Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-26

brace and drew himself up as high a.
possible, He could barely Keep his legs
out Of the way OF the horns OF the cattle,
but he held ON while the bridge swayed
10 and fro, threatening every moment 10
break under the great weight that was
upon it. At length the last OF the fright.
ened animals passed hy, and our dangling
hero dropped iron his perch, 10 the aston
ishment OF the droyer, who Thought he
had been crushed To death, and was rid
ing through the bridge, expecting every
moment TO find his crushed and mangled
body,
In lsea, Mr. Wade, having crossed the
mountains with drove OF cattle in the
fall, stopped near Albany, n. Y, and
taught school that winter In the spring
he hired rs u laborer ON the Erie Canal,
and worked with wheelbarrow and
spade all that summer Senator Seward,
in speech in the Senate, thus alluded 10
4 this event in Wade's life, Speaking OF
the Erie Canal. Senator Seward says:
How was that done mean whence
came the labor that did il, know of
but one American citizen who worked
with the spade and wheclharrow ON those
works. Doubtless there are many Others,
but know only one, and he, | am glad 10
say, is now a member of this floor (hir,
Wade, of Ohio, and one OF the most able
and talented members"
\ The editor OF leading daily paper not
long since charged Mr. Wade with not
taking sufficient interest in the welfare Of
the working classes, when the Senator, in
a public speech, az Cincinnati, took occa-
sion to say " can tell that editor l haze
not forgotten tho days when dug with a
spade ON the Erie Canal, nor have | for
gotten the men with whom ! labored,
though | regret 10 say they have nearly
always voted against me. They were
Irishmen. and as lrishmcn always spend
their money freely, sometimes, when the
priest came around for his tithes, they
q had no money, and then | would loan
them mine but say it 10 their honor,
that when payday came, they always
paid me back every cent that was due
me"
In the fall of 1925, Mr.. Wade returned
10 Ohio, and taught school that winter
Next spring, the liun, Elisha Nhittlesey,
who aitcrward lived 80 long IN Washing
ton and was known all over the country
for his ability aud honesty. invited Mr.
Wade Ia come and stay with HIM at his
law office at jefferson, q, Mr., Ihomp-
son, a hotel keeper in the place, who had
taken fancy to Wade, offered 10 board
him, Wade helping him sometimes ubou,
the hotel, and at the age Of 20 he hcl.n
reading law Mr., Wmttlescy soon de
tccted his student, talents, especially in
Ii a
only assisted him with advice, but insisted
on loaning him such sums OF money a.
were reqdircd for his most pressing
wants When, in after years, Mr., Wade
reached Washington As United State,
Senator. one OF the first men be met Was
Mr. Widttlesey, and the meeting between
student aud prcceptor va, not only cordial,
but>uch a. might be expected Ia take place
between a father and SON. Mr.. Nhtllt-
,ey kindly undertook to mtreuoo lh-
protclgc into the ways Of n1lLtl.-l LII. -
the capital, aud Tor a time Mr., Wade sub
mittcd quietly enough To the formulas OF
his good-hcarted but somewhat tastldiouS
friend One day, Wade. becoming weary
with the forms required ot HIM by his
rh1ptr6lt broke the whole thing up with
q Oh, d-n your hummery and fashions,
Whittirsey;; it : att welt enough for them
that like it, hut | must be PLAIN Ben
Wade for | couldn't be anything else if
were to try Tor hundred years and
ever aitcrwlri Mr. " ade refused tu at
tempt 10 he fashionable. Mr. Whittlc>cS
was not little proud Of % hi, boy as lac
called Wade. and until the day OF hi
death Mr.. Wade continued devoted t" h.
old friend, than whom better nan never
lived Gen. ,Jaiats s BriS5tH.