The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-09-16


common cause with the Hussites in the
initial war of the reformation. The giant
pines I used to climb in hunting squirrels
still rear their heads skyward, but their
growth is scarcely perceptible. The great
orchards which attracted the boys Of my
time have been partially replanted, but
most of the veteran cherry, pear, plum
and apple trees still survive the ravages
of time. The ponds in which we used
to go swimming remain unchanged and
the grain fields which my father Guilt
waited as a tenant farmer are still being
harvested with the handle sickle as of
yore.
"The trees may father planted in the
little garden back of the old cottage are
still bearing fruit, and so is the great old
pear tree that stands on the line Of our
lot and was the source of so much dis
cord and contention between us and our
neighbours That pear tree said a villa
ger, still keeps the two families that &C.
cupy the old homestead and adjoining
cottage in a turmoil. Both persist in
fighting over the ownership of the pears
on both sides of the fence The only
marked change I notice is the blowing
up of the old pasture where | used to
herd our cows in the days when | en-
joyed the glorious privilege of walking
barefoot amongst the stubbles and over
thistle-covered footpaths."
This letter tells a world of things.
Think, when RosEwATER left his native
place-a family of eight children-and
he, one of the kids-landing in Castle
gardener strange shores without
money and without friends and his pa
rents and himself unable to speak the
language Of the nation.
A boy Of course he was-but what was
in him!
TITS marvellous and again shows where
truth discounts fiction.
Coming on a sailing vessel, Storage
passage-what thoughts filled that boys
mind.
To-day he is abroad-has been for
months-a representative of this govern
ment, cabling columns of opinions to
the postmaster general. MIR. R~OsEwATER
is worth a cool million-has made it
while jealous souls sneered and scoffed.
Armed with truth and filled with patriot
ism of self-a new expression, this-he
has fought the things which tried to stop
him. He to day has the finest newspa-
per building in America he is worth a
million in the coin-of the realm-and be-
yond all this he has an established repu-
tation. THE GLOBE believes that in the
above, written from Bohemia, by MR..
R~osEwATER to his paper which is
essentially great, there is a sermon for
all young men.
We believed in RosEwATER because
we like ~him-because he has been a great
power in the land. We have worked for
him-but we have also worked for many
other people. His Bee is a great paper,
| and for him to look upon that birthday
scene-the place where he first saw light,
in almost want, and contrast what he
sees to-day, a great man; a great editor;
one with a million-how could he sup
press the emotion?
Well, RosEY has many more years to
live-and this old man, free Of all en-
gagements or hope of one, bids him well
come home and co~ngratulates him on the
great life work which he has achieved.
The Daily and Weekly Globe is receiving
more subscribers these days than ever III
it's history. The books of the office will
show this.
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.