The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-20
Conducted By martba Young

faithful Heinrich wins his love. and the little FFaulein discourses thus on the philosophy of life: Poor Auntie deserves all the sympathy you can give her.. she said, but as for myseif-weh, l haven't been as happy for months. feel as though a great weight had been lifted from my heart. After all. Glenie Amerikanerin,' she continued naively, don't you think that people are hap pier without a lot of money to LOOK after? Although six months ago the thought of all the delightful things money could buy ~ Including a lieutenantF inter- rupted, involuntariiy.
 "'Yes, including lieutenant she smilingly went on, dogged me. and made me bit contemptuous or my Maunheine surroundings, now really believe that our little home there Is the loveliest, dearest spot In the whoIe world
 With Heinrich next door, I added. "'Perhaps nearer than next door, said the poets wife. caressing the girls blushing cheek. at least if we are to believe what he told us this morn ing"
 Happy Fraulein. To have learned in time what many learn too late an hour II BlVeS an dOQeu pIcdSufc bo tHS simple story of an earnest students doings to know that she pursues art for love of 1t, not urged by necessity. When one studies singing merely for the love of 1t, 1t is all very well but 1t would make your heart sick to see the number of American girls over here who are half-starving themselves in order to study for the grand opera stage. One sadly wonders how many of them will ever. arrive, but when an argument Is raised or doubt expressed as to their ultimate success, they imme- diStefy cite the case of Geraldine Far rar, the American who Is at present singing leading roles at the Berlin Opera House. The brilliancy Of her success blinds their eyes to hundreds of utter failures. to countless halfway successes and to the untold drudgery which lies along the road" This Is to be seen in every art cen- ter of the world, this army of strug- glers. It is the most pitiable sight in New York, in Paris, in Boston, in Ber- lin, the young women who struggle, who strive. who starve for art. and for whom art holds nothing. One young American student is a philosopher and there Is nothing better for us than to accept her philosophy After all, life is a grand opportunity to develop the possibilities in a person and although the greater part of us who want to do something worth while will never attain our goal, I believe we are all the better for the struggle"
 Our young American student Is not only a philosopher, but a poet. With one of her rhapsodies upon color, clouds harmony we leave her pleasant pages trusting that many another young American full of genius and of ambition will read them and find in Inc mi Fn2 the struggle. for 1t is always better to wear out than to rust out.
 "The day is dying royalty. and as ] look out across the nov, brown and sky which is one blaze of glory. There Is always music in the clouds. Have you never heard the tender, wispering in a sea of azure-or caught the mel ancholy strains of cello and aboe in lowering gray masses against back ground darker still? On an afternoon like this surely you have thrilled in response to the piercing cry of trum- pets, horns, and trombones, in the riot | ous masses of scarlet. violet and gold which flood the heaven? It does not last long, this intoxicating draught of color and melody, for, as I watch, the clouds dissolve with the resolution of chord. I can hear the diminuendo rallentando of the orchestra as the gold dulls. the scarlet fades to rose, | the rose to pink. It hovers-this last, long streak-in one delicate flush | against the violet sky. while the strings sustain pianissimo the tonic | harmony. Then 1t suddenly dies, and l the music with 1t. The day is done.' | A Galaxy of Southern Heroes and Other Poems, by Orion T. Dozier, M. D. It is always gratifying to know of the success of one of our people, of I tells us in his preface that his poems have already gone into two editions and 1t is at the request of his friends | that he consents to issue this third edition of his patriotic verses. The l author modestly ascribes this success. unusual for poesy in this work-a-d day l world, to their matter being most of
 them laudatory to heroes dear to Southern hearts. And 1t Is more to true worthness of that theme in this particular than to any merit of my verses that ascribe the quick disposal
 of the first and second editions of my
 unpretentious volume. and my chief
 incentive now in presenting this later
 compilation of my effusions is but
 desire to gratlfy the oft-repeated re-
 quests of many of my friends and old
 comrades of the Confectionery"
 The book is dedicated to the United Sons an United Daughters of the Con-
 federacy." ....<."
 From the initial poem "A Galaxy of
 Southern Heroes" we quote some
 verses which will surely strike a re- lsponsive chord in all patriotic hearts:
 GO look upon Manassas plain,
 Where Bull Run ever onward flows,
 No monument Is needed there
 Our soldiers valor to disclose;
 Eternal as that flowing stream Will rest the fame of him who fell,
 Brave, gallant Barlow leading on
 While earth first shook with rebel | yell.
 And when will history cease 10 tell
 Of Shiloh's dark and bloody ground"
 Not whilst the stars in heaven shine II And suns shall rise and worlds go If round.
 For every patriot of the earth II Who lights his soul with hopes of
 fame
 VIII think of Shiloh and with pride
 Will mention Sidney Johnston's name. II Then turn your gaze on Kenesaw, 'I With rugged domes upllfted high,
 See there that altar built by God
 As fitting place for him to ale
 Who cast aside his priestly robes For sword and belt and suit of gray
 Brave. glorious Polk the soldier priest,
 Whose name shall live through end
 less day.
 There are verses as periodically tTvF.,