The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
Barlow Sage taws Inspira-
ton FROM Flowers.
IS HAPPY AND RESIGNED
Opening Of New Library interests
Him Greatly, and He Makes sus-
gestions 7 Regarding Books
that should be Kept
7 on Hand.

IiIeu. Ie9l IKE LOru Byron QId Wnen
he penned his beautiful farewell to
Childe Hafold:
II am (not now that which l
have been and my visions fit less
palpablyl before me, and the glow that
in my Spirit dwelt is fluttering faint
and low"
But l will not say farewell to my
readers. l can still feed on the happi-
ness Of those around me and rejoice
with the children and the birds and
the flowers. Every day | visit the
garden and gather flowers for the
neighbors, the sick and the bereaved
They are treasures Of delight and of
love and every household can have
them If there is a mother or a daugh-
ter there, and yet there are families
who have none and care for none,
not even vine over the door or a gate
to the front yard. Would a young
man be fool enough to marry girl
who was not fond Of flowers? The
Bible tells of diamonds and pearls and
precious stones, but there is no COM
parison so beautiful as those concern
ing flowers. II am the rose of Sha-
ron and the lily of the valley" "Con-
slider the lilies, how they grow. They
toll not, neither do they spin, and yet
Solomon III all his glory was not ar
rayed like one of these" Solomon
had them sculptured in the marble al
tars III his temple. There is nothing
in all nature so varied in it's uses.
Their beauty and fragrance are
pleasure and comfort to our hearts
best and purest emotions.
Bring flowers, bring flowers for the
bride to wear,
They were born to blush in her shin.
ing hair.
Bring flowers, fresh flowers DER the
bier to shed,
dead;
They smile in vain for what once was
ours,
They are loves last gift, bring flowers,
pale flowers.
They speak of hope to the fainting
heart,
With voice of promise they come
and part"
Almost every day we cut fresh flow
ers for the grave yet green under the
sod that covers the maiden daughter
nf frinnHc door fn who
hearts will not heal until time and
trust shall heal them.
"She has gone from their gaze like
beautiful dream"
Today is one of no small Importance
to our community. 1t is the day fixed
f":- the formal opening and dedication
of our public library. It is wonderful
what these ladies have accomplished
iii this little town. Two years ago
they organized little library club
which included village improvement
and now they have pretty park with
g-ave,ed walks and fountain Of gold
fish and they rented room upstairs
and began to solicit money from the
good people wherewith to buy books,
and then they begged beautiful cor
ner lot from the city fathers and have
built two-story brick building upon
it and equipped it with shelves and ia
bles and other conveniences and ev-
erybody is proud of it. And one even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Granger, who are al
ways doing something for the educa-
ton and refinement of our humble
people, gave reception to everybody
and nobody knew what it was for, but
when every body was feeling good and
generous, Mr.. Granger handed an open
book and called generous friend to
head subscription for the library,
and he did so with hundred dollars,
and others came up and were liberal,
and the building was nearly paid for
done the same thing, and two gener-
erous people have subscribed a liberal
sum for books for children. Yes, espe
cially for children and young people.
That is right, and hope they will
have Georgia Scenes" and Uncle Re
mus" and the young Marooners" and
Arabian Nights" and mix them up
with some more solid reading. Young
people must have mixed food to make
it all digest. Just think of it, the
young Marooners" has been publish
ed in seven different languages. and
expect "Uncle Remus" in as many
more. Rev. Frank Goulding was
wonderful man. I went to school with
his brothers, Ed and John. Their
grandmother was my mothers adopt
ed mother, as will be found in my last
book, From the Uncivil War to
Date" 1S61-19O3. Those who want this
book should apply to Mr.. c. P. Byrd.
the publisher, Atlanta, Ga. If an auto
graph copy is wanted send $1.S5 to me.
These Gouldings were notable
family. Rev. Thomas Goulding, the
father of these boys, was the first
Presbyterian preacher born in the
state. He was in charge of the first
theological seminary and president of
Oglethorpe university. The old doc