[The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island by Johann David Wyss]@TWC D-Link bookThe Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island CHAPTER XII 5/12
All may ask what they desire, and every reasonable demand will be granted, if it be conformable to the great end. "'If you feel grateful for these benefits, and testify it by increased activity, and by occupying yourself on this day in expressing your gratitude to me, I will take care this day of rest shall be a benefit, and not a loss.
I wish that all your useful animals, and even the wild beasts of the plains, should on this day repose in peace. "'He who obeys my commands in _Earthly Abode,_ shall receive a rich reward in the _Heavenly City;_ but the idle, the negligent, and the evil-disposed, shall be condemned to perpetual slavery, or to labour in mines, in the bowels of the earth. "'From time to time, I shall send ships, to bring away individuals, to be rewarded or punished, as they have fulfilled my commands.
None can deceive me; a magic mirror will show me the actions and thoughts of all,' "The colonists were satisfied, and eager to begin their labour.
The portions of land and instruments of labour were distributed to them, with seeds, and useful plants, and fruit-trees.
They were then left to turn these good gifts to profit. "But what followed? Every one did as he wished.
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