The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-04-16
PLAYING THE EAR-TRumPET

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PLAYING THE EAR-TRuEiPET.
Two Boston editors lodged away into
New Hampshire upon a fishing and hunt
ing excursion. One bright morning-it
was in September-they took team,
and set forth with their fishing rods,
bound for II rare days ~pOrt. y few
miles away they came TO n very neat and
comfortable looking farmhouse, with
substantial out-buiIdiRgs, from the porch
of which approached an aged man, who
hailed them rs they came up.
what is it," asked Ben, as lac drew
in the reins and came to a stop. ''We
are in II hurry"
Instead of replying in words the old
man simply waved his hand. and then
turning toward his fields he Shouic-l, at
the top of his voice:
''7Tmothy,-TMoTHY-
Our two sportsmen looking in that di-
rection, and saw, nearly IA quarter of Il
mile off, boy engaged in digging pota-
toes. He had evidently heard the old
mans voice, for he suspended his labor,
and, leaning upon his hoe, he faced the
house, and directly afterwards came the
faint sound Of
"Hallo,'
The aged sire, seeing from the boys
emotion that lac had been heard, Shout-
ed again with stentorian power:
''Where is the new ox-yolleI7
\ response, faint, but distinct, came
back
''Iii the corn crib "
What did liz say" asked the old
man, turning toward ou9 sportsmen.
Gle said it was ia the corn crib, " an
Swered Ben
Speak louder, will ye? I'm hard o
hearin'"
Ben yelled the words into the veterans
ear
"Ah, thank ye That's al You can
drive on"
And so the heroes of the quill and the
rod had been made to serve as an ear
trumpet to a deaf man. But they en-
ioyed the joke; and they enjoyed the
telling of it when they got home.
WHITTIER on THE CoLORED MANS
FUTURE. centennial anniversary of
the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting
the Abolition of Slavery, etc, is to be
celebrated 10y n /. union at Concert Hall,
Philadelphia. OH tie nth inst. Among
those invited to be present was John
Greenleaf Whittier, who has sent a let
ter of deelinatioi., from which we quote
the following:
"The world, slowly emerging from the
darkness of the Stone Age, still, doubt
less, ,overestimates its warrior champions;
but the time is not far distant wien jus
tiee will be done to the heroes OF the
bIoodIess victories of Christian eiviliza-
tion and progress.
Their armor rings on fairer field
nd0 tJTCth OF lHoistlA tNtA sAOAr
For freedoms sword Is the blade they Weld,
And the light above is the smile of God.
So far as the abolition of slavery is
concerned, the work Of the Society is
done. Mainly upon the eolored people
themselves now depends the question
whether, by patient industry, sobriety,
and assiduous self-culture, they shall
overcome the unchristian prejudice still
existing against them, or by Incidence,
thriftlessness, and moral and physical
degradation they shall confirm and
strengthen it But there will still be on
the part of all who have sought their
freedom no lack of occasion for labor in
their behalf, in accordance with the very
spirit and letter of the constitution
of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society,
which is pledged to the relief of free ne
groes. All that can be done, consistent
with the constitutional right Of States,
should be done for their protection 10y
the General Government, and there is no
piiIanthrOpic object at the present time
more deserving Of encouragement than
that of the education of the children OF
freedom In this poirG of view there is
still work for the old parent Society,
and it has a legitimate right to exist and
continue its labors of love so long as
there is prejudice to be overcome or ig
norance 10 be enlightened"