The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-08
the First Mask.

t~GT ING \
III &c u, bui achecrlcss Household
v.tnal! lie house swept and garnisA-
.f and tie members vet -chIldrcn ca
-t.. ST. hiddtu Ia enter and still no
ain. lis Appeared. post desire a pio-
,..r -3me one t. take the forefront oi
-f. lattlc." some one To break the 81
r.r.g. AMI mouopolize tie prominence
rf.t hat VIII occasion. "a tlat Others
,.- Idle IN aud not feel a. tho they
stood alone i'll the glare OF the foot
E..t~s Well the die il cast and Il
~a.ttie a,es pier" ha, taken possession
and awaits IN silence and solitude the
arrival al other members. For menu
f.r- there are. scattered abroad i'll the
STATE and III other States also) who vii
soon JON the ranks until we make a
r-lt noble company.
10 j. Il pleasant place and way to meet
lar Women aud brave mention whcr,
tire tormcr are, the latter (by the rules
OF Lray.tation, OF because they are a
gallant ~ brave y aIe the natural an,
inevitable sequel. y half hour spent IL
tlr lltt>ant Interchange OF thought.
experience. etc. with the various MEM
hyl> thus drawn together viii he touut
o. lee real mental rcircShment and even
>, misty and unreal seeming an avenue
NAV lead To aCTua.nttnces, and friend
>Is,s that Will bring pleasure anG
Brightness int lives that are o dali.
and t.at could not be reached IN anl
other way. And who knows but What
letters written thus for entertainment
UoH be The first steps towards higher.
ant uobIcr work. Genius. real Jeniax.
lgtds uO waking np. no pointing out t.
&c tire heights To which ii might climb
ii -oes forward OF itself with an mate
confidence bonn OF conscious power; but
often tpicHt lies dormant until it l.
awakened by an unexpected demano
Uluu It. which suggests its eXistcn,,
Isd then develops It's power. Muci,
ttat = entertaining and genuinely mer.-
turous III literature has been evolved
where at first there seemed no promise
ol it,. \ talent Tor writing can tie cult
waited and brought to Il high degree %
excellence just as the crude talents or
capacity Tor music, or drawing. is sus-
ccptIble o. cultivation.
/ do not say that a writer can be
made whole" Tor that is an Untenablo
position, but | do say that many Il per-
son has Il talent for II (and you cannot
be- 4 writer without that taleut) who .:
UNCONSCIOUS OF It ut who could develop
It-aud that Is the only way to do it
ty writing, and here is no place MOI
suitable iot TT, ny ones wings than Suci
al department. as this.
The South should develope the talent
and capacity of is people. 1t is not
one Iota behind the North in the orisi-
ualitv. the force and power of its intel
lrytual gifts. and indeed there is a quail
tv II the Southern mind which, witt,
few exceptions, the cold northman
hacks, tie subtle and exquisite aroma u.
c~Ilyalry and romano i'll its most VIII
u.u- type which Is ~inseparable from
minds OF Il high order developed in the
tropic land whose romantic influence.
whose rare beauty. would be an Inspl a.
ton III themselves.
There has becn too much languor
amongst Us. too little ambition. Con
>t.ous OF power We were indifferent to
the demonstration of it. Eut We must
awake from this dream like-eXistence
and make record Of our ability, or 1t will
be- only a traditional myth. We must
not thus perish like our own 1air flow
rr>, or glowing sunsets, but must i'm
prison n words The thoughts that are
worth E~erpetuating, and so help to build
up Il distinctive Southern literature.
Much charf will lie written OF course,
uut that VIII tu:Hl the destiny OF chafl.
and only Nj is worth preserving Will
survive.
| SAID to a young man once with
whom | was discussing poetry. Did
Nou ever write verses:' ~ he
laughed heartily ; never. Why L could
a. easily write the history of the world.
NJ, indeed, | Vas never SO preSumptu-
Gus. eve thought of such a thing.
and would not know how to start
You could write if you tried,' | said.
A great many OF your family write
verses: suppose YOU think about 1t and
see if you 10 not develop a similar tai
emit" He seemed amused and mere u-
-uu>. Tat night. however. after tea.
hr landed NE a folded paper saying.
We'll, | did think about it, and there Is
the result Which result was a
pretty poem of eight verses with a merit
that a great many poems lack. y
thOught-a quaint, sad one, however
thrilled ttiIough the verses. The young
Gentleman was a poet.
But / am uans-rc>Sing the rule
~tandn- at the mead of TINS column to
wtt brew V. so | had best retire. tho /
suppose Is | am alone in my glory"
/ might be given the privilege accorded
tle Rev. Nj. Patterson on one occasion
when e vas to preach III camp to some
North Carolina soldiers. The I'M
prom ptu pulpit. around which the SOL
der> were crowded, was a barrel turned
mp II end. After Mr.. Patterson had
bee assisted to this unique Gun II
tu., lank Carolinian. with 1t merry eve.
s,ei pin back remarked to his com-
races. ">.and back boys and give the
EJuu- man room tn spread" Many al
H-I -o-d.cr recalls tiAs >ame "youn-
nan who i Ithlul and true i'll his de-
VOtiOu TO them shared their hardshIps
Ia the camp N tie battlefield. and even
Went with them to PRISON. But now
indeed | must say adleu. Who comes
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