The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-08-21
Barlow Sage Draws lnspira'
ton from Flowers.
Is HAPPY AND RESIGNED
Opening Of New Library interests
Him Greatly, and He Makes oua.
soStons Regarding Books
that Should be Kept
on Hand.

tired. feel like Lord Byron did when |
he penned his beautiful farewell to
ChilGe Harold.
Il am not now that which / |
have been and my visions at less
palpably before me, and the glow that
in my spirit dwelt is futterng faint
and low"
But / will not say farewell 10 my
readers. 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 a vine over the door or a gate
20 the front yard. Would a young
man be fool enough to marry a 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. 81 am the rose Of Sha-
ron and the lily Of tho valley" Con
slider the lilies, how they grow. They
toll not, neither do they spin, and yet
Solomon in all his glory was not ar
rayed like one c. these" Solomon
had them sculptured in the marble al
tars in his temple There is nothing
in all nature so varied in its 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 Ger the
bier to shed,
A crown for the brow of the early
dead;
They smile ia vain for what once was
ours,
They are loves last gift, bring flowers.
pale flowers.
They speak of hope to the fainting
heart,
With q 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
OF friends dear TO us and whose
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
&c. the formal opening and dedication
of our public library 1t is wonderful
what these ladies have accomplished
in this little town. Two years ago
they organized a 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 a room upstairs
md began to solicit money from the
good people wherewith to buy books,
and then they begged a beautiful cor
ner lot from 5he city fathers and have
built two-story brick building upon
1T and equipped 1t 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 a reception to everybody
and nobody knew what it was for, but
when everybody was feeling good and
generous, Mr.. Granger handed an open
book and called a generous friend to
head a 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
that night. I see that Valdosta has
done the same thing and two gener
erous people have subscribed liberal
sum for books for children. Yes, espe
cially for children and young people
That is right, and l hope they viii
have Georgia Scenes" and "Uncle Re
mus" and the Young Marooners" anC
Arabian Nights" and mix them VI
with some more solid reading Younl
people must have mixed food to maxi
At all digest Just think of it. tn,
young Marooners" has been publish
ed In seven different languages, and
expect 'eUncle Remus" in as man
more Rev. Frank Goulding was
wonderful man. went to school wit