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1 BY O. G. COX Onae upop a twne Genius and Wisdom walked hand in hand up to ti*<» banks of a great sea. Never k wtsAuch asea! Ihe light had shim mwed itself to sun'fl.hes. and was di ifting in perfumed winds upon a sea of amethyst The waves whiih fell upon the sil ver shore were bursts of song. a\J all the sea was one vast q/iver of adrom of paradise. Fair of face was Genius, quick of tongue and action, and his blood were streams of fire. Oh. for <Ue «ea!”'he cried. "Wisdom you have told me wrongfully. Here is the-sea before me! It is the perfume of poetry. 1 is the distiilution of song. Its banks \»re the rose gardens of thought. Wherever its waves kiss tie I shore is the fallow land of fancy sown with di earns and passions. Why, it is the evaporation of care The murmur of its waves is but the echo of the flutter of wiags of Paradise and the music of Ute tremulous ocean of happiness. Above it on gossa mer wings quiver ten thousand dreams of passion and of gran deur; and upon it* vast bosom floats love with white arms open to the sun.*’ ♦ But Wisdom said to Genius— " Tho sun-flakes that you see are but the ashes of dreams, blown by the ghost winds of dead am bitions. The songs and flowers I *nd music are but the phan tasies of imagination and the echo of desire. We have heard of this sea for many days and I shall take the mountainous path which leads around it." Oh, for the sea! Its arms are warm and gentle!! The perfume of ten-lhousand roses distilled lifhtheir breath above its bosom. Love’s light has dreamed itself idto song clouds, and these in gold and crimson glory float above the sea. And Genius wades into the sea. What cares Genius? His arms are sinews of steel. His • boughts are panoramas of pow er. He is tireless, and b*« hopes are the fibers which weaw the cloth of Ambition. How pleasant the sea! Wis dom was weak when he chose the rocks and briers around ij! Os course weaklings have been suffocated and overcome through .this dreamy carnival of the lux uriance of the senses. They were only weak lings. Mark bow Genius breasts the waves! • Along up over the sharp rooks and tangled growth of the mountain side toils Wisdom. And Genius, effortless, is boroe in dtieamy ecstasy upon the honied lips of the wine hued waves, whose surge is the song of a satisfied seul. Ho floats, the waif of the wind of pleasure, which is wafting him further from the shore. How warm the water! Like the melted kisses of ten-thousand dreams it seems! <ih, for the strong strokes of Genius! Every stroke of hi«arm seA the sea a-tune with the bur den of passionate music. Across the sea lies the Land of Success, and poor old Wisdom is already far behind in the journey! . • * * • • The days creep on. And the months creep ott. And the years creep on. .Somehow the waters have cold, and G» i:ius h*- grown weart. "I had bet terturn back," say;- Gm! us, ‘ml go the oid way that V isdoiu went.” But the current has grown stronger, and oh, it is so hard for a tired man to float against the tide! He tries and tries again and again and then gives up. “I will float on just a litttle longer,” he says. He nutices about him on either side are eddying pools, and in them every now’ and then to the surface comes some bleared and distorted face, and there are despairing arms struggling to keep these poor fates above the waves. , How cold has grown the water, the iciness of despair is in it! And he is so weary. “I will 1 ju>l drift.” he says. He jostles against dead bodies drifting with him. Seared faces and shrivelled forms are float ing by his side. Miles ahead of him be sees Wisdom crossing ihe hill-tops. He shivers in bor ror in the dreary sea- of decay iabout him. Not far ahead of him he sees one lift trembling hands and cry to God for mercy—and then go down. A few bubbles unnoticed I mark thj passing of this one who was also like Genius a strong swimmer. And Genius, weak unto death, wonders what to do. He has no strength to swim back and face all the tide; he cannot dr ft on much longer and keep himself above the waves. He lifts hts blood shot eyes, and lar off on the summit of the last hill that stands before the Land I of Success he sees Wisdom. Wisdom, standing in the sun light which rests upon the top of the hill, looks down upon the sea. But it does not look the i same from this bank as it did from the rose-encircled bank on the other side. It is a sea of death. A little wave creeps up the shore and touches the feet of the tree of .ambition, and the tree dies. Yon- I der, another wave rolls up and kisses the flower of hope, and the flower fades. Across the desert sands by the sea creeps a billow and the lily of love with ers and shrivels, <wd the rose of 1 beauty changes to -a rank and hideous weed. There are dead flawers all about ttoe banks, and dead songs and dead dreams. The waves beat themselves in wild unrest upon the sands and mourn and sub eternally. Sad white faces are floating in this sea of tears. No life is so virile as to withstand the touch of its waves, no being so robust as to mingle with its waters. Far off as a sp.*ck is Genius, drifting and drifting. Wisdom's eyes fall upon him. AH at once he sees Geni«s lift his hands de suairingiy, hopelessly, helplessly aed far over the waves comes the echo of a cry of dispair. Then u few bubbles come up, and then another dead faoe has come to join die rest of thedead. The sunlight falls bright upon the mountain side <as Wisdom with proud heart marohes down i£ and crosses over (i®to»the Land of Success. Barn Burned. On last Thursday night ®t 8 ® clock t he burn of Mr. A.B. Handley wasfetmd to be on fire and was totally eon turned. The barn contained <BBO bwsh els of corn, 300 of which were oaved. but in a badly damaged condition. The fire was of incendiary origin. The burning of storehouses is becom ingtcommcn occurrence in ourwunlj and is a crime which should be wet with swift, sure and severe punish ment. Mr. Handley’s barn is the fourth one destroyed in this way with in the last twelve months. Every ef fort will be made to find the crinaiinais •Hid when discovered they will be pun ished to the fullest exlent ad Ihe law. DROWNED IN THE CHATTAHOOCHEE.! I Dudley Potts, a Popular Young Han | Loses His Life. ’ The tragic death of Mr. Dudley Potts on last Wednesday by drowning is a source of deep and widespread sorrow. He wns<rently Iteloved by bis imme diate family and relatives, as well as by a large circle of friends, and his loss under any circumstances would have I been greatly deplored, but the sad and ! untimely manner of his death render ed it a thousand times more distressing to his surviving friends. There was but one witness to this solemn scene, an old negro man. Bill Mitchell. Mr. Potts was in the bateau, dragging for a fish basket: being assist ed in this by two negro men, Bill Mitch ell and Arthur Conn. The drag caught some obstacle, sup posed to la' a rock, and one of the ne groes, who was holding the drag line, Jet it aioose and caused the bateau to capsize. All three were thrown into the stream and Arthur Conn sank in a few minutes and was lost, but Mr. Potts was an excellent swimmer, nnd evi dently he was not alarmed. Hecnught hold of the boat which was oyoitnrned I and floated with it some distance dow n the stream. In the meantime Rill Mitchell had swam towards the bank ■ and just before reaching it his strength j became exhausted and he was about to | be drowned, when Mr. Potts, who had > been watching him while he himself was clinging to the capsized boat for safety, called to him to catch an over- | hanging limit —which he did, and was I saved. Mr. Potts was perfectly > self-1 possessed and'Continned holding to the ; boat ns it floated down the stream, ] when unfortunately, the drag caught nnd pulled the boat under. He then | attempted to swim to the bank, but his • strength was not sufficient to carry him there, and he sank —one, twice, j three timesand never rose again. Mr. Dudley Potts was the son of Mr. Frank M. Potts, of Atlanta, and the brother of Messrs. Frank and Fannin ' Potts, of Gabbei tsville, and Kell Potts, i of Atlanta. He lived near Long-Cane,-i at the old family home; where last fall ' he carried his bride, Miss Mary Green, | a lovely and gentle lady. Many and sincere are the words of sympathy giv en to her and all the other stricken relatives. DUDLEY POTTS’ BODY FOUND Was Recovered by fir. Anderson Yesterday Afternoon. West Point. Ga., April 9 —(Special. —After four days’ continual dragging the body of Mr. Dudley Potts’ was Idrawn up by Mr. Jimmie Lee Anderson this afternoon at half-past 1 oclock, Mr. Anderson was the last one to see Potts go down to his water grave. Mr. Potts made several efforts to reach the bank, but owing to the swiftness of the water and the drags attached tothe bottom of Ihe bateau, which they were | using in fishing up fish baskets in the I swift part of the, stream, he was unable ! to do so. It seems that he thought! himself safe when he caught to the bottom of the bateau after being cap- ! sized, but the drags attached to the j bottom of the bateau caught under . the shelf of a rock, causing the bateau to go under, and then he swam three hundred yards, giving out just before reaching the bank'. He looked perfectly natural, not even a bruise ob his body. His young wife is almost paralyzed with grief. | The ia terment will lake place tomor row at the family burial grounds near their home at Long Cane, Ga. WITH CUPID’S,BONDS. I w Two Y'ourg Heerta arc Joined On Last Sunday. Judge Pitts Per forms The Ceremony. i 3 o'clock Sunday evening Judge Pilis ! united in marriage Mr. J. F. Carpenter ■ the son of Mr. Gill Carpenter and Miss- Alice Hipp, the daughter of Mr. AV. J. Hipp. The couple were quite young, Mr. Carpenter being about 19 years of • age anti his bride about 17 years. Mr. Carpenter is a splendid young gentle man, and his bride is a most beautiful and attractive young lady. The Graph ic joins their friends in good wishes for their success and happiness, and hopes that their lives may be full of all things which are worthy. - | I Fall line of Heckers cereal,for ■ breakfast at C. T. Freeman. ' I BIGGIE BOOKS • o' A Farm Library of unequalled value—Practical, : X somely Printed and Beautifully Illustrated. 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