Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-05
THE MAN WHO TALKS

its faith in the people whether they |
call themselves Mensheviki, Soviets
or Bolshevili All human conflict is |
horrible, and too often Tlcrciless; and |
we do not have to go away from home |
to learn this. Under present condi- |
tons the situation is confusing. but
cur duty is plain enough. We can
parts from the doctrine of Lincoln:
No man is good enough to govern
another man without the ..ther's con- |
sent This is democracy, by it we
must stand or faih
How much easier II Is 20 blame than
to praise. How easily we can speak
OF an adult az being bad, when he may
be better than the speaker; or to
call child wicked who does not know
the meaning of the word. We seem
to forget thai it never helps any one
~ think Ill Of them. or to speak to
their detriment. 1t was only week
or two ago that New York orator
told his audience THE mouth was
made to keep shut It is not only
easy to say tie right thing, but com
mon for most people to say the wrong
thing because of thoughtlessness. We
are all guilty. There Is no lodging
the indictment, And the force of sug-
StoIlOH Is 81 great tIldt me rum VI
many may be traced back tc this lack
Of knowledge.
We are asked whether we have no.
ticed how much swecter the robin
sings at nesting time, than ever again
curing the year?' We have noticed
that most everything that flies sings,
from the swan to the mesquite: and
that the mating season marks the en-
- of ht3-fs
songs of birds were a2livening the
day long before Adam and Eve were
riaced in possession OF the garden of
Eden. The birds begiil 10 sing be
fore the morning star has been hid
den by the sun. and continues to sing
| long after the evening star has ap
| reared in the west. The water ousel
| is the only bird we know of that sings
cheerily in the midst of a snow storm.
The reason birds sing is because they
| find pleasure III it and prefer sound
| to silence. Some one has said that
only inferior joys seek expression in
sound-rapture was born dumb. We
| al, know great silence; be"et awe.
ana are not long enjoyable.
+: makes Us all feel cood to bid
! farewell to winter. We have been ask
cd; is there anything like a perfect
April mornius?" There isn't. for no
two mornings were ever yet alike
| l.ase been desCribtl by Harriet Pres
2 patter Of dew. = cloud and d
! rainbow's warning, suddenly sun
Shine and perfect blue-af, April day
III the morrirg." Tu- the distant
haze and the gentle rain. and the semi
hardy flowers and semi frosty morn
irgS. end the @wePt odors and the ring
iasf, hirls Sc!itss the swelling buds
md the whispering PINES and the fill
ed brooks ana sw$mps tho love song:
Of The toads and the gjUg of tte
iun frogs. aud The multiplying Of but
tarflies and winged insects are as
su"anve8 that summer is on thAWas
with he- heat and her harvnSts. Ever!
April day is the forerurrer of anoth-
tei day. and perhaps a better one.
, Are YOU acquainted with your gar
den Ii The realm Of beauty we har
Dor few preWdiccs. Aii thasc earl.
spring blooms ore pretty foreigners
the crocuses, The squills-white yellow
purple, blue-having been sound Dor
dcrins the snow in the raodntains O
, Russia, Naples and Ash Minor. ais
or the shores OF the Mediterranean
= and on the isles of Greece and in tn
streams OF Arabia. VIVA an amour
of travel and expense these little beau
ties must have cost those who collect
Ell them. and brought them 10 Americ
i delight all who enioT cary blooms
: We@nay procure them all :aday of
; single dealer; but in DAYS when rapi
J, transportation was unknown thes
I were Impossible. And from the end
OF the earth new beauties are con
, stanly being brought 10 US.
4 We heard The first robin salute tn
- morning sun on March 10Th; and
9 was: q note Of Eladnees which SCENE
10 border upon hymn of praise Ho'
this same song gave Che" tc the Pi1
grims in their most depressed perio
y. and aroused sweet memories of hon
t enc loved ones across th5 sea? Henc
p they called it Robin redbreast," al
S though We l;now it is 4 thrush an
8 rot a robin. And the robin has bee
d Singing. in different parts of New Eng
n land since March 4th making the hea.
oi man CAD much earlier than usua
y ami itself seeming to appreciate Il
exceptionally mild and r1nlDw weati
q err 10 you know the ronin is mo-
IS versatile than the nlocflii1S bird; al
y as a greeter and fareWeller of eac
d glorious day is loved as the one BIZ
is WHO sets man an example for ador:
r ton and heart-shine knt VIZ to I
- other bird.
Dc you know It seems to me I
man who is called to preach shou
not only glow with the beauty of lo1
but blaze with the flame of trut
There is nothing dull about divi
"a truth, for that always has a sha
le edge, and is something else when du
iy ed. 1t is no compliment to a man
N have it said: He never had an en-
my!' The man who does right h
~ plenty Of them. The holiar the L
. the harder the way, as demonstrat
Sc by the Saviour. The truth needs
) acid to aid it, no oil to smooth it. t
it is and always will be sufficient II
he to itself. Truth lies between e
IN tremes. The greatest enemy of tru
IN is said to be prejudice, and it's great,
,e friend, time. Truth properly preser
a ed should not lack fer3or, or take
the appearance Of spite.
IS We have had a great world war
in decide that Right is might" in G
~ position to the autocratic idea II
III Might is right We need not 10
1t at Europes Central empire to VI
ness this dangerous fallacy for
have plenty of it at home 1t is /
it handicap Of democracy everywhe
he 1t seems to be the general weaknl
he of men who feel that they are on t
a. Man as rule had rather show
Oh authority than to attempt to demo
strate the divine character of equ
ne ity. In most mortal combinations
e- the making Of money or making
It. men, Might rides a high horse, a
Right goes On foot. No governm'
nv will ever demonstrate Right is mig
'se uiiess nios. OF tne !olces compos
divine idea. We must all strive
'~ make the idea practical.
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