San Andreas independent., 1857-09-26

III.
and l had just felt like telling these
youngsters here about the changes and
chances feller may meet with in life, if
he only tries to make the most of himself"
But, boys said he, turning to
party of young men, "thcrc's something
better than money. Get education. Why,
boys, if had as much larnin' us money,
| could be President in 1857, just as
easy. Why, | could buy up half the
North, and not miss it out Of my pile
But get larnin'; don chew tobacco, don't
take to liquor, don't swear; and mind
your mothers, that's the advice of real
live Sucker; and if you mind what say
you may be men, (and it ain't every fcler
that wears godtcc and brooches that S a
man, by long ways.) Foller out her
counsels; never do thing that will make
you ashamed to meet her in Heaven
Why, boys, | never done a bad thing but
heard my mothers voice reprovin' me;
and | never done good thing and made
a good move, but | seemed to hear her
say, That's right Jack and that has
been the best of all. Nothin' like another
boys nothin like mother-thut's so.
All this had passed while waiting to
wood, just out Of Chicago. The great man
was swelling with emotions called up from
the dark shadows of the past. His big
rough frame heaved like great billow
upon the ocean. Tears spranc into his
deep-sct and earnest cyes-they welled
up to the brim, and swan round asking
to be let fall as tributes to his mothers
memoly-tributes to the love Of the past
: But he chokcd them down, and hummine
snatch of an old ballad, he thrust his
hands down into his pockets, walked back
to the end of the car, pulled the gigantic
collar of his shaggy coat up around his
ears, buttoned it close, and leaned back
against the window in silence.
The cars ratified on. What mind was
there; what a giant intellect, sleeping,
r buried away from light and usefulness by
/ a rubbish Of prejudice, habit and custom,
doing but half work, for want of culture.
, " y mute, inelorious Milton, orrather
Webster, going about the world, strue-
Cling with his own soul, yet bound by
chains of ignorance, which precluded his
doing but a moicty Of the good it lay in
his power to do
All the way through our long, tedious
: journey, he had ever been on the watch
: to do good lie gave up his seat by the
} fire to an Irish woman and her child, and
took one further back soon a young Girl
seated herself by his side; as the night
hours wore on, and she nodded wearilv.
he rose, spread his beautifulleopard skin,
with Its soft, rich lining, on the seat, made
pillow of his carpet bag, and insisted
that she should lie down and sleep.
"What will you do?" said she naively.
" Never mind me- can stand up and
sleep like Buffalo; I'm used to it
THAT'S so.'
A little boy, pulled up from a sound
nap to give place to incomcrs, was paci-
fed and made happy by handful of chest
nuts and glowing bit of candy out Of
the big mans pocket When he left the
cars for refreshments, he brought back
his hands full of pies, and distributed
them among weary group, another and
seven little children, the eldest not twelve
years old, whose husband and father left
the cars at every stopping place, and re-
turned more stupid and beastly each time,
scolding the little, tired, restless ones,
with thick tongue, and glaring his furi-
Gus red eyes upon the poor, gricved victim
OF a wife, like tiger on Its prey, be-
cause she did. not keep her young ones
still" "thcy would disturb everybody"
No bite of refreshment, no rest from that
fat, cross baby, came to her all the long
night, save when the big man stretched
out his great hands and took her baby
boy for an hour, and let him play with his
splendid watch to keep him quiet
"I'll give you thousand dollars for
him." said he, as he handed him back to
her arms.
You may have the whole lot for that, =
answered the drunken father, with a
swlne-like grunt
"it's bargain said the big man,
"provldin the mothers wiling"
" indeed, sir, it's not one of them can
be h d for money! was the yet deter
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