Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-16
OF Poe's words). statues Of Q green
coated boy snd girl.


utes, SIR"
One likes TO indulge In a bit Of
sentiment sometimes. and I stool and
waited TO hear the bells OF Shandon
That sound 80 grand on the pleasant
waters OF the river Lee. had left the
Lee TO the fishermen and the make.
believe swimmers. but the bells would
sound sweetly here under tho tower
that held them.
A minute passed. and then another.
and then heard music--music that
called forth old memories OF days long
since dead. How II pealed out It's de-
light on the ucy) air of night. And
how well knew the tune:
Down Where the wurzburger
Flows"
No. II was not the chimes but a
nurse In the hospital at a piano. Be
fore she had finished. Shandon bells
began. but what they played did not
blend with what she sang. and went
on my way thinking on the potency
OF music.
] passed on down where the River
Lee flowed. and the fishermen were
still fishing. but the little boys had
tired OF swimming.
Two signs met me at nearly every
corner One read. James ]. Murphy
a Co." and the other "Beamish a
Crawford" or Crawford a Beamish. 80
! forget which. Both marked the
places OF publlcans land sinners.
] doubt mott. and both were brewers
names. The publican's own name
never appeared. but these names were
omniprescnt.
Again | thought OF Shandon Bells.
and the romantic song. Down Where
the Wurzburger Flows" and leaving
the Lee still flowing | sought my ho-
tel.
would like 10 make a revolution.
AIRY statement. that Is more often
thought than uttered. but before I
make II. would like 10 say that
there are two classes OF travellers:
those who think there is nothing In
Europe that compares with similar
rhings In America. and those who
think there Is nothing In America that
tan hold a candle 10 similar things
Ia Europe.
| hope | belong 10 neither class. II
! mistake not. ! am a Pharisee. and
thank my stars that am not as other
men are. Most OF US are Pharisees,
bat few will admit IL.
! began being a Pharisee when !
was a small child and that is the
time that most people begin.
! kept II up. In this. am-like the
multitude.
Having thus stated my position. let
me 40 on 10 say. that | am perfectly
willing to admit that this or that bit
OF scenery In France. or Switzerland.
or England. or Ireland. lays over any.
thing of the sort ! ever saw in Ameri.
ca, II think II does. and am equally
willing TO say. that America has al.
most unknown bits. that are far bet.
ter than admired. and poet-ridden
places In Europe.
Twin Lakes In Connecticut Is one
OF them. and Killarney is a poet.ridden
place.
Why. even In ireland. there are
places just as lovely as Killarney.
but they have not been written up.
and SO no one goes TO visit ,hen
felt that one OF the worst things
abCat Killarney was the American
sigl tseer, and | came away soon.
Cooks Tourists have never heard OF
TWIN Lakes. thank fortune. and Il will
be tome time before they lthe lakes)
are spoiled
Tue Lakes OF Killarney are so beau.
tlfu. that they are worthy OF the pen
o. . poet. but the pen OF a poet does
not make any lake more beautiful. and
! am quarreling because so many peo.
pie refuse TO believe the evidence
OF their own senses. and take their
natural beauties at the say so OF an
other.
There Is a tower going up In New
Yorl at present. n tower that with the
exception OF the Eiffel Tower. Is the
iallest on earth.
Many persons look at II. reflect that
lis II n skyscraper. and then dismiss
il as therefore. hideous. But II is real
~ very beautiful. and seen from GER
tain vantage points. II Is architectural.
~ one Of the glories OF New York.
II Il ever gains reputation for
beauty. you will find persons raving
over II. who to-day class Il among the
'hideous skyscrapers.'
A hundred years ago there were
some skyscrapers In Switzerland. and
hey were thought To be hideous. Aft.
n awhile. a man with poets eyes
md courageous tongue visited them.
md he said the Alps are beautiful"
When their reputation for beauty
vas established. travellers left the re-
ZION round about the Rockies To 20
md rave over the beauties Of Swift.
.rland.
That's all.
Copyright. 1901. by w. q. chapman)