The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-02-03
HEAUrY. BRASS or BRAINS.

preeminence 10 this GIT. his "oras
are for all time and for all people.
They touch the very heart-chords 81
human nature, therefore they viii
yibrate through the centuries.
In discus sing tie profound and mo-
,neutous suhjec. of .Beauty. Brass or
Brains" we will apply this lest. The /
qualities will not be- examined IN The
.als,rac,.n but in tie concrete. we
will rather think Of persons that pos
sess one OF them. than OF the attributes
alone. This mode of treatment, AS ~
borders ON The delightful territory OF
gossip is more charming.
We have all read how philosophers
have debated on 1.-The fatal gift Of
beauty,n and the only clear idea We
have CLEANED from these discussions
lis. ,hal they are never settled.
II is not strange that such is The re-
sui, /: for even we who are TOO Wise 20"
be philosophers. and who bate "the
| bookish theories agree that no one
person, place or thing is considered
beautiful By everybody.
| Therefore we conclude that concrete
beauty lacks The power of universally.
This same rigorous Test will now
measure intellectual persons.
l. II is true. as has been stated, that
men have written words, which, long
after the authors deaths, have been
applied to all persons, during al
times. but the authors themselves
were not universally considered brill
liant. tEven now, it is often said that
Shakespeare is over-rated; and when
he lived. ms life was one of obscurisy.
The. people of Elizabeth's age
thought Bacon possessed more genius
than the great slramaiist. The latter
was only "a poor player that struts
, aud fre,s his hour upon the stage
whereas my lord, Bacon, was recog
nized rs "a The foremost inan 81 h''
time. Indeed, intellect is often ms
taken for its opposite.
When young Hamlet tries to seiv'
the mysteries of life and death, ant
displays that apprehension SO IKE
J. god'.. old narrow minded, worldi.
j, wise rulonious stands afar pointing t.
: him and asking. lis he mad' oiniil
A ar cases are found o-day.
therefore we know that concret
. intellect lacks the power Of uniye'
"a salty.
"a The same tombstone that Ina
;. proved beauty aud brains 10 be alloye
j. metals, win be found mos, valuable
" the testing Of This third quality, TIL
II brass.
A feeling of reverence, almost
awe creeps over as al the very nan''r
!. Of this power. But we Will conir'
our emotions and try TO examine II
clearness and in justice.
Those other two gifts have bee
ljssected by men in Nil centuries, b'
this virgin quality has never bee
fully appreciated until to-day. "
have not even heard it defined,
= hoping Ia he l,ardoned for little Ill
: play of the article. will prnceed TO tai
:, upon us that rrodigious task.
We would then say, that "Brass
that power by which man, iackn
The logical means, gains the desir
end" 1t is ssarvellous gift AID ,
'er should all he thankful for living
es this glorious era, in which il is SO W
- developed aud so abuudanily bestow
upon The SONS OF men.
Think how. by il, we that have
The beauty sssune he contrary fact, a
5 have il believed; ana how we, u
The have no intellect. gain regulations
en- brilliancy.
the Blu. our enthusiasm has aim
Mr. caused us 10 omii the Invaluable Il
mt. We have found that no person
tho ever been considered universally I'M
ion leciual or beautiful, bu, when nun
ssa- being actually excels the common u
.fnl in the amount of brass he posses
lici there is moi dissenting voice to
ing clainl--one aud all of us acknowle'
the his genius. Therefore. concrete Of
By possesses the power f'unisersai''y
.And now abide these three, beat
.nrs brass aud brains, but the creates
hill these is brass"
ien- Besuty's leeting, brains are heating,
Sharpest Lhrobs against the BROW.
Fortune. for friendly greeting.
Give us brass. and give II now
u.a Beauty's star will pale beside It.
'"e Brains bright glitter fade away,
anne WAITE nor man. nor nature1i c.Iide 1t.
This brave brass that holds the day.
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