The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-08-01
RELIGIOUS.
PLAGIARISM.

bA +. z. CRANE.
The greatest portion ofmankind.
In The various trades they pursue,
Endeavor to leave all others behind,
And each his neighbor outdO,
And 80 il falls out,
That all are about
This scheme, or that, or the other,
f. tf In order that each ..
May In some way outreach
The extended arm Of a brother.
Tis truly laudable feeling
men makes men struggle and strive
To show that honest, fair dealing
VIII surely make men thrive;
Still, one can but feel,
That man who will steal
The result of another's hard labor
And pass for his own
What another has done,
Docs virtually injure his neighbor.
New clerical men, like the rest of mankind,
(Nhether taught at school or a college,
Are troubled, with others, i'm being inclined
Iomake quite sprea1 of their knowledge,
And So, when they 1nd
That they haven't the mind
10 create thought that is striking,
They take one from Beecher,
Or some eminent preacher,
And dress it up 10 their liking.
When person does this, il is termed Pla.
gairising,
And appropriate too, and that's not surpris-
ing,
When we lind its origin Roman,
For they, am told,
Had a law, (very old
And exceedingly strict in its nature)
Which allowed no repeal
Twas 'gainst trying TO steal
a child from its "Pater" and "NIater."
Metaphysieally speaking, the writer's pet
child
Is the thought that his brain has invented
lie considers it his, and Pm sure he's not
wild,
In getting, at times, discontented,
When he finds that some one
Takes the work he has done,
And wrOngtully claims its creation;
And no one will claim
That an authors 10 blame
lfhc manifests some indignation.
Now the man in the habit of using quite freely
The words Of Talmagc or Bccchcr,
Injuries them, il is true, but then, he is really
Injured more than any great preacher;
For in such false pretcnCe,
He deadens his sense
Ofhonor and justice and right,
And therefore abuses
Himself, and so loses
His influence, power and might.
St. Paul, tn Apostle, in Corinthians, saws
That all have n little to do,
And the spirit will help, in its various ways,
Each one, his OwR tcOrk to pursue;
But that they should never
Seem to try, or cndeavor
To work with the tools of a brother;
And the ear shouldn't try
To see like the eye,
For twill not fill its place, or the other.
The lessons We learn from tn Apostles wise
words
Is that God gives to each one gift,
Which, exercised, is for their good and the
Lords,
If each member viii manifest thrift;
SO how foolish the foot
Which desires the boot
To be worn by the hand, in its stead
And how simple the ear
Which tries to appear
As tho 'twGre the chief of the head.
MOL better let each endeavor to fill
The place for which it was made,
And he may be sure of doing Gods will
Who sticks to his natural trade;
Therefore, yGW prOphSsy,
g.usy y, y MhilS h lSi b,ini!y i may be, that
Yet if each Ofus know
That God made us so,
We should certainly make no objection.
Then let us go work for the Master
Each doing the little he can
Not striving to get along faster.
But striving TO save fallen man;
And then we're sure,
If our motives are pure,
That our labor for souls will be blest,
five each give our mite,
For th' advancement Of right,
. And are willing to TRUST for the rest