Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-24

Their Plane is superficial in his work.
He makes great flourish of shavings,
but does not go beneath the surface!
have no patience with him! I believe
in going to the depths of things!''
eyes, you do bore one so!''
whispered a stupid little blockhead,
with a yawn.
II acknowledge, said the Rev.
Forcible Hammer, ''the depth of your
wisdom and l admire your penetra-
ton, butyou must confess your powers
of influence are limited to very
small circle''
''Stop, stop, Brother Hammer
cried Deacon Tenpenny Nail, II grant
you made great noise in the world,
but my experience is that your per-
Torrance affects only the head after
all.'
''Little Gimlet, preacher of very
small calibre, here put in feeble pro-
test against the surface work so sadly
prevalent. He Ibid not think there
was much heart-work accomplished by
all this excitement and noise.
| A couple of old saws put their heads
together ominously, while one mumbled
to the other throug h his broken teeth:
! Il have long been dissatisfied with
the state of things in this workshop.
In my day the motto was. SLOW and
sure went to work on log of wood,
not expecting to convert it in a minute
into pile of lumber. Back and forth,
through and through, tore away,
until every fibre yielded, but it was
tough work, and very slow. Nova
days it seems to me, you just turn a
crank, hear shrek, see a puff, and
the thing is DONE
''Well now, Father Saw, we are not
talking about old times,'' said pert
bright Brother Chisel. eve have
heard all you have to say on that SUBJ
ject over and over again. The question
to-day is, (Which is the best mode of
working!' or rather, what is it that is
lacking in our most active instrumental
The Rev. Mr.. Hammer has been severe
ly criticised, but have worked under
his direction a great deal, and must
say that his style is powerful, and his
arguments convincing. Every blow
tells.''
At this juncture, Horseshoe, a Law
member of St. Anvil's church, stepped
in, and entered into the contest:
II have felt the full power of Mr.
Hammers arguments, but acknowl-
edge / have been more benefited by the
influence of Brother Bellows. It is
warmth that is required to melt the
heart which will not yield to force
Where should l have been were it not
for the fire and fervor which he brings
to the work."
There arose a general cry for Mr..
Bellows, which pulled up that function
airy considerably.
f1ammatory nature of his audience, he
cried out with enthusiasm:
"Ah yes! Could we but have Forge
in every workshop, could the fire of
zeal but spread, what might we not ac-
complish! Warmth, warmth, is all that
is needed!'
Professor Grindstone, who had been
listening with somewhat contempt
uous expression, turned round slowly
upon this, and addressed the company.
He had been engaged in sharpening the
intellects of class Of young Hatchets,
Of different grades of capacity. The
dullness of some of these had exhausted
his patience.
excuse me, gentlemen! Warmth is
not ALI If thoroughly effective work is
to be done, more than mere fervor is
required. have had large experience,
and have seen many sparks fly which
did but light little finder. Acuteness,
polish, culture, in its widest sense,
must contribute to the qualification of
f,.,,1 NJ rbo
times demand culture
Upon this, Brother Screw, circuit
rider, turned significantly upon Brother
Vice, who was totally unpublished, but
a faithful and successful worker.
"My plan,' said Brother Vice, rather
roughly, ''is to get good grip, and
then hold fast. seize upon everybody
that comes in my way. AS draw them
in, Brother Screw just turns round and
keeps them from slipping away. We
work together
"Yes!'-eagerly broke in Brother
Plane, who had been taken aback by
the remarks of the right reverend at
the beginning, and now saw an oppor-
tunity to say a word for himself-"Y
We believe in cooperation. When /
see subject in the grip of Brother
Vice, l know that it is my time to work.
You must confess that in smoothing
away difficulties, none of you excel
me-
Friend Rule and Friend Compass,
who had kept their places on the bench
ir silence hitherto, now expressed a
concern that none in due zeal should
90 beyond the proper bounds. AS far
as their memory served them, there
was no instance on record of work
prospecting that was not in the line of
duty. 1t must be clearly marked out.
II am sure,' soliloquised Brother
Hammer, Il have fastened nail in a
sure place many times without such re-
strictions.'
He seemed to forget for the moment
the hand of the master builder that had
controlled him.
Just at this juncture the 'Carpenter's
Son. entered his workshop. The talk
among the tools ceased. No work had
been going on during the discussion.
But now, strange to say, the presence
of their master, brought vigor and har-
monious activity.
1t was model of temple upon
Whlch he was engaged; ana as IL grew
under his hand, each in turn, without
remonstrance, took his part in the
work assigned him. Saw and hammer,
plane and chisel, wise and grindstone,
dropped all distinctions, and yielded
each to the other as his turn of service
came. And thus, in time, under the
skilful guiding and forming hand, the
temple grew in beauty and strength
unto professionalism Plowman.
Johnnie's White Kitten.
Some weeks ago grandma sent word
she had little kittie for Johnnie, a
little white kittie month old. Now
this was very nice, but how to get the
kittie, from grandma's in New York,