Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-28
"AUNT SALLY" HEARD FROM,


Nh. EDITOR: My old man has been ir
the habit of bringing copy of the Tine,
home in his pocket for the last three OF
four weeks and have become awfllly in
terested in Mrs. Birds letters, hot exactly
IN the things she writes about, butt III the
courage and independence that she shows
and told my Old man SO, but he Is One u
those old ctasty's you know that believes
that wdniaris place is In the kitchen, EEL
dom to be eeeh and never heard, but
have always rebelled against such ideas
and have been angry with the Apostle
Paul ever since was school girl for the
instructions he gave for the guidance III
women. But feel grateful to think, even
at this late day, that We can have free
voice, and at times get our sublime
thoughts published in a newspaper. /
told my old man 50 and the cruel wretch
said he didn't sec Anything that was sub
lime or even comprehensive in Mrs. Birds
letters. and he said he didn't believe Mrs.
Bird could write anything that was SO low
and dhlatlylike, that the language was
more like that Of SOME very rough and
hardened sinner. Now told the old man,
says l, ''NOw you needn't Think that you
and the Times iiian have monopoly of all
the dirty sayings AMI insinuations."
''Well" says the old man '.if she did write
it don't see why she should find fault
with Mr.. Anderson for going back on the
doctrine of Total Depravity when she has
snapped her fingers at the good instruc-
tons Of st. Paul. what Mrs. Bird wrote
about the general OF the army in time of
war was all 5uncombe and there is no sense
at all in 1t. The king Of heaven must be
getting hard up for standard bearers if
this is fair sample of them; but don't
believe he has ever entrusted his colors in
the hands Of those who claim to bear
them. The king Of heaven has planted
his glorious colors-the sun, moon, starr
and fiery comets-in the heavens above,
where they will never, never fall.
"Well,'' said l, Il don't pretend to un-
dcrstan.l much about these things, but
what Mrs. Bird did write read very pretty,
anyway"
'Well," says the old man, after re: ding
me what Mrs. Bird said about a MN not
showing his courage by whippinx dead
man, MRS. Birds memory mist be very
poor, for the whole Christian Church has
been whipping and traducing Paine and
voltaire ever since they died, and they are
not through with it YETI
l held up my hands in perfect horror,
fearing that the roof would come down on
our heads, to hear Linn talk, but lie paid
no more attention to it than he would to q
breath of wind. but went on to say that
III Mrs. Bird hid attended church and
heard either of the lectures she would
have known that Mr.. Anderson never said
4 word Bout Jeremiah, but only found
fault with the doctrine that pictures the
whole human family as one putrid mass.
l didn't hear Mr.. Anderson give his expe-
riencc or say anything about the state Of
his heart in the lecture, but did hear a
year or two ago certain woman giving
her experience and l thought her condi-
ton very miserable orlt.''
The old wretch! l am all out of pa
tience with him, as if he knew anything
about these things!
Mrs. Bird" said my old man. s'don't
appear to know any more about the Bible
that she does about Mr.. Alderson's lee
ture, or else she Tisquotes it on purpose,
for it was Isaiah and not jeremiah that
spoke of the afflicted man, and all it seems
that he had in view was the sorry and sill
fl! condition of the Israelites at that time.
(See Isaiah, LIST chap, 9Th and 9Th vers-
esq She also says that we must not fear
him that can kill the body; but fear him
that can kill both soul and body But the
way the Bible has it is, Fear not them
which kill the body, but are not able to
kill the soul: but rather fcaf hint which is
able to destroy both soul and body in hell
(Matthew X, 2s).''
SWELL" said l, Mrs. Bird probably has
too many other things to attend to to keep
her mind fresh on Bible Matters
''Then,'' said the old man, ''she had bet
ter let the JOB out to those who have time
to attend to such things"
''Well," said I, "witI all your sii1afffitss
1 don't believe you know half as much
about the Bible as you let on to, old
smartic! but the day may come when you
will wish that you had followed its pre-
cepts more than you have"
Il WONDER" says the old man, ''if the
Birds threw their lnafitle of charity over
Mr.. Alderson's shoulders when he lab6red
SO hard with them for two long hours to
induce them to help him to cover UP lis
sins. If they did Mr.. Anderson must have
carried the mantle away with him, for it's
plainly evident to me that the Birds have
not got the mantle now" The old man
then burst out laughing. .,.-
'"Now," says l, ''what under heaven are
You laughing at:''
Says he, II was just thinking what
sweet music Mr.. Anderson will have at mis-
funeral; but shan't envy him.
Did you ever hear tell of such an old
wretch!
Says the old man, II can't understand
for the life of me what Mrs. Bird wanted
to make use of Miss McClaren's name for.
l believe that she claims that she only used
it for an illustration, and I have been
studying for more than week trying to
find out what it illustrated, but l have Civ
en- up In despair
Did you ever hear tell Of such an old
stupid as my old man is? Now to me it's
as plain as the nose on a PERSONS face.
"Wht," says to my old f,an, '.if you
do wrong you are sticking pins into your
pillow that will be very apt to disturb
your fep0se. Some OF us would have said
that you are making bed Of thorns f0f
YOURSELF
"Well," says the old man, ''Dean Swift
must have been great prophet, for he
foresaw this case wheii he wrote, Islander