The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-03-24

HhtA eA NAta Assf "a f'ttR tstttts t@H@fs -
an attentive reader d tie Scriptures
The writer has often spoken 10 him
about his habit os swearing, and urged
hiln 10 d4seoulnae 50 useless and wick
"a practice, bat an II vain. old a be
Is. enrage him aud ho viii swear like a
trooper
During the years 1921 and 1922
young Wade chopped wood, rolled logs
and grubbed in the summer time, teach
ing 4 school il winter III the iall 81
1928 droyer smploysd hin to assist
IL driving cattle, aud Wade led a steer
ii front 81 the herd an the way from
Ohio to New York. His little pack Was
tied on hack Of the ok horns, and with
rope 70 lead him by, our future states
man logged along day after day.
While riding not many years ago with
colleague, the old senator passed n
drove OF cattle, aud whenhe heard the
boy with the lead steer call cut in the
nasal twang peculiar TO droyers. come
boys, come, a-ho-a-o, a-ho-a-o & he
laughed heartily, aud said Co the distin-
guished gentleman by his side, "that
reminds me Of when was a boy, and
used 10 call the herd just SO
Wade walked six times from Ohio to
New York, and on one of these trips
came near losing his life He wus
leading a steer as usual in front Of the
drove, when de came to long covered
bridge The gate keeper, according to
the rules, would only allow a few Of the
herd to pass over at time, lest their
weight should injure the bridge
Wade started with the advance guard,
but the cattle in the rear becoming
frightened rushed into the bridge and
stampeded Young Wade made haste
to run, but finding he could not reach
the other end before the frantic cattle
would be upon him aud trample hlm to
death, be ran to one Of the posts, and
springing up, caught hold Of the brace
and drew himself up as high as possi-
bile. He could barely keep his legs out
Of the way Of the horns of the cattle,
but ho held on while the bridge sway ed
TO and fro, threatening every moment
to break under the great weight that
was upon it. At length the last Of the
frightened animals passed by, and our
dangling hero dropped from his perch,
to the astonishment of the droyer, who
thought he had been crushed to death,
and was riding through the bridge, ex-
pecting every moment to find his crush
ca and mangled body.
In 1925, Mr., Wade, having crossed
the mountains with drove OF cattle in
the fall, stopped near Albany, n T.,
and taught school that winter. In the
spring he hired as lahorer on the
Erie Canal, and worked with wheel
barrow and spade all that summer
Senator Seward, in a speech in the
Senate, thus alluded to this event in
Wades life. Speaking Of the Erie Cam
al, Senator Seward says
How was that done mean whence
came the labor that did it /? | know OF
but one American citizen who worked
with the spade ard wheelbarrow On
those works. Doubtless there are many
others, but | know only one, and he,
am glad to say, is now member Of this
floor Mr.. 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 public speech, at Gin
ciunat, took occasion to say Il can
tell that editor that / have not forgot
ten the days whom / dug with a spade
on the Erie Canal, nor have forgotten
the men with whom | labored, though
| regaet to say they have nearly Away
voted against me. They were Irish
men, and as hishmen always spend
their money freely sometimes, When
the priest come around for tithes they
had no money, aud then / would loan
them mine; but say it to their honor,
that vixen payday came, they alWayt
paid me back every cent that was due
me.
In the fall of 1925, Mr.. Wade return
ed 10 Ohio, and taught school that WIN,
ter. Next spring, the Hon. Elisha
! Whittlesey, who afterward lived SO lont
in Washington and was known all oyel
the country for ms ability and honesty
invited Mr. Wade TO come and stay
With hiin at hls law office at Jefferson,
O. Mr.. Thompson, hotel keeper N
the place, who had taken fancy to
1 Wade offered 10 board him, Wade help
I ing him sometimes about the hotel and
at the age Of rs he began reading law
Mr. Mhittlesey soon detected has stu
dents talents, especially IN elucidatinl
difficult legal points, and not only as.
sisted him with advice, but insisted on
/ lOaning him such sums Of money as
were required Tor has most pressing
wants When, IN after years, MIR Wade
reached Washington as a United States
Senator, one 81 the first men lie met
Was MIR. Nhittlesey, and the meeting
between student and preeeptor was moi
only cordial, but such as might be ex.
pected to take place between a father
and son. Mr.. Whittlesey kindly IN.
took 10 introduce his protege into the
Ways Of political life at the capital, and
/ for time Mr. Wade submitted quietly
enough TO the formulas Of his good
hearted but somewhat IA tidious friend
One day, Wade, becoming weary wltL
the forms required OF him by his cha
peroa, broke the whole thing up with !
s.Db IN yn1r Aufufnarv af8 fashions