Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-17
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!. FOR SUNDAY READING.
All Sorts of Opinions.
THE HOE WITH THE MA,
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THE HOE WITH THE MAN.
Ic;rinnell Herald.l
Mr. vittum announced THE Man with |
The Hoe, as his 5subiect on 81 recent
sunday raferrn,. as a teyt 10 James
va some are noor beca,lse of weak
ness o.. lass or friends. these we have
alwavs with MS as christ said. Others
are nom b..oa,,se of voluntary idieness
ior other ,iras. ,bssa ty,,l continue y
long as Sin continues. we do not Wish
To make any reference TO either of these
classes hlf only 10 another class. those
thai are nno,.f in snite of hard labor. the
Edisinherited The reaper that is not paid
,easonal,l, commemorative for his fabor !
tba o,a oftan referred 10 lust nov as
uThe Man with the Hoo
Millet WAS horn among French peas
ants inst ,ts,be olose of the Nanoltonie
wars and naintsds them as he rernen,- /
berea mem when the weak and aged
were laft 10 nm the fields. 10 work be-
von, their stronat j, and To- eat The bread
Iof hunger. TIE man With. the hoe lacks
strength and intelligence. perhaps. to be
:. sois,ier. ,.itl, : r,,ei.s clumsy tool
he is doine. eaftle,s work breaking the
sod Markbam's poe,n is Intended as
an i,,tcrpretation of this picture. ii be-
lcarie famous and made the author IA
mons ALMOST in a day Vet ,he criticism
am, ot,pos;tion are more strongly mark
sd fhar The admiration and praise. He
said something the people were eager 10
hear vel when we see the title. The /
Man with the Hoe. and read the de-
s.rip;ioa that follows. KS, are inclined to
objeog and protest agairst i. espseially
Iii wa have .-var worked with n hoe.
What IS thers wrong Win the poem.
The speaker proceeded TO answer this
| question BY saving that the title il
wrong. n should be calied not The
Man With the Hoe but The Hoe With
| the Man,
| The Man swith the Hoe ought 10 sug-
gest. not gloom and fear as EXPRESSED by
| the poenl. hut good cheer ana nope
First there is the Man Win the ciav.
| his impulses are hostile and his meth
DDS primitive as those of the beasts.
| Then cannes tl1e Man With the club.
/ Iiis implll.s.s ~. still hostile. Bat he IS
tlearniny IL use me forces al nature.
The. Man With the H,aw is a fighter. bur
| na has become q hur.ter also: he has not
I onls pta,l.. ,ise}nf natural forces t,Ht he
liz learning his own wants he. is reach
Ling fo, something besides roets and
/ aaor,5s b,,. stY,s,t5@ai,- yshich pt.i1nitiys Or
,ino,,i.iz.at,sr, nat1,ra nsoyides
p1tt With the Man with tbs Hoe comes
/ ~. beainninp az a..ic,llflIre. fI6ia, IA
possibilities az earth wIll be uncovered
trhe no. may hs AZ in the paIt,tine tha
rllsl.st t.,s most clumsy. hut ii is Il tool
s,t i,,s,1.etrx
lEs..i,stt,is ire thing the Lord God made
a5,d gave
ia have ao,,,ipis,n over sea and land.
4 IN t,.s,e.. sfy,e stars and search the heay-
aus for posysrg,.
ye., tnis II lust that "thing.r For
wtan mo man stands before Us with a
,,ae 10 ls,,o,y be.4t,,s taken ~. ,angest
ibays,sst Ard rnost in,portstss step to-
y.s,.as soll,ii7p ms earth and earning
.4ba frssis M. nathwavs Of The star, in
lts,,.s,,,
ns.e,n v.rieh inter,,rsts IKE Man
,yitt ne. Hoe ought TO consider the
4 bs,.,saroi,nd of thu picture Markham
a sser,ls TO have overlooked this Perha55s
sIthe paisgter was orlv d photographer
4 Without 81 camera. but i ehoase la be-
,itsy4. he Ma a rAal artist. and that az
iery lire ia inc picture had an ideal
rt,s4n,llg ia His mind as well as beng
realistic r4,,roe.uotion Of What he had
+ ssa,, New look beyond trc man With
flje hoe aud in the dim distance only
lfaif visitie YOU viii see a man pipws
It INC with horses. 4 believe the artist
meant this as something better 10
q sconae. The man Is now dong the work
81 cattle. broaking the sod. nut the fact
5tthats tbs. man has Il hoe nleans that he
viii have a piow a pulveFizar a corn
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