The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
THE FLY'S REVENGE.

1t is OF no weight that a common
every day housefiy may be accused OF
impertinence In thrusting himself be-
fore the public 10 this way. usurpiug
. place In literature that should be
better filed. for like the Ancient
Mariner" have q tale that must be
told But an abstract reflection that
should 20 long way in my favor. is:
There are great people who deal in
stocks and bonds and have seats In
exchanges and have special railway
coaches and private yachts, and are
altogether OF high degree. but, II the
earth and neighboring planets be
placed collectively in front OF the
minds eye. there will be visible no
more evidence OF these great men or
their works than OF the housefiy-one
plano OF equality do you see?
| Or this
The natural enlivenment OF balmy
air and sunshine are impartial to the
great man and the fly.
Or this: Eb
Physical and mental liberty are
common and necessary to both.
These should be OF sufficient weight
with any reasonable person. to justify
this intrusion. and so. without more
ado. will begin. VIZ
The sun 70 20 on beautiful summer
Sabbath and threw square patch OF
brightness through the Deacon
kitchen window. and against the OPP
posite wall. When this patch reached
the floor acouple OF dozen OF us flies
met and began II frisky game OF tag
on it actuated by the most favorable
conditions for good fly spirits; and.
starting from u given point. the num-
Der of singe, double and treble gyra-
tions we would make and return to a
stand In the space OF quarter OF a
second, you would not believe.
/ was the most active OF all. Later
you will discover that there is no van
ity in the assertion. / am simply
giving a plain, truthful account of a
matter calculated to show self labeled
unfortunates that others too. have
their grievances and also how they
deal with them.
1t puts me In rage with destiny to
think OF the bubbling-over happiness
of that morning, and then remem Der
what came later in tho day. S'death!
You can never tell what is behind APP
pearances
AS tar as is usual In society. I was
popular but the term is nothing but
sarcasm compared to that OF the event
referred to. The mention of the
word popularity" makes me laugh a
hollow laugh. Solomon was not more
rated with vanity than l was with
popularity. and you who pine for 1t.
Join my audience.
In the midst OF this animated diver
sion in the patch OF sunshine the
dominic knocked at the door. and the
deacon. who had just risen. let him
in. They were a couple OF pious
churchmen. .s.ai
"Sistcr Wilkins is convalescing
from the fever" said the dominic,
'and expresses desire to attend SER
vice this morning The only safe
way would be to go in conveyance,
so volunteered TO step over and re-
quest the loan OF your horse and buggy
for that purpose
Glad to accom- modate Sister Will
kins, or any OF the folks" replied the
deacon. readily proceeding to get the
vehicle.
II came over yesterday continued
the dominic land finding the house
closed. surmised that you had gone to
your favorite .pastime, angling. Was
right?"
mo Our folks have taken a trip
to Burnside. and l had not yet re-
turned with the wagon. Here Is a
way TO find out whether am fishing
or not--see that twelve-foot cane
hanging on yonder oakP When that
is gone. / am fishing; when 1t hangs
there. look. elsewhere for me-"
I About at this time. / came out to
see what was going on. and bobbed
about the Dominies face till he drove
away and forgot his spectacles. !.
The deacon looked meditatively
after A ID
Eli were to go to church to- day"
he soliloquized. the old red COW
would be sure to break in the corn
field again. and cause great damage. :"
He gravely shook his head.
At about three In the afternoon,
the dominic returned with three-fold
object Ito return the vehicle. get his
spectacles and ascertain why the dea-
con had not appeared at church.
The house was closed. and nobody
IN be found We flies had quit the
high-spirited frolicking OF the morn
ing. and settled down TO the serious
reality OF the last half Of the day.
keeping In mind the main points Of
Darwin's Struggle for Existence;"
and not having leisure 10 attend the
Dominic myself. ! commissioned a