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©room 0om. 
Sorghum vulgar© belongs to the Grass family. It looks very much 
like the Indian corn as regards its leaves and height. When the panicle 
is sufficiently mature/the stalk is bent down at the top until ripe enough 
to cut. It is a native of the East Indies, and has been chosen as an emblem 
of labor. 
“The broom’s betrothed to the bee.” 
— Hood. 
Labor. 
® ORK, it is true, has a bitter root, but the fruit it bears is sweet. It 
has a temporal reward. The idler finds his time long and is a 
burden to himself, whereas the industrious is contented and cheerful. Tie 
experiences the truth of Our Lord’s words: u My yoke is sweet and My 
burden is light/’ (Matt, xi., 30.) 
Besides, work generally insures earthly prosperity. The bees who 
gather honey all day long in summer, lay up in their hives a store of 
nourishment for the winter. The industrious man’s future is insured.— 
Finally, labor, like all other acts of penance, merits an everlasting reward. 
Our Lord says: “The laborer is worthy of his hire.” (Luke x., 7.) And 
St. Paul: “Every man shall receive his own reward according to his 
labor.” (I Cor. iii., 8.) 
“Go, till the ground,” said God to man— 
“Subdue the earth, it shall be thine;” 
How grand, how glorious was the plan! 
How wise the law divine.” 
— Mrs. Hale. 
Labor is the law of happiness; love makes labor light; and constancy 
in labor will conquer all difficulties. 
