The National tribune., 1894-10-11
EDITORS CHAT.
LOYALTY and Patriotism, and How They Have
Become TO be One.
WHAT is THR DIFFERENCEP

WHAT is THR DIFFERENCEP
nr,n Tp,prNE, A question has come up
NTH ms. What is LOYALTY? Or What is Pat
riotism9 So / write you asking for definition
OF both-M. a. d.
I. Loyalty is from the French word loi, and
that from the Latin word lex, meaning obedi-
ence to law.
.. Patriotism is from the Greek word Tor
father, in the Latin pater, in French PEREZ
meaning respect for paternal authority.
Originally one might be loyal or law-abidlng.
while he might have no love for the law, which,
from a sense of duty or self-interest, he felt
called upon 10 obey. And even now, strictly
speakinc whoever obeys a weak law, or one for
which he has no respect, is loyal citizen, how
ever much it goes against the grain for him to
be obedient.
The alien within our borders may be loyal,
law-abiding and yet have ne love for the coun-
try OF its laws.
On the other hand patriotism meas love
for our country and its laws, and that propel-
ling power of love which lesds US to sacrifice
ourselves and all we hold dear in the service OF
Dur country.
Trench. in his treatise on the use of words,
saws: LOYALTY being derived from
the French loi, expresses properly that hdellty
which one owes according TO law, and does not
necessarily include that attachment to the
royal person which, happily, we IN England
have been able to throw around the word.
Again, the English Puritahs were sctuated
by the highest patriotism when they rose IN
rebellion against unjust and oppressive laws,
but in the technical sense they were not loyal.
Our forefathers in the American Revolution
were patriots of the highest order, but those
who fought for the King and Crown, and thelE
sympathizers were known as Loyalists-
Happily, the time has come to us when
patriotism and loyalty are synonyms, and we
sincerely hope it may always be SO; that OUT
laws may always be just and properly enforced
GOOD OLD POEM.
Up in the morning early,
Just at the peep of day,
Stranng the milk in the dairy,
Turning the COWS away,
Sweeping the nsor in the kitchen,
Making the bods upstairs,
Washing the breakfast dishes,
DusiiRg the parlor cEairs.
Brushing the crumbs from the pantry,
Hunting for eggs In the barn,
Cleaning the iHrnips for dinner,
Spinning the stocking yarn,
Spreading the whitening linen
Down on the bushes below,
RansackiRg every meadow
Where the straw berries grow.
Searching for "hxings" for Sunday,
Cburning the snowy cream,
RiuEInR the pals ana sirSiner
Down in the running s;resm,
Feeding The geese aud turkeys.
Making the pumpkin pies,
Jogging the lille ones cradle,
Driving away the flies
Grace in every nstion,
Music in every tone,
Beauty in form and feature
Thousands might covet 20 own,
Cheeks that rival Spring roses,
Teeth the whitest of pearls.
One Of those country maids is worth
Of your city girls.
c. c. NEHENToEs.
Before returning to the University of Michi-
gan to resume his law stndies, Brother Julius
w. Gogarn sent the Editor q crate of pines
cedar, ferns, and flowers, carrying with them
the sweet breath CT the piney woods, and which
will be evergreen memories IN her household
all through the coming Winter days.
And now comes bunch OF dainty blue vio-
lets, picked by Sister Annie L. Williams Sept.
%, from the hack Of her pleasant Massachusetts,
home at Saugus.
From Mrs. Warner, Of Florida, we have the
most wonderful shells and cOrsis and sea cuTiOs
of every variety. And so do kindly thoughts
crystalize into the many signs and tokens
which We exchange with those we love and
houor