The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-07-06
ra,s MaFERIAhs or GENIUS.

;s rare and the sound of her voice IS I
heard meath soft flowing waves.
Often times men hearing the siren l
notes draw nearer and nearer to them.
,till their black vessels strike against
tho rock and sink ten fathoms deep I
into the water.
Genius is Lorelli. She is bound to
the crags of actual life; but the sea
of knowledge, strangely fair and gold
en-. surrounds the promontory. Oh It's
surface float crafts from each point OF
the rose tinted horizon. They are the
books of the ages-.Greek Drama,
barge purple and flower-laden; its sails
rich. silken and silver, dreams IN calm
LONELINESS. Near by it, swan. shaped
and of ivory. glides the Poetry OF the
East" leaving behind its burrows
trail of waxen white lotos blossoms.
From the west labors the heavy
tr;reme of ..Roman Law" Its dark
huik shadows the waves and its oars
clanc in their locks. The death-like
| flag of war streams from its black IRON
masts. Forty leagues from 1t PHYS
the monstrous white ship of Morse
Mythology" 1t moves as in a vapor.
The ropes are hung with dead mems
skulls and battle axes. 1t IS steered py
phantom vikings.
From the south. bound barques OF
fair and dainty design. They are filled
with ripe frnit. which have chained
the sun light rinds; and are soften
: ed with evergreens, dark and cool.
One boat almost sinks from the weight
of gray moss, which covers the ponce
GRANTEES blood tinctured and FURNISHED
netearines. Its sails futter in the
wind, but droop when there IS
calm. Ills the .sOld South Liter
ature,r festooned with the emblem OF
3 sorrow.
q Beside these vessels. there is on each
Golden wave OF the water a tiny
pearl craft, curiously wrought, and
with full naval trappings. Some are
; Green. like frozen brine; Others are
: bright with the rays of an opal; and
s others. there be which are fair
with aheaven's own blue.' Little
!. stray crafts! How pretty they are,
. and how fragile! They represent
I single thoughts, which fit on this
n boundless Sea of knowledge.
From the forest of ships that fleci
the northern horizon the vessel O
.e Elizabeth's Age" colossal in size, bull
IL of oak. its sails gorgeous. with painting
= of ..Antres vast and deserts, idl
III Rongle quarries, rocks and hills who's
st heads touch heaven" its deck covere'
in with crimson and purple tapestries, o.
"A which lay bright stringed instruments
cleayes through the waters. The cur
"' rent of the deep bears it onward. Ih
he stream is violent and swift. Th
little stray thought crafts fall into
They are crushed by the larger ve'
"a. sells. These seemed possessed by ev
r.. GEM, and hurry, hurry. hurry. In
mad race one after another, till II
ol oak leader crashes against the rock
OIL the Lorelli and plungs into the dar
We ness! Each follows i'll its pathway al
he is shivered to pieces. The treasure
are strewn round the base OF Il
promontory.
ne At midnight the water is mystic al
ne. fair. The moon rays, silver the wave
Genius. winds a Triton's horn, al
her summons to her the maids OF fanc
cal Though. and Imagination. These a
co. followed by their attendants and so
en- swift. spirit fingers, silently build
~. city in the sea--a Venice of the MAJ
'i'o Banners olden, glorious COLDER
ard from it's turrets float; and while wa
Eat. ing abroad, Romance sees enact
has within the dim halls bits OF
inc world tragedy.
''"' Men and women, dark faced W
intense brown eyes and richly colo
10, robes. glide in and out the do
- opening into the court yards. III
inc excited laughter jars on the stiffness
han the air and browns the death Shrek
care the lover, cut by the cleaning stlle
ions held in his rivals hand.
What a vivid, unbealthful life 1T
10 This of the thirteenth century! b
use liant carnivals! Thirsting pleast
Their Smouldering passions oflove, andhat
that and jealousy! Burning ambitions,
church and state! Intrlgues and
y. ceit! The thick blood of murder st;
III" all the old palaces. and in every mi
/. clost is a skeleton of crime! WI
brilliant, vivid. wicked life 1t
y ~ Romance shudders as she looks at
le OF gay. beautiful throng and reads t
Capt. Black, ugly hearts. She shoulders at
nm soft, weird music swelling in the G.
Yards and shields her eyes from
"'e many colored lights which flash
Dr''e' the casementsi
beral Strange lights, STANCE life, str'
,blic. heart of man! How picturesque
T,ev fascinating and hideous you are!
But there is no time for morall7
you Romance beholds in the east faint
ravel streak of the dawning day, and
and Venice of the mind feels the chill
boat breathing over her court yards
canals. The moon-lit night is pa
lread. and the pageantry must fade. :
,r Ok even before the Lorelli blows
Triton horn. the dream like city
'nis' ..ail silently into the silent sea-
eight,
small -
Among the numerous persons