The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-23
EAST DORSET.

allow me to substitute the story Of the
800 foxes that man caught and
stunned tail to tail and put fire.
brand In the midst between two tails"
and set them afire and let them (the
foxes) 60 "and burnt up both the
shocks and also the standing corn with
the vineyards and olives" Of his enc
mics. Or the story Of how the same
man whose strength was III his hair
took hold OF two pillars of house
that was full Of men and women and
had "about three thousand men and
women" on its roof and brought the
house down upon all that were there
in killing more than he had ever kill
ed before and he had killed thous-
and at one time with "the jawbone"
of prayer. Pretty good lift, pretty
good size roof that. Now, brother
scribe, don't you know of an instance
where "two dogs" did similar won
der ''in one night 2" But you think
am sin danger of the fate of the
boys little children"). What fate
Your meaning is obscure. You rush
ed into print to prove that the children
were simply storm" but you can't
mean that two bears will tear me,
that's too thin; l guess that "tear''
didn't suit your purpose and that you
mean that the AZ children were torn
and killed-not eaten, and went to
HI according to your creed touch
ing infants and that l will follow suit
as to the latter. Have l guessed
your riddle Well, may get there
if there be one, but / shan't follow
those little children and don't you
forget it. l have always made it a
point not to follow anyone where he
did not 60 himself. Those children
didn't 60 there. Nobody ever went
there or ever will without sufficient
reason. Everlasting punishment
would be outrageously out of proper
ton to their offenses. They weren't
as saucy as boys who chase and snow
ball the school master. Elisha ought
to have taken 'go up bald head" as a
childish ebullition of poor bringing up
and gone right on to "Mount Carmel
about his business. Then his conduct
would have rhymed with that of Him
who when "reviled, reviled not again. +"
Another reason why those children
didn't 60 to hi is that hi wasn't
invented at that time. Elisha didn't
know there was such place. Henry
Ward Beecher and others have told
us that the word hell, meaning place
of punishment, isn't found in the old
testament.
Well, brother, / don't want to
"alienate your affections" but your
"go up drum sticks to Gods messen-
gers" is thin--very thin. 1t reminds
one of the soup the boarder passed
back to the waiter with the request
that "she would coax the chicken to
wade through it once more"
Inidel. / Well, brother, it is said
that "the recording angel never seeks
| information from grave stone"
Possibly he may not seek information
about me from your pious little piece
in the SITTER of Feb. 9. May be he
will keep track Of my "deeds done
here in the body" without regard to
my private opinion Of your rib theory
and dogma Of infant damnatlon.
Everybody who don't plug up the
| avenues OF his understanding and
cape and swallow omnivorously is in
the estimation and nomenclature of
our Cotton Mathers, and | am afraid
YOU are one OF them, an infidel.
| II never will give up my belief in
witchcraft till / give up my belief in
all history sacred and profane. -
John Wesley.
"Our witches are no longer old,
And wrinkled beldames Satan sold,
But young and gay and laughing Great
ures,
With the hearts sunshine on their
features"
John G. Whittier.
| The world moves, my dear brother
scribe. Better move with it-bettel
read and ruminate the thoughts ol
thinkers that don't think ssfor revenue
only." Better Ego forth under thu
open sky and list to natures teach
ings" and get the fossil remains Out
OF your understanding. Better taxi
. Napoleon's advice:
"March at the head of the ideas o
the age. II you march behind, yo'
will be dragged onward, if you resist
: YOU will be overthrown.'
An obedience to the simple laws of ny
giene and the use of Ayers Sarseparill
will enable the most delicate man or sick
ly woman to pass in ease and safety froI