The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-09-11
Written for the Sunday Morning Raz"o.
II It Inspiration or Hunger.

| Ihat man WAS inspired, SAID Is0S IN
me not week ago. "fie certainly was ia
spired else he never wonld have given ex.
preston To such sentiments" She vas
speaking oi Joaquin Miller. II il wese
not ~ pitiable II would Be laughable 70
listen 10 the varions opinions Of people
with regard To actors, authors, and the
mixed class. Bohemian, ethereal aud hu-
man, who are supposed to inherit some
wonderful talent, or have genius thrust
upon them.
Now, in Joaquin Miller's case il il MT
inspiration, therefore il il evidently sort
Of moral starvation. When man, in his
right mind, declares that he il a "lone a.
God" that he would rather ride . fast
horse" OF talk 10 "pretiy woman" than
do anything else-thongh his taste may be
unexceptionable On the latter point-hi<
manhood is at low ebb. and his morals are
in = condition for improvement. When
great big, louble-6sted, ioo~e-j"inted, long
haired, lackadasicsl fellow like Joaquin,
forstts his manhood enough to declare that
he would snake his heaven in laAy's
lap" when he unblu-hinsls admits that his
highest ambition Is to be the darling Of the
drawing room, or the owner Of fast hone:
when, il be really had talent God given
- he would Be anxious to use il (as Dick.
ens and Thackeray did, for the good Of
their fellows, he can be satisfied with \
sort Of Mandy pambv usele~ existence. the
most natural thing in the world is for peo-
pie Who give such matters thought to con.
slider that there il something lacking, and
as it cannot be bread, OF even quail on
toast" in his case, the supposition is that il
must be something infinitely wore, viz.
moral hunger. Inspiration is good word
for thoee not used to the business TO apply
to people Who win their bread with pen.
Hunger for bread, thirst for q cup Of
coffee, constant warfare With IN empty
stomacb-any Of these things are more po-
tent inspirem than all the moonlight
nights. all the Sierra and Alpine scenery.
all the lake., r,ven, bays, mountains, val
Ieys, black eyes. blue eyes. gray eyes. and
al other eyes that you can muster. The
Cary sisters often cried from the effects Of
hunger. in the open streets. No wonder
Phqbe wrote:
hold that Christian grace sbosipls
InCbSrty. and wlen
We climb 20 heaven, 'tis On the rounds
" love 20 men.
The Broate sistem suffered from cold and
hunger and It was no other Inspiration that
prompted Chsrlotses descriptions Of Low.
wood. In Short isepirstioa i . myth.
The people Who write best are those Who
are determined 70 succeed, Who are not
driven Of The coure because better Intel.
lectUal racer has held the track before
them. They are nes and women Of is-
donitable pluck and iroa resolve. II they
have LITTLE astusal taste for Tie work in
hand, 10 much The better for then. II
hey have not, they deserve all The oose
credit IL they make . sacces q Tie vea-
tuse, Whatever Il nay Be. Bot Il i hard
work self deaial, deposition to look o. |
The bright aide a LIE. 70 make he bess Of |
evesythiag, % catch he saashise Il these l.
any. 70 catch thss nakn people write i
- ahoagh they vers iaaPised-the greater |
possioa. - least-vhea, Il The truth coald
b ksovs they ase ss6esiag ior he csm-
tosts a life vhes they ere oosally, 90
cislly OF physically haagsy. Dor.