The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-12-26
WILL STREET TO NEWGhTE
Austin BidWe1l's Thrilling Tale
of Life via the Prim-
rose Way.
The Tweed Ring of New York
His First Educator In
Crime.
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CONTINUED.
rms man died who ought to have
been buried in Westminster abbey, SO
adding one more brilliant name to the
long line of illustrious lord chancellors
from Thomas a Beckett and Cardinal
Wolsey down, but he, hating his own
soul, took the first step in wrongdoing,
] and instead Of resting in the mighty
abbey and bequeathing his dust as a
precious legacy to succeeding genera
tions persisted forlorn and alone and
was buried in pauper's grave.
We all landed in Liverpool in the
highest spirits and at once took the
train for London, enjoying the novelty
Of everything.
Therefore, after completing certain
preparations which required skill and
considerable business knowledge, we
departed to execute this new and Of
course last shuttle for fortune.
After we saw George off to Paris on
the train Mac and walked up and
down the platform outside Of the station,
star gazing Mac, with his brilliant
scholarship, elegant speech, logical force
and fiery enthusiasm, made most fas-
cinating companion.
The study of mankind is man, the old
proverb says; but, like many other prov
CRIBS, there is full measure of unreality
in it. It takes good amount of AFRO
gance and conceit for one to fancy he is
going to study and understand men. No
man can understand himself, and by no
amount Of experience or study will he
ever come to understand that subtle
thing he calls his mind or understand
the motives that sway him.
I only wish one Of those scientists
who study the human mind could have
sat in Macs brain that night, have
thought his thoughts and heard his
speech, while remaining ignorant Of our
history and mission. Macs mind was a
storehouse of erudition, his memory a
picture gallery whose chambers were
gilded and decorated with many glow.
ing canvas. AS child he was familiar
with the Bible, the Old Testament par
ticularly, and, improbable as it seems,
was still a diligent student of holy writ.
His mind was completely saturated
with Bible imagery, yet there we were
with our pockets full of forged docu-
ments walking up and down that plat
form star gazing, while he talked with
intelligent enthusiasm of those silver
flowers in the darkened sky, of stellar
space, how in its infnity it proved the
presence Of Deity; that with him there
was no great and no little; that a
thought sweeping across the God given
mind of an infant was as wonderful
and as much an evidence of power as
the millioned arch of radiant suns in the
milky way. While speeding through
Belgium on our way to the Rhine he
continued until the sun shone upon the
horizon at times, talking like an in
spired prophet Of God purposes to men
and Of the destiny of our race It was
something to stir ones enthusiasm to
see his sublime faith in the mighty des-
tiny of man, and to listen to him tell of
the dignity and grace Of every human
soul and his sure faith that all would be
garnered in the mighty plains Of heav-
en-, and he meant and felt it all Yes,
meant all he said, believed all he said,
believed that he himself was potent
factor in the divine economy, and fur
thermore believed it behooved every
man to do all things, to be all things
good and true, yet on this Sunday morn
ing we were fast speeding to the scene
Of our contemplated schemes, and with
light hearts looked forward to a speedy
return to London, fairly we'll laden with
plumber.
We talked the whole night through,
or rather Mac talked and listened, and
it was treat to be listener, he being
the speaker.
Aperiod was put to his grafton by the
train stopping at Luxembourg, we being
summoned to breakfast
On resuming our journey we took a
nap, and when we awoke we found our
selves nearing the Rhine About noon
we arrived at Cologne, and going to
Uhlrich platz drank bottle of tokay in
famous wine cellar there; then, hurry
ing back to the station, we travelled
across the sandy plain that stretches
from near the Prussian border to the
capital We arrived soon after dark, and
Mac went at once to the Hotel Lion de
Paris and registered. waited across
the street in the shadow Of the Empress
palace. Mac soon came out, and we
went to dine in large cafe. We enjoy
ed the novelty Of the scene and were
never tired of marveing over the all
predominant militarism - soldiers ev-
erywhere, all with good lungs and
loud voices. We spent the evening Sec
ing the town. At midnight we parted
to meet and breakfast together at the
cafe at 8. then went to an obscure
hotel and soon was in the land Of
dreams In the morning awoke with
an anxious feeling and found myself
wishing it were night. At s, the ap-
pointed time; met Mac. He NAV pos
sibly have felt some anxiety. If SO, il
| was invisible.
When an honest man makes a mis-
take, he has not only sympathy, but car
always pick himself up again. With {
rogue mistake may easily be and al
| most ALWAYS ia fatal 90 10 It'll. -.