Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-11-30
NIemory,s Pictures.
RY ]. n. CUNNINGnAN.

Bl j. IL, CUNNlNuiAN.
once had a friend from India
who in addition to being an adept
in the occult powers so charac-
teristic of that country, was o
painter of great ability. Among
his executions was q picture
representing q storm In the straits
of Magellan. This picture was
placed upon exhibition, aud drew
4 large and appreciative audience.
| never saw q storm at sea so
wildly portrayed before. The
lightning flashed zigzag with such
dazzling brilliGncy that one could
almost hear the deep reverbera.
lions of the thunder. The Sea
gnlls circled and screamed in the
gale that dashed the angry waves
with II sullen roar against the
steep beetlingrocks, that lined the
coast black frowning. The rain
was pictured to pour in such de-
luging torrents, that | remember
one old lady who was looking at
the picture, suddenly raised her
umbrella and gathered up her
skirts. | also remember to have
wished she was about forty years
younger. This celebrated paint.
ing was recently presented to
Mr.. Hefner rs n token of esteem
from one odd fellow to another.
II hangs III the art gallery of the
Courier, and any lady, young and
pretty preferred, who will sub.
scribe to the Courier bringing me
a chocolate cake, may view the
painting.
Speaking of pictures as works
of art reminds me Of music, which
presents pictures to some-land-
scapes and hcart.scapes too.
Once while listening to a selec-
ton upon the piano, fell into a
sort of reverie; when the perform
er aroused NE (wasn't LADY, and
asked what | thought off l said:
"Your playing caused me to see
a tiny stream slipping from I'M.
der a majestic hill, and sparkling
on through sunshiny meadows
and shadowy dells, till il reached
an old-fashionel rickety over.shot
country mill. I could hear the
whirr of its busy wheel, and see
the Miller boy so white, come out
all covered with chaff, and begin
to chaff a beautiful and buxom
Maud Muller. Could see,"-but
here he stopped me by saying:
"Tbats not wonderful, you idiot,
Twas playing JoseTy's'Mill Wheel
for YOU" "You don't say" |
stammered, very much embarass.
ed. 1t always embarasses me to
stumble upon the truth that way,
Truth is worth working for and
love to work. have gotten so
of late that whenever | want any
thing | let X stand for it and
work it out alphabetically just for
the work. Music also effects the
emotions, anyway it sometimes
does; it also benefits the dumb,
Recently at a deaf and dumb iu'
stitute, "a very learned professor
invited a charming pianist over
one day and asked him TO play q
selection or two before the mutes
He did so, and his hands had
scarcely touched the keys when
half of them suddenly recovered
their speech and began to talk
With music for picture painting
comes poetry. Take Longfellow's
The day is ending,
The night is defending,
The marsh is frozen,
The river dead.
Could not an artist paint "Sun
set in Winter" from those few
simple lines? So the adjuratiol
is that when you hear music, be
fore you criticise, remember tina
where you hear a melody anothe
may hear harmony, where mu 81,
pleases your ear it may toucl
another's sonl, where a mere jar
gon Of sound to you, il might b.
a perfect symphony to another o
hang some beautiful picture upol
the walls of memory.