The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-01-09

moving up III u pew W give IoOii W
a new conner. He appeared reform
ed, truly penitent and right-minded.
I thrnli coald venture a nap on
the green leather sofa near him with
out the risk Of his Pumping down
on me ut the very moment that l
was dissoIving into sleep.
But VIC are creatures Of circum-
stances. What if it were August,
and be had a pair Of new wings,
fresh and @alzy, standing out on
each side of his body, like three
cornerod .jib, instead Of these long,
narrow wings, folded tightly over
his back, and sticking forth far be-
low his body, would he be as de-
mure and proper as he is now? Is
he really wiser, or only sitter? Is
he practlcing self government, OF
only suffering old age? Is lie bet
ter. or only more inGrm /? One
thing. ct least, is in his favor; he
makes no parade Of his reforma-
ton. Whether he is saint or only
a cripple, he takes on no airs and
asks no fayors. Nor do l perceive
in him, as in some human creatures
that his sober days are viewed with
consciousness. Often two parts
OF human life are spent III commit
ting faults, the other part in finding
fault with others. This sensibility
to other peoples sins does not seem
! to affiict my Fly upon the Window.
| There is ample occasion for envy.
lie cannot avoid the sight Of What
is going on out doors. There are
nv gulls Hundreds Of them are
in the air Sunmer is 2oneas much
t. them as &c dy. But t e,r strength
is not impaired Winter and sum
mer are alike to them. They skim
the water OF sport in the air as grace
fully strong as in midsummer, while
this tiy, 4 ereatnge Of one summer,
is old, wora out. laid up, after :; few
months Of baton. Why such
unequal allotments ? Is this q just
apportio,l,nent Of the blessings of
life =: Why were flies made? Why.
if made at all, not made equal to
birds? V hat has Il gull done to
deserve three or six Years, while g
fix has but three or four months ::
May net Darwin on fy, drawing
from the DEPTHS OF his own con
scionsness. doubt whether there lie
Il moral government over q world
in which eulls live from year to year
while flies cripple up and die in one
season?
No such graceless speculaiions
seem to disturb my Fly. | think
he is recalling the broods OF fellows
that made the summer noisy, and
rejecting on their fate! They have
I-perisllel. He is preserved, How
much occasion for gratitude that ii
all his hastings, lest summer, tx
never put his tongue TO fly poison
Thousands persisted, he was pre-
served Other thousands went to
the spiders llrder; he was spared
Hornets c: aeht. and carried Az o.
for theiryoung, multitudes ofpluniI
and tender fiies-hut he escaped
How many persisted in fly traps, o.
were scalded or burnt On the cell
ing, or suffered cruei nartyrdom a
boys hands, or were snapped I'll
by dogs when they were innocently
teasing! Birds ate them. Toad:
, snatched them. All creation seem:
bent on destroying flies.
Here am /, safe virtuous anC
content. My legs have not heel
pulled off Ny wings have stucl
to me- My life is secure and an
greatly blessed with spending III,
remaining days amidst books AK
Sermons
With that. he made an attempt t
, turn round, lost his hold, and feI
plump upon the foor. with his leg
feebly twirling in the air. / TAX
him up and put him on his fee
again.
'.Since YOU cannot molest an.
5 more I will he gracious to YOU. Bu
| wonder that YOU wish to live.
After motion is gone from thos
legs and buzz from those wings
0 what can fly want more on Til
earth
IF I were yon, Fly, I shoul'
connt him kind that would put ~
out Of the way The misery of th
world is that lie is over long he
fore people die Men creep int,
corners, and noarish weakness, an
eat tasteless food. and ache an,
grunlble, and dread to leave worI
that has nothing for them more hu
pain Men cannot help it Blu
flies should he wiser Shall l XII
you, Fly? Shall I avenge the vey
ations last summer ON you, an
= let You live?
Or shall forgive all your mis-
deeds and open my heart with kind
ness, and slay YOU? There! Tha
did not hurt, did it?
!, | wonder what a fv thinks O
, when his head is off IN. y. Ledyea