The Newtown bee., 1900-05-11
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County.
WOODBURY.
HOLDING ON TO THE EARS.


 The Wise Man says: ''He that med dleth with strife Is like one taking dog by the ears." I am afraid I have unin- tentionally got hold of his ears and when l I read the comments on Justice (copied from the Waterbury Republican,, I thought was pretty near the teeth. Of course growlipg, snapping and snarling isn't very pleasant or agreeable, but If l can hold on to the ears he can't bite me. When wrote my last article I was in hopes it would be my farewell, especial ly until the hurryipg season was over and the evenings were longer. But here I am again trying to hold on to the ears, and if the farmers will rally and hold on to the narrative I will try to hold on to the ears, and if the Lord will help us we will prevent 8 worse thing than dog passing through Main street from Wood bury village to the Brass City (especial. ly on Gods Holy day), and the Water. town trolley man can call it "the fire and birthstone of CslVin's religion" or what ever he chooses. The poet says:
 s'Straignt is the line of duty,
 Curved Is the line Of beauty,
 Fellow the first and thou shalt see
 The other ever following thee."
 Now what is my dutyP Shall I run and hide under juniper tree and ask the Lord to take me to heaven, as Elijah did when 8 wicked woman threatened his life, or shall I, like Nehemiah, gird on the armor and battle with the Sanballats and Tobiahs of this 18th century who are determined to trample upon the rights and privileges of the most useful and im- portant part of society, like the swine that trample pearls under their feet and turn again and rend you?
 In this fast age some people do not stop to think what will be the conse- quence, but anything that is popular for, whether it is advocated by false or true prophets, and it seems about as diff f1cult to get justice done as 1t is for some ministers to practice what they preach, and sometimes it looks about as useless and hopeless to try to do anything to make this sin-cursed world better as it was for Abraham to pray for Sodom or fer Christ to weep over Jerusalem.
 But right is right. and wrong is wrong,
 Wherever 1t is found,
 In world or nation, church or state,
 Or in a paltry town.
 Then why not stand up for the right,
 If all alone you stand;
 A coward is not fit to dwell
 Within the heavenly land.
 The horses and chariot of fire didn't come for Elijah until he had completed the work the Lord gave him to do, and even anointed Elisha to take his place who (it he saw Elijah when he ascended to heaven) was to have double portion of the spirit Elijah possessed, and what the farmers of New England need today is a double portion of the spirit of the Lord, and of their ancestors who told Johnnie Bull "so far and no' farther" :" and they meant it, too, and Johnnie Bull said, "Mssss Washington shelled the corn all off from Cornwallis and left him nothing but Cobwallis." Sanballat and Tobiah tried to frighten Nehemiah by writing letters and sending in false re- ports, but Nehemiah cried unto the Lord and encouraged the Jews to fight for their brethren, their sons and daughters, wives and houses, and that Is what the farmers of New England want to do to. day, "cry unto the Lord" and then stand for their rights and privileges which God and their fathers gave them, and protect their families, their farms, their schools and roads.
 Let the professionals blow their gas and the Sanbsllats and Tobiahs of this 18th century bring in their false reports and growl, snap and snarl and show their teeth, if we hold on to the ears they will quiet down by and by. But if we, like the old Israelites, give up our children, then the little red schoolhouse (which some have publicly taken their oath to stand by, shield and protect) and then let the state have full control of our roads, the next thing will be our farma to foot the bill, for I have been told by good authority that the real estate of 8 town is responsible for it's indebtedness of course those that don't own foot of land don't care about taxes or expenses. I sit here trying to hold on to the ears and warn the dull, sleepy farmers, and if they don't wake up and rally there will be more abandoned farms.
 For while the farmers are asleep | Tho DaviJ's gaining pround