The Grange advance., 1874-04-08


hand with Greatness and Glory. and leave
the.cottages ofthe poor and lowly to dwell in
palaces and with the rich"
A Few Words to the Grumblers.
The social, moral, intellectual, or relie-
ious status Of person is not measured BY
the manner in which he gains livlihood.
Being farmer or farmers wife, or any,
body else. is neither going to depress or
enlarge the mental capacities and, pro-
'lding the employment be honest and hon
orable, there is no degradation about it.
We are governed in q measure by the
amount Of common sense we possess, not
oy the will or opinions of others, nor by the
richness Of our attire, for although we
know that "fine feathers make fine birds :"
we also know that the sweetest songsters
are dressed in sombre colors but if We
lower ourselves with the slaves Of the
South. before their emancipation, by COM
pairing our condition to theirs, claiming to
be an oppressed people because we are en-
gagged in the business of farming, and can
not always command the prices for our
produce which We think We ought to have
say if we so do we must abide the conse-
quences, for whenever We place ourselves.
either by our own foolishness, OK by obey
ing the law Of nature which forces every
thing to find its own level, there we must
stay. Let me show by illustration and COM
parison that such is the fact.
Take, for instance, q piece Of cork. and
throw it with all the force you are master
Of into the river; how quickly it rises to the
surface and glides lightly over the waves
now throw in piece Of rock, down it goes
with sullen plunge, where it strikes, there
it lies. Place drop of oil in glass of wa
ter and shake it we'll. does it mix with the
water and become Of the same nature, or
does it remain oil, nothing more, nothing
less? We will suppose q man of culture.
endowed with goodly amount Of intelli-
genoe to be placed on farm he may till
the soil with his cwn hands or he may not,
as circumstances may require; his exter-
nal appearance may be rough, and his
hands be brown and hard; is he not a man
"for a that" We will dress clown in
inery, barber his hair, sprinkle him with
delicate perfumery, and place him in Sit
uation of ease and luxury, is he the less a
clown?
There are some natures, that, put them
where you will. it matters not how adverse
or murky the surroundings may be, will
rise to fill honorable places, while others
with better advantages will sink like the
stone never to rise.
This world is wide, this country ls free.
thank God! choose the occupation which
suits you best, and if you find you have
made mistake, don't annoy others by
your ceaseless grumbiing: or, if you feel
that you are on an equal footing with
slaves, or any ignorant uncultivated peo-
pie, don't seek to pull others down to your
level, because they happen to earn their
living in the same manner that you do.
MARLIEU.
BAY CITY, Wis, April Sd, 1874
Nessrs. Editors Of Grange Advance:
This article may not be agreeable to
your sentiments, but it is intended for that
class of petty faultfnders, who degrade
rather than elevate their occupation, and
the order to which they may be fortunate
enough to belong. Very Truly Yours,
Xxx.
The article does exactly coincide 50 tar
as its sentiments are concerned. with
our views. This eternal fault t-findine is
ruinous, not only to individual happiness,
but is fatal to the success of all societies
and all business. Men have not sufficient
faith in one another, and whenever any,
thing is seen that can be given bad con-
struction, the tendency is TO at once i'm
pute bad motives aud circulate low ISLANDERS.
This has been done in our Order. Men,
bers in good standing, without any charges
having been preferred against them, have
been attacked both in private and in the
public print, and motives and DESIGNS i'm
puted to them that would cause the blush
OF shame upon the cheek of the lowest con-
demned felon.-ED.1
BEL1N, STEELE Co. MINI,
April End, 1874.
Editor Grange Advance: