Show reflections deim f garlt atu cr alm jitni Ji llor lib I oil ll 11 ehlt w alk hi ly aln ft to ajr aur ali 10 u aro it was wisely observed by seneca that men complain of the shortness of time and yet have more than they know what to do with Ilc garding life BB a aholo they are startled by the appearance of its brevity and yet says blair they are often wishing its different periodic at an end how often do wo sw men squandering their time with inconsiderate profusion and laying plans for the future with aa much aa though they were in possession of a thousand years instead of the revolutions of a ahall cycle thinking only of gratifying ome paini in alio future or of agaran dazing what can bo at mot but ol 01 service for a few short years they wilt from their moments should bo devoted to activity fand improvement the usurer remarks addien would be very well to have all alio time annihilated unit lien bo tween the present moment and lie next quarter day the politician would bo contented to lose three of hit life could he place things in the which he fan cico they will stand in after a a revolution of time the lover would be glad to strike out lii existence all the moments that are to pas away before the happy meeting lifo is fiort yet alio time to the of do sires is long and many laouis that might be well improved are carelessly lilied away thus eliat at firby is a seeming paradox becomes by the inconsistency of mankind an unhappy truth we have often been led into and f reflections alien kimting im many ci knitli which our valleys abound at aca on alien ico and snow have poe wion of alie caioli inoel outdoor work is suspended alio husbandman lia hoarded up thu implements of profession until milder moons o alie night and nothing now remains unpin formed but a lew daily chore belt to the management of alio boasi at homo xu busy laborera labor cra are seen in which are nearly deserted is now alio active farmer lie whom daily during spring summer autumn ou met moving with toilsome steps to his distant Is ltv at home i aini of impaired plows and lur roi and preparing for seed better still is he deep in alio study and improvement of sell ala no he lias oilier and less commendable pursuits pur you will find him if the day be cheerful on the sunny side of a hay rick with a dozen others tome idle of block or if the weather be inclement seated upon ft counter in alie corner grocery per h aps like simpleton for mant of thought he lias no conception thin ai it brings him dinner or sup he the month not y the progress of his but by the gradual lengthening of days time shows in libin no intellectual grace or promotion hi mind is ft blank upon which little is avo alio local information lie picks up about town or the items gathered from ft rural newspaper alio will pardon w if ho consider alie above description too general we wish not to be as cla blaising ising under it all who follow agricultural pursuit to boio would be a very rush thing and an in alt to many men of talent and education for auch our delineation is not meant but the candid observer will agree with w that the number to it apply ia unhappily by far too great wo leold it truth that mans natural condition is one of advancement and alien ho neglects this and ruo cutely stand ignorante we believe liim to bo violating alio laws of nature no man hn aright to bo wil fully ignorant anymore than lie ais a right to bo willfully wil lully wicked fur as in wis case ho is an evil to society by reason of liis immorality so in that lie n a detriment to it since by his lolly he regards retards tho general dingmon of and ri generate wisdom and wisdom is alio gannt of goodness glorious ambition of the ancient greeks not to die before they biad earned death ly a brorn r amount or faier gained either in the practice or through lii ivin taught or done something nom ething to their nice A ambition of this wrt wrought one dr the greatest excitements excite ments of the burning of the templo at epho gut but whatever might have been perpetrated through a perversion of such spirit ip irit it i certain that the gi aeki ol 01 their it our religion t acle us that there houll bo no ra in YAW nil have its glory and wn nt libart it ia no th at labor for the brain work well w the wiry liand tho cultivation of and the blodys o and one cannot oiher iny weido to alie country bui our learning vill stay out eternity how important then eliat alio few years allotted to man bo to choir alt alo eliat arc proper lor improving our lemure horn nono combiners comb w anany ad us tho reading of gond books friendly and in with intelligent intelli sent aro no daubl leighly profitable but in texi ot usel u sel ul arc arco fiam all or i cagily and ilau antly an wo inar in pr tle air u die noblet and eliat havo cvar blooml tho world are before our grispi and ap with all eliat benim ever in thi connection wo cointot t roin transcribing paini aise out of gold Citi crt of the world there ia pleasure 11 at tending the life of a voluntary u alio first time I nad an ev aito a now friend rond over ft book I birtye it rosem blea the an old one to thoo leave giorc than inclination tor study and more time for it than either we egiy pause no anoro in adlo tion with th ax ca relesa your alf you hy neither hour wi minutes to throw away life is alio i in reality yand its will corne perhaps long before you are ready for it adopt tho at tho head of this paper and throw botne part of lie energy of your character into educating your liong lits one action oel B look no what its subject be if it truth and is ennobling and never caaso until you have mastered it others will con ri in your way and alio good seed plaited in your mind will take root and perpetual delight we cannot better end our essay than by making the following obar vati road and contina cont inu ly not allowing your rca ding to be for any considerable of time digest well your author and if you meet with paa sages hard to redouble blo your exertions remembering tho saying of virgil zabo r omma bindt BEPPO |