morning there


should DO no parley. These bed-councils


always fall back again into sleep. Spring


out of bed, if you are vigorous give your


self good dash of water, or dry rub i


water luxuries arc absent, and dress viii


promptness; avoid dawdling about the toi


let; get ont OF doors and move about, til


the circulation is accelerated, and then. i


ever, you will be prepared for enjoyment.


Until after the first of August, you vii
| need to be out by four in the morning. i
: you would hear what birds can do in sing
ing. All other notes through the day ar,
moderate compared with the oatburst ant
jubilee of the morning song. This is spe


cially true when after several DAYS of storm
weather, in which they have been KEEP
mute, there comes fair morning. The,
sing both in response and in rivalry, and
would seem. sometimes, as if they mus
: burst their throats assnnder with the vii,
exuberance of morning song. This last
from half ali hour to an hour, seldom quit
an hour: for as soon as light kindles. the
leave sentiment and seek their breakfasts
and there will be an interval of bird silenc
almost as noticeable az the musical uproar
But it is not the ear only that is regale,
: in tho morning. The eye grows royal. On
may wander far and near, Ms his humo
takes him. But it is good to get apart iron
{ men, and from all household g>ines on-ol
the ridge of grove, or along some opel
brook; still better if it be a stream in th
uplands, with rocks and coverts, and al
means of loneliness. 1t is good for one +
! be alone, with nothing before him but tha
which God has made. One is lifted out @
7 sell, and comes into larger frame of mind
| IL is good for one to see, feel, and kno,
l how much larger is the world than he him
self isl There is kind of self-deprecia
: tion which beggars mans spirit. Bu
g that modesty which comes, not by O MOI
. bid belittling OF ones self, but by q larg
4 view of the magnitude and grandeur of th
G system to which one belongs work swee,
: ness and hopefulness, as well as humilit,
I" Nor need one fear that moving life wi
n grow trite. No two mornings are alis
T enough to seem relations. If ono is traine
U TO fine observation, the variations from da
Il to day will be SO many that, for months
g each day will bo like new leaf turned in
7 portfolio of engravings, separate and di
n ferent pressure on each one. But coy,
! have they, and they see not" IL still tru
l. To have the flavor of such serene enjo,


ment one must have all the instruments
a his body in fine order. To do this he mu


lead simple and regular life. Pure bloc
and sound organs demand that one shoul
l. be in accord with natural law. And so
a comes to pass IN another sense and Y
" nearly allied, that 'the purc in heart sha
4, see God" A soul in health shall see &c
:, in all moral relations, and body in pu
10 and fine health shall see God in his ply
r ical laws and phenomena.