The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-02-04
Forked Tongues

We all afraid of something but WONDER do fear
anything worse than the who speaks with orked tongue
You have of the lesser breed of mankind
whose views of glorious Immortality but to be allowed
spin the pattern of another mans destiny You have
animals who meeting face face tell you of your
virtues and another mans faults then going his to tell
other of your shortcomings Of this class would speak
animals who would not make good fertilizers though
the would hide their obectionshese the lesser
BREED
You have had these lesser breed animals back you up
and below forth meaningless procession of
tials concerning mans inhumanity to mananmas who
consider the natures and the needs of higher breed.
We do not fear honest we'll meant criticism invite it,
do not become angry if envy bit of hard earned
praise but do just bit being criticized by those
who strangers to the chase of IDEAL by those who
knew lofty thought It's the sponaney of ignorance
accounts for the judgments people upon complex
lives Never having anything of Illuminating say
they out disguised when does something
just little bit better than they could do they
try-which they never do.
Loud mouhed aristocacys the presence of silent
moner they observe keeny but infer weakly with mentality
chaotic as their mortality.
You them every hoday-see them their errands
pleasing and pressing for they about to shove evil
minded of snake into another mans Eden; they
about break the strands of faith that another has
together by decent thoughts they about try to
tear down of the goods another has set for his
souls worship.
We have tribes of these Breeds their
epic of suffering but heard them tell their episodes of
are oX
tnc qualities, and almost want They would be
you Gods idea of man-but you not Poor de-
uded creatures depise your eyegh pity your blind
your very compacency stupdtyyou and your
the trail that leads final obiter-
alton.
The autfnders, not the comforers they of breed
that makes realize for little faith, little
hope and little love what he could make of himself and
in their presence get hold of sudden deao be de-
cent No poet has sung sculpture wrought
artist color to beauty that has escaped the
tongue of the lesser breed No prisoner gave expression
noble aspiration, pure thought to faith in better
escaped the GOODNESS of prison criticism with its
animals and their large repertoire of slime.
You cannot beat down iron laws with vulgar tongue;
symbol of courage those who imagine their words
be powerful towards better day for quod and when
they claim that they carry heart unaad of any day. listen
with smile that has become polished through much usage.
You will find their in any history of human
achievement but you will find them mentioned many times and
oft in the gmy, much married pages of certain book-not
kept in heaven.
But let their sneering they also have
pose fe to w.t. They remind of place OF punishment
Beyond the Great Divde"-else how could they meet with
their Just reward DEATH We would you who
trying make your cell little holy than you have
made like space the outside dream Dreams
spite of all knockers and all SANDER keep
he Quest for you then make of yourself of the Nober
where out upon of fe all have ship coming
into por would rather believe all these than kill
ache the stately music of soul with the dis
cordant notes jealousy. sarcastic slime.