The Labor enquirer., 1883-05-19

a milk ranch. on Tennessee creek. A
magnificent flock of ducks pre-empted
and lived on the creek, and all but one
seemed posted on the altitude, and knew
Young ducks were impossible there.
This one (christened Orthodox Quack)
built a nest just like creed, full of articles
that she would hatch, and started in
early to fight it out on this line, if it
took all summer; half the season passed
and no ducklings came, and the wasted,
dismantled bird lost temper. l fed,
nursed, coaxed, soothed and tried to dis,
suade her from her purpose. l told her
repeatedly she had built too high , she
would be flaming success lower. "Step
out and down." | said, "and you're all
right" But to each pathetic appeal she
ever repliedin deafening string, ''quack,"
that appalled,, and hastily fled to her
sitting. Long after snowfall left her
martyr to maternal bigotry.
Just 80 theology has set it's life out at
perfection altitude, on a nest of rotten
eggs, pouring hell and damnation on all
who didn't set with them; but never
has nor ever will hatch one single truth
to bless the world. But to return: The
ark was six times as long as it was wide,
and the door in the side indicated the
broadest entrance; all the world was
coming. The window at the top is faith,
and through it we have ever looked for
light, help and guidance. 1t contained
food sufficient for and suited to the wants
of all On board notwithstanding the
persistent efforts Of men and devils to
throw it overheard. This is the condi.
ton of our constitution. 1t contains
food enough to feed and satisfy every
living man; but hitherto "bulls and
bears" have tossed and trampled it at
pleasure. One dose of dynamite would
give the people their own, and dispense
the wisdom and justice of God to the
beast fraternity.
Three stores" The first was built
prior to and tested in the American revo-
luton, and designed to carry the heaviest
or most sensuous animals-the crude
material of mankind The second was
built previous to and tested by the Re-
bellion. This story added and the ark
contained room for men, and we did a
very manly thing and franchised the
balance of the male sex, and got one
half of man complete on board. We
then set to work with a will to complete
the third story, which the present revo-
luton upon US will test and upon it the
feather and wing-the soaring aspira-
tions Of woman. the last and most per-
feet half Of man-will alight.
This third story you will soon dedicate
and bring forth the top stone with shout
ings of Grace grace to it
Woman, placed on the top story, next
to the window of faith, is first to descry
coming events, and this distinguishing
attribute was shadowed in her creation
Man was made, and from piece of this
first creation, reretined by Deity, woman
came. She began first in Eden by in
vestigation, to lift the race to God, and
her maternity has given birth to and
! heralded every ingredient of the worlds
progress She is first and most fire.
quently at the window of faith, is most
religious and most susceptible Of God
and good. She is first to embrace des-
tiny and last to surrender hope, and for
this fitness was placed with one hand
clasping Deity, the other the heart of
her lord, drawing him by refinement
and affinity in ascension to glory and to
God. Religion is friendship for God, and
not friendship for creed. Creed is anti
religion, opposed to God, the great
blasphemer" of the scriptures
The animals entered the ark of their
own accord, in pairs, male and female.
Here are our legislatures, who enter on
their own application upper house
male, lower female. They are animals
sure enough. They trample, gore and
devour the people, and thus set their
legislative seal on hoof and horn, to
witness thisscripture.
The dove symbol of the Holy Ghost,
was sent out of the ark to discover
possibility Of landing, or solid settle
ment The constitution has never been
settled, and never will be until the peo-
pie settle it. Counter political waves
democrat and republican, have made it
their sport, each alike bent on its de-
struction. This dove, or Holy Ghost,
is the genius of the people, flying
hither and thither, to find way and
place of settlement. The call for an
anti-monopoly convention, July 4, is an
example. This dove went out in the
aational-labor party, but returned worn
and weary then in the greenback party
with the same result; but is coming
now. l see it in dynamite, bv acclama-
ton, olive branch of peace in the peo-
ple's mouths, first sign of life from the