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Work as a virtue and duty in a small town
An elderly narrator reflects on a neighbor Warner who tends his garden and walks daily, insisting on constant work as a creed. He contrasts industrious labor with idle others, recounts laborers shading sleep during breaks, and concludes work is a valued blessing that shapes character and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Aakle Clark
Ouelghour
Howe
Warner Co
Rathey
Union
Tey
Ag A. Yeadeavous
Danny
Tong
Iife
Guitty
Wenbazs
Ustany