FABLES. 



INDUSTRY AND SLOTH. 



Ax indolent Young Man being asked why he lay 

 in bed so long? jocosely answered, "Every morning 

 of my life I am hearing causes. I have two fine 

 girls, their names are Industry and Sloth, close at 

 my bedside as soon as I awake, pressing their dif- 

 ferent suits. One intreats me to get up, the other 

 persuades me to lie still ; and then they alternately 

 give me various reasons why I should rise, and 

 why I should not. This detains me so Jong (it 

 being the duty of an impartial judge to hear all 

 that can be said on either side), that before the 

 pleadings are over, it is time to go to dinner/' 



VOL. IV. 



