The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-02
STANTON'S GENIUS AND MEMORY,

! STANTON'S GENIUS AND MEMORY,
| Frank L. Stanton, of the Atlanta
Constitution, possesses the most rare
poetic gifts, but with this he com
bines a memory that has, perhaps,
never been surpassed by that of any
other man. In speaking of this
extraordinary feature OF his gifts a
writer in the New York Sun says:
'One night in my apartments in
Atlanta, Stanton was a guest along
with a number of friends, and all of
us were discussing poetry. Stanton
had interpreted a number ofhis own
beautiful poems, when he was asked
the. question as to how he had ac-
quired so wonderful memory.
II cannot say he replied. 1T all
comes perfectly natural and I never
try to account for it. One thing I
can do,' lie added, (which I have
never seen anyone else do.''
HE then proceeded to tell us how
he had only to read a poem once over
aloud to be able to repeat it verbatim.
After this he asked to be shown a
poem OF any length he had never be-
fore seen, and upon this being done
he made the following wonderful
statement:
II will read this poem aloud, anu
| never before saw it: and while l am
doing this Mr.. Login will read another
poem or a piece of prose aloud. This
will make two of us reading aloud in
the same room at the same time
When both are finished will repeat
both poems and separately
And this he did!
IF anyone has Il feat to equal this
in the memory line I.would like to
hear Of it.
1.-The challenge for match to-
this test is not apt to be accepted.
OF the quality of Mr.. Stanton's poetic
products, the Atlanta Constitution
bears daily tribute. Having said so
much. The Herald is tempted to re-
produce the Following. one Of his col
lections Of gene:
Some folks keep hunt;n' for sorrow,
They sigh il they re right or they re
wrong,
But this days Us good as tomorrow,
So l just keep livin' along.
| jest keep singin' a song
There's no use to Sigh
While the suns in the sky.
| just keep Twin ..0,,s,
When the Lord made The world was I
in it.
To give him directions? He knowed
| would mt know how to begin it,
Bein' nothing but dust by the road,
SO / just keep livin' along.
And I can't say the Lords work is
wrong,
/ never will Sigh
While he's runnin' the sky,
SO just keep livin' along
1 am thankful for sun and for snow,
The Lord makes the winter and May
And He'd hide all the graves with his
flowers,
If folks didn't weed 'em away,
SO | Just keep livin' along.
Still thankful for sunlight and song.
l know when it is sllOWin'.
G0d'S roses are CROWN
So just keep livin' along.
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