The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-19

rises above and out OF himself; when he
looks no longer upon mere appearance,
but, by the aid OF the mystic light from
above that illumines his undo rstanding, no
can see through and beyond the mere NOR.
tai outwork, the simple environments oil
his fellow man, down into the hidden re-
cesses where lie concealed the tender SYM
pathies, the noble aspirations, the gener-
Gus impulses, tho heartfullness and the
soulfullness, nay, the vaultng ambitions
that sometimes o'erleap themselves anu
subject their owners to cruel CRITICISM
when he can see all this, in spite OF veneer
and varnish, in spite of pretense and pre-
sumption. in spite Of the vices and vanities
that chill and corrode the soul. AT such
times | used to write poetry. But no man
who is engrossed in the affairs OF lie; no
man who permits the sanctuary OF his bet
ter nature TO be proianed by the sacrlleg-.
ious footsteps OF human weakness ana
wickedness can write poetry, and, 1 may
add, that none such can appreciate II.
have struggled with iambics and spon-
dees. with trochees and so on, until was
tired of H. but never had desire TO pub
| lish any OF them. When ] lam gone, when
| am gathered to my fathers, some hand
more sage aud capable may edit and pub
lish them" -,
Judge" quoth the scribe, III you Will
give me one, OF Corinthian or Ionic style
OF architecture, The APPEAL will publish
| Il. and We will set ii up IN double-loaded
nonpTcil with q display head over II that
will give the business manager conges-
tive chill when ho secs the waste oil
space"
The Judge paused awhile, then replied
al don't like to do IL, because all the
other papers will be after me Tor giving
TIE APPEAL a SCOOP as you call IL. 1
want 10 be fair. want TO treat oil alike.
| don't want TO give the most captious
cause of complaint. What style Is that
YOU wantcd?-but no matter; here IL one
/ wrote many years ago. You see now
yellow the paper is. be CAREFUL II Will
crumble in your hands. Let me tell you
how came TO write IL. We were having
an election Tor Constable in our beat aud
Thought IL good subject TO write on.
called it AN Autumn ldyl, and 1t goes
like. this
Gently fall tho soothing showers,
Forkcd lightningi leculaio,
And the udofs Of the lOWcrs,
From the fields aud migrant bowers
Rise 10 mountain tops aud iOwcfs,
purumng our glorious state.
Now the squirrel m,turqcent
llidN him Ia the lchiy bonsh'
5 Aud the candidate fnesccnt,
With pr1hpscls Uriihosccnt,
Thr1ugh the slushcs inturecsccnt
Seeks the man that guides the plow
! Socks the man that fights the cookies
With the pillow OF shining hoe
The ominpnscnt 9klcs-
whom lac grups aud slyly churklcS
"Ilowdy ilowdy now's the cucklcR
How these pcsky bun do grow
Thcn he tells the honest ycoman
All the secrets Of his life,
How he tOilcd aud mocl, nnd no man
liver fought "a herccly, iocman;
That be-. the unbcst Roman,
Led the thCkcst OF the fight
Tell. the farmer iisrning Jnccnt
How he loves bucOlic scenes,
How he loves the young calves. blatant
And the punsiNe mulcy, stAtini
How hls heart l. iled With latent
! Longing for the plain iowl and greens
with blandfoaucnt detection
! Aul with voice lllucsccnt mellow
| lie pfOcrc,is with the dissection
OF opponents, BY the section,
Aud ihc farmer on election
bay votes iOr-thc other follow.
"Entrancingl Enrap,uring" shou,o
the reporter, carried away by the gorgcou
magniiiccnce OF the tuneiul number
: "but can't YOU give mo another sample
, Just one moro-onc, II you wish, write
' when your young muse was trying It's ter
der pinions-one more TO make halt'
., display, and send all contemporarie
y howlingwith rage, into mcrited obbcurity
!. "Iet me Hcc3' said tho Judge, rur
~ aging in the box where his metrical lrei
~ urcs were kept; 'herc Is another that
wrote when very young. i had Just Dee
d. admitted 10 the bar and secured goo
j, fee from a friend who, rs | ailcrwa
learned, went 10 law for tho special pu
IT pose Of employing me. i was dfcss'
a laultlessly, can assure you, anu II - pa
siblc that | may have been tritle fond
D, myself, though, II do say II myself
y used 10 be rather good looking witt
n young. and am not an Indifferent lookiI
. man now, when I'm fixed up. But he
M Is the poem; see what you think oil IT.
imaelne me II you cnn.
I'm room your shape young man,
OmCciul. symmetrical,
ktcfnly csthctical-
A catch all the gins young man.
he I'm suniay.srhon Young man:
y. Asoc.you- home miss young man,
~" clgsrftin smoker,
let pmciicnl Joker,
Ter ASK underwear young man.
NJ "Now here's another that"
up "This Ia plenty; thank you, Judge
ny "But let me read II TO you"
alt "No. Judge; spare me. My heart Is Il
li, now; let mo defer the feast until later a
Tic not suricit myself this time"
IA "But this"
NO Tue ArrE,L's hired hand was down
10 stairs and gone.
on PITKIN q. WRIGHT.
Journalist and Writer.
NO Newspaper articles Of all kinds writ
he Letters, ESSAYS, reports, circulars, g
ON written or arranged for publicaii
,is. Speeches prepared. descriptive artic
,et. | advertisements. local notices; any kline
4 a articles, from loyc.lcttcr 10 a challcn
,ok or from sermon to a theater party "
g.s ten. All communications strictly co
be Dental. Addrss carr Of business oiiic
rs. either daily paper
W. poor Don Miguel.
:! Prom the Epoch.