The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-14
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o. secrecy. reveal a part Of his story. He
- heard many anecdotes Of bis goodness
~ mart and generous tolerance of all
sI.ies' but with this was joined so said
e'.''emporaneous historgA fppancy OF
S If,cl and brutality of,Sreeness fro,o
Mhic1 Clarences senslpNy shrank
would he see anything in IN wife s,,+
common spy on his army: Viii he
anything in him but the weakly tin,. ike
many others. CT a zcheming wonN stories
were current in camp and in ct\ ~
the way that this sriIn humorist MIN
an opposite anecdote or a rugged
ton brushed away the most delicateN
ment Of the subtlest poetry even
exposed the sham o. the puritan mic morN
or OF epicurian ethics. Brant had e\
solicited an audience but lad relh\
awilw,ardlv and with his confidence ulA
spoken before the dark. humorous eyes thdeN
seemed almost too tolerant If his grleF-
ance. He mad been to le1ees. ant his heart
had SINK equally before The vIll,ar crowd
who seemed TO regard this ml as their
own buiioon. or the pompJusnes' of posi-
ton, Earning ana dignity, which .le seemed
to delight to shake and ds.urb.
one afternoon a few DIS later. in sheer
Lstlessness OF purpose, be found himself
again at the white mouse. Tic presiden- was
giving audience TO a depu. ION Of fanatics
who, with a pathetic srplcity almost
equal to his own pathetic tolerance, was
urging upon this ruler OF mi ions the policy
OF an Insignificant score. and Brant listened
TO his patient, practical re1o nse Of facts
and logic. clothed in smI but sinewy
English up 70 the inevitable limax Of hu-
norous. illustration, which tis| young brig
aGier could now see was neces airy to relieve
the srimness If his refusal. For the first
time Brant felt the cOurae 20 address
him, and resolved 10 wait untf the deputa-
ton retired. As they left tis gallery he
fingered in the aEterCorn for he president
TO appear. But as ne did not come. afraid
OF losing his chance, me returned to The
gallery. Alone in his privacy ard shad.c"
the man he had just left was standin. ny
column in motionless abstraction. 1oAiiis
over the distant garden. But the k.u's' nu-
morous face was almost tragioc ~ =. IN M
strong. rustic features wa -, -,
a burden which even the - - ''i'ii
ties,,ra ove,-lgt1vr a-15 anilIlirtet q MS own
west seemed TO r clSto' .t4 IN - ci'oi =
II adiust ftsel5 while the carH' deet-Seo
go ,,,aie absracted with the vague pres
science of TIE prophet anu tiie
e,1,ocl-e5 At chat sudden change. Brant fei-
- - burn with shame. And he vas
~ 80 break upon that wearied man >
,,,,b..1dils-. ne was about TO adi MS petty
burden 10 the shoulders of this western ~
- Uo drew back silently ana descended
the stairs. I'LL.
But before ne had left the house, while
,ninrIing. with the crowd in one of the larger
IONS he saw the president reappeer beside
an IMPORTANT p~osperous-l ooL-as inquire, On
whom the kindly giant was now silliiliiE
iii, humorous liberation. lie noticed the
.5ivileg attention of the crowd the name Of
senator Boompointer vas upon every hp
- W. nearly race r. f'. rlI ,,,'[e, tJ "a
IniS second husband of Susyl An indeer-;,',
ME fgehnS. haif cynical! half ratef,,l carao
over ann, ite would not have bae, s,,--i.
ca 10 nav seen jim Hooker Join the tbr(,,-.
Whlch hoN seemed 10 him 10 even ,7v,,,e -,
lonely central figure that has 81 Ia+o,,,
'on.i.ei MIN! He wanted to escape II civ
htt ms tate brought him To the entrsrc.
- We aai9e moment that Roornpointer wa
ie@NihS H. and that distinguished man
oI "shea hastily by him, as a gorgeous car.
I.tSe' ofa"n by two spirited horses and
o'lIeh by a respleudent negro coachman
N"'he' up. IL vas the Boompointer carriage
- .'SHiohabiy dressed, pretty woman. who
-, ~ Uetrne opuleut contentment. and
-" consciousness was in perfect
keapihs with tie sIight cetentatio1 ~ ~
s.s..-.''.ss, vas us ealy occupant As Boom
eyes fell for an instantS, 80 oIIe
chiIdlike pink flush came l'!'iIl' 4 n5'ppy'
and a violet ray OF recognitf6o her cheek4
darted from her eyes 20 his..$lI,ud HilschleL
Susy. A. "dS