Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-24
Totas Depravity of Files.

The funny luan Of the New York Tines
with evident personal malice, thus de-
scribes the vicious characteristics of the
fly;
Not only is the fly an intolcrablo bore
through his persistent presence where he
is wanted. and his offensive familiarity,
but his habits are every way bad. AS a
dead beat he has no rival il animated
nature. He keeps all manner of late
hours, and utterly disregards the laws Of
health and deeenoy dc loats about bar
rooms, and partakes Of free lunches with
out the least sense Of shame or degrada-
ton. He eats and drinks OF everything
that can be eaten or drunken, and always
at the expense OF somebody else, and
without the slightest show Of gratitude.
Filth is as attractive to him as luxury,
and be has most repulsivc habit of ex-
ploring every accessible mass OF pollution
aud straightway betaking himself to the
unprotected check of beauty, or the delic-
ious Gates Of the fastidious epicure.
lie delights IN tormenting man, from
whose labors ne derives his chief susie
nance, and will take any mean advantage
to give him annoyance II his victim
has the misfortune of having to part his
hair with towel, he will rally his forces
and make the sensitive expanse OF the
bald Uranium his parade ground. He will
pounee upon a man while he Is helpless
in his BARRIERS chair, with his arms Swaih-
cd beneath half dozen yards of calico,
aud the periious edge OF the razor at his
throat, and will harrow him almost to dis.
traction. He will catch mis- victim in the
act OF taking, or trying to take, nap,
whether in the morning as fringe to the
disturbed siumbers Of the night or after
dinner, as a restoration from the cares of
the day, and with maddening ingenuity,
vii! keep him from the desired boon, and
bring him to state where he is ready 10
accept the counsei Of Jobs wicked wife
And what are the consequences of the
lie OF luiqulty pursued by this deprayed
insect Is reJribu,lon adequate TO his
offences prepared for dim, either in this
world or the world 10 Gomez On the the
illogical branch OF this inquiry We shall
not presume to offer au opinion. but We
are sure thst he never comes by his full
d,scrtS here Ho Is idle. di%olute, glut-
touous, pesiiierous and tormeniing, aud
yet he seems to pass his lite gaily, free
from care or trouble and defiant Of laws
human and divine. lie even dedcs the
law OF gravitation, and travels with equal
ease IN any direction, or on any surface
not smeared with trcacherous sticSiuess.
Apparently he enjoys complete immunity
from the retTibut.on which dis conduct
deserves, except whcu ne is entrapped |
through his unsuitable appetite into sou9hs
of poison or intricate traps from which he
never escapes alive We believe it is
fact that he never dies a natural death.
No one ever knew fly to be stricken
down BY disease or to inger GU, 4 painlul
existence under medical treatment Fever
aud headaches are 70 him unknown, and
he bTeathes contagiou with perfect impun-
ity. lie sometimes falls a victim TO his
invincible curiosity or Unsuitable appetite,
and Is sca.ded IL tea, drowned in milk,
or smOthered IN molasscs, and occasionally
he Is crushed or slaughtered as a penalty
for his temeri;y, but he never dies Of sick
ness or old age. Barring accident or Vi
o.coce the fy Is practically immortal, a
perennial nuisance, standing example
Of total depravity, without, so far SIS We
know, the eterna! punishment which Is its
proper corollAry