The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-24
MINOR MENTION.
reyels.

EX-REv. ADIRONDACK MURRAY, who has
emerged from the woods, where he has been in
retirement for several years, and is lecturing in
Boston, expresses some sentiments that are
probably trife in advance of those entertained
by the most cultured persons of that intellectual
center. Mr.. Murray, after having described in
eloquent periods the glores of the world upon
which mis- eyes have rested. closed his remarks
with the following poetic outburst:
Bring me these mountains heavy with gold;
these rivers flowing yellow with wealth; these
palaces rich with their historic blazonry; the
mighty parliamentS beneath whose arches the
oratory of a race has sounded, and all the gems
and jewels that have blazed on royal heads. and
group them here around me. and tell me they are
mine. Then bring me one single page on
which some gifted mind has written down its
thought, some poet soul has traced matchless
measure, some tuneful spirit In sweet accord
with heaven has composed his subimely meas
ured score, and say which will you take, make
now your choice and ! will answer, quick as q
fash, give me the leaf tho little leaf on which
| the mind has printed out the measure Of its
| greatness give it to me mine, to have to
| hold, to keep and leave behind when dying to
him who bears my name and heirs whatever
| may have of riches, and l will feel that pos
sessed, while living and left him when died,
something more precious than the wealth OF all
| the world-a proof and part of mans immortal
| lty.'
Now, before Mr.. Murray has made this decis-
ion final by actually declining tender of the
valuables which he mentions the Journal wishes
to make him proposition: Accept those golden
mountains, those palaces and gems, Brother
Murray; clinch on to them, and don't let one get
away until trustworthy representative of this
paper comes and takes them off your hands, and
delivers over, as a consideration therefor, pages
and pages on which gifted minds have written
down the measured of their greatness. The Jour
nal has at this time basketful of such leaflets,
large waste basketful, in fact, which it would
like to dispose of for few of those articles
which Mr.. Murray wants to throw away. This
offer, it may be added will remain open indeti-
nitely. It is suggested in this connection, by
an Indiana author" late of the celebrated con-
vention, that man holding Mr.. Murrays views
would make "honey" editor Of literary mag
azfne.
To show that the Tennessee Taylors came by
their Howery gift of language by natural inner
itance it is only necessary to read an extract
from letter written by the paternal Taylor to
his wife, The lady was spending the summer in
the mountains of North Carolina, and her hus
band refers to the scenery around her, ''where
nature in poetic mood has pierced the birthplace
and sanctuary of the clouds and pillared the
heavens with towering mountains. along whose
serratsd SUBMITS the summer lightnings dance
on tirtoe to the music of revcrberating thunders
while the storm-king has buried against their
buttressed angles and rock-ribbed sides the tenn
pests and hurricanes of the centuries In inter
uniting spasms-but In vain" There is more In
similar exalted strain, but this is as much as
the average fuli-lunged reader will have breath
for. The similarity in the style OF this gem to
the work Of q certain recently discovered nov
elist will at once suggest the thought that