Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-01-23
The CONMON-PLACE-


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Since classic days Of myth and
romance. poet. painter and seulp-
t0T have wed wl,h each other in
iInmOrtalizing heroes of battle.
gallant knights and fair ladies', by
defsly representing them IN verse.
marble or on canvas. And to-day.
the 4. trend of sentiment IS the
same.
The masses are devoted TO hero
worship. while an army of an-
crowned martyrs pass over TO the
great majority. 'gnhOn0red and
unsung In fact. some of the
truest heroes and heroInes tne
world has ever knovu or xIlI
know. may be found among the
COMMON place, vhO are busy
eOnseientIousIy performing some
hOTely WORK. aud thereby max.
ing the old world habitable, but
poets and artists apparently Can
not ind an atom OF inspiration IN
such material.
II is true that .Mr. Markham
gave The Man With the Hoe a
pOeticaI tip. but IL tended rather
~ make people seorn than emu.
Iste him. and 70 degrade honest
toll rather than dignity 1t. and
the man was worse of than ii be
hadn't been mentioned BY the
poet at ALL
With the exception of MOthel
Goose vkO sang of The Old WO
uaa vkO Lived 10 the Shoe. auC
her numerous brood. and the 9th
- old lady who aspsret 10 sweep
ing Ike eObse0s Ous Of tbs SKY
the spanking and Sweeping busi
ness have also been ignored b.
the poets Nevertheless. the eivi
/, iIzed world couldn't get alOn.
without either the wIelcer Of II,
broom or the slipper. and IN,
SOman Who successfully manage
both. and brings gp a health,
: iaUlly of industrious. we'll frainel
boys and girls. a. truly deserve
recognition and honor as II
bravest general Or most eIOqueu
statesman From a patriotic stand
; point she has a. faithfully serve,
her country. bat al0uy with n
res; OF the broom and buster br
gade- she i relegaset to the rea
: when medals and badges of In:
tlnctIO1 are distributed.
Then there l. the patient pIoC
der- wa0 WORKS year Ia and yea
: out. behind plOw. counter. desl
or Otherwise. and who = the bac,
Z bone Of progress. bat becomes :
commonplace from daily as>0ei
tIOn- that a wcglf-be funny rhyu
4 ster EhO occasionally jambles hi.
into verse, Is the ONLY InmOrta.
zer he finds.
=. TIE great error We all max
along With the poets. i in lOOkIu
only upon the outward appes
anee. and remaining blind 10 =
true worth VI rhose whom Gu.
L slaAE association hes caused Us
: regard a. commonplace. Just I
a poet would pick out a dashIu
Arab steet. or eaperIng wild co
10 gush over. and see nothin
worth mentioning in our patIeI
Flooding uselGl. old corporate
l mule, so ne &eDafiiags. roreae
SitIngate. Deweys and HObsoar
and be medal and bemonume,
them so long as we've got a doIIa
J. 10 spend that way.
/, The colts and Arabian steed
and heroes and herOines are A
very well IN their way and shod.
receive due amount of praise. b.
! It Is time the world was vakIn
u3 TO the fact that eOmmon-plac
men and women. who console,
e tIOusly do their duty, are as ne,
!. essay tO civilization as pure a
and water, and as such should 0
esteS med. The common place
glOrined when united with mob
: principles and sterling virtue
aud the poet and artist of the Fl
tlre would decidedly improy
: upon time hOnored customs B
the Introduction of a new set
Characters into their aesthetj
creations limo rhymes or bIan
verse can be produced upon Ii
deeds and daring of plain peopl
let their homely common pIac
virtues become the theme of o,
MUS. and let the recognition ,
E merit become a taty, even thong
E our uext door neighbor be ii
one to receive 1t.