The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-23
ANCIENT GARRET NO MORE.
A Place That L. No Lsassr Liter
aturs's stsrshoass Ner the
Dea of Geniua.

One OF the many estimates illustrat-
ing that the fashion Of the world
chAngeth is in the new estimate set BY
those who built houses on the garrett.
In modern houses the garrett Is made
much Of and is as carefully finished OF
n any of the room in the house, whils
In the old-time the garnet was the I'M
finished part Of the house, the remain
der. II was the farthest from the Nv
ing and grand rooms Of the house. In
tenement houses II was the cheapest
part Of the house. unless the cellar or
basement be excepted, says the Kan
sAs City Star.
The garrett in private houses was the
receptacle Of things woru. wasted or
retired from active service II was 9
refuge for human creatures who might
come under the head Of diSused and
left. It was in those poor ancient days
Of the garrett that 1t made its great
name, for associated in the garrett were
poverty and genius. In The days Of
Pope authorship became closely linked
with the garrett. DR.. johnson, Dick
Steele and Goldsmith had their garrett
days in Cruz street. and the high hv-
ing" associated with high thinking
exsted In other days and other cap
italE, else the world would not have
known Beranger and his famous song
OF ~The Garrett" with its mslodioua
refrain Of Give me my garrett and my
70 years"
The garrett IN the city will be found
spoken Of In literature generally a az
ISOLATED with poverty. sometimes with
crime, but not 20 in the country. The
gArret OF the village and Of the farm
IA another sort Of place. This has no
dark, or sordid, or painful memories.
It WA rude and unfinished, . large
room. divided only BY such partitions
as might be made Of carpeting and the
Ike. but Il was not associated with prt
walton. Boys who dept In the garrets
Ilept well. even though the stars shons
through the roof, and In winter the
vagTant snow hfted through on the
countsrpane. The sleepers In the gar
ret had the great advantage Of heanng
the music Of the rain on the roof, sup
ported BY the heavy bass Of the thun-
der.
The rural garrett vas the storehouss
Of things past, the place where the rel
les Of the last generation were hid
away. To ehildren-ths last comer'
In the world-it was. therefore, . Her
eulGneum or Pompeii, or even 9 Longer
ssereted Troy. In II were the uniformi
Of = militia which long ago crossed
stream darker than WAshington's Del
aware; dresses short In waist and mar
row and long in skirt and ever
bruised arms" were hung up there
Books which had lost their covers and
interest TO . former generation vert
eonhgned to gsrretS, to be read agar
with glowing or filing eyes by youns
diScoyerers.
The garrett has lost its old tenants
the authors. They have descended V
the frat noor and the front room. Per
haps they are not IS near Heaven nov
a. in the former days. Literature hai
grown . greater and more profitable
trade. The change ia q good one, bu'
somehow greater names DO not rs'
thar those made famous Of yore II
close proximity 10 the rafiers. The oil
garnet, however, in memory grow
. brighter place than IL wat in fact
some gArre;s All up with q golden glow