Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-05-14

No climate can effect her and she does not
fear. W hen man sees a can labelled 4" With
Care re-Nitro-Glvce !" Enquiry prompts
him to give it kick and inform himself
If it is really that explosive material, as he
is hurled through the air, he not only be-
comes intimately acquainted with the sensa-
tlons OF OF the heavenly bodies In their rev.
olutions, and the velocity with which they
are propelled through space, but he knows
W hat the can contained. Who will deny that
Enquiry imparts to us a knowledge which
we will ever remember through eternity ?''
Enquiry moves US to ask many questions.
Some of these are very agreeable. Here are
TWO or three: &" Do you take sugar in yours p?''
This is a sweet question. 1t alludes only to
the tea-table, and has no reference to students
at the bar. :" W ill you come to the opera p
This is model question, and it is rarely
answered in the negative. WAS not that a
fine turkey?" There are many more ques-
tions. We do not WISH though, to spoil the
fragant memory of noble bird and feast
OF splendOr.
There are also some questions which arc
not Agreeable. " Are you going to church p
This is not proper question if asked on Sun
day, as it is day of rest. 4 sleep at home
is more refreshing than troubled nap in
the seats of the sanctuary. " Can Mr..
Short pay that bill? This is the fifteenth
time I've asked him - Now, see here; per-
petual dunning will no more make man pay
bill, than talking to a grindstone will make
it revJlve. " Is this the tooth? p How ter
rible this question is Our blood congeals
as we call to mind the pulling and tearing
Of the mercIless forceps at the other TOOTH
We might have given more Illustrations,
but we now pause. The asking of questions
is like the making of books. There is no
limit to them, and further comment would
weary the reader.
There are several unpleasant facts about
Enquiry. She does not venerate the ancient
landmarks. The joys and glories of - Mother
Goose The Arabian Nights and in
Vulnerable other works which charmed the
days of our youth, by her pernicious med
ding have tecome like ''airy nothlngs."
L we heed Enquiry attentiyely, what does
she tell US about the remarkable adventures
of '' Baron Munchausen?' The heartless
crone tells us they are ridiculous lies, with
out any respect for our feelings.
Enquiry has DO reference. VIC copy
the following from her journal to support
our observation 81 When travelling in the
= Land of Mystery l saw many people kneel-
ing in front Of a dense cloud. Through 1t,
occasionally, heard strange noises. Those
listening were flied with rapture. and re-
corded their feelings in writing. | asked
one who seemed greatly influenced, Why
don you find out the source OF these souuds?'
o woman he replied, we worship those
utterances. Here is our church. You can
not make anything out Of that confusion [
said. That makes them all the more dear
to us, IN proportion as we do lot know
Il en- he answered, and moved nearer the
cloud. | determined to 90 behind that cloud,
In spite Of the angry rem0nstrances and
fears ot the crowd, walked through. 1t
was tie same as any other cloud-damp and
cold. When | reached its limit | discovered
that | was in a jackass pasture, and quite a
number of those useful and interesting ami
mails were scattered about, braying anu eat
ing alternately. Thinking of the Worship
Ters, had 4 hearty laugh. Knowing they
would be anxious about me, | caught one
| OF the asses and walked with it through the
cloud 10 ny friends. They were hardly
pleased to see me. | did not care. Leading
the ass in front OF the crowd | said, Here
is one Of tie sage5 whose words you have
adored and recorded . Some left that coun-
try in disgust. So did t. In spite of this
and other exposures, many people still wor-
ship at that sanctuary in the Land OF Mys-
/ terry.
Is not this just like Enquiry? She no
only lays hold OF the horns Of the altar, bu
she breaks them short off, to see what they
are made Of No one can cheat Enquiry,
remember; she has the learning and expert
ence OF over two thousand years, and that is
more than any of Adams DEFENDANTS can
hope for, in spite of the doctors and apothe
/ carries. a. E. II.