Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-15

work about the farm lie wore plain
blue uycuns. "a striped shifL IhuCl
sJI.pQ with die collar attached anu
rough brogln shoes.
AN unusually high forehead, topped
hy mays of hair which was gri1lleu
rather than gray. light brown eyes
straight nose. rather large, WIN
mouth which showed none too much Oh
determination concealed in "a bunch or
iron gray vhiskcra. This is the father
OF the boy whose name has become
known 90 the entire country, Winkies
have almost distorted the features Oh
the old man. yet IL is no enort 90 see
That 10 is an intelligent face. Yet you
wonder where Caleb Powers got tht
courage and determination. as Wen az
the almost Indian like stolcism. Whleh
Doe displayed during the progress OF inc
trial The question Is solved When you
.0 IBIS mother
She had come from the kitchen, where
she was preparing dinner and leaned
on the facing NJ the door Leading 10 inc
porch She had heard Caleb's name
mentioned and she wished to hear tue
news. Dressed even more simply u
possible than her husband. she wore
plain calico dress which hung down
were rolled up 90 the elbows. ana the
arms thus barred to View were brown
and lneWv. rather those uf an athlete
than those of am aged woman. The
face Nas .hp face off Caleb. Wrinkled
with time and with the trials Of an
arduoug life. The forehead. jutting
out above the eyes that are both blue
and brown. the determined jaw ana
irs pressed close together were Ike the
sons. simple, unIearned, there was de-
domination Of purpose written all over
the features of face. II could love
It codld hate. quietly, but as fercely as
0urnng Of hidden fire.
An afternoon paper Of The day before
had been brought out ana the old peo-
Pile listened with interest To- the reading
VI the story of their sons removal nom
Georgetown 90 the jail at Louisville.
Bound Like the Beasts of the Field
was the flaming headlines telling Of the
taking of the prisoner in handouts To
the JAIL
III ] had anything 10 do with it, IL
wouldn't have been like that said
the mother OF the boy Then changing
her tone. she said. Hospitality. Dinner
Is ready; come right in
Right IN" meant passing through the
house 90 the porch In the rear, where
dinner was served for the sake Of cool-
ness Bacon. corn and beans, corn
bread baked In q skillet, buttermllk
and sweet milk and mountain honey
this vas the bin Of fare
Dinner over the husband strolled of
and sat under the apple trees with his
fav0rite QuId of tobacco. Mrs. Powers
busied herself about the table clearing
up the dishes
Don't mind me- e"
was q busyh0dy / was raised up 20
work 1 was born Ia whitney county
siXty-seyen years ago, and In times
when the girls made as good field hands
as the boys and worked just as hard.
Ut must have been blow to you
when you heard the news OF Caleb's
conviction said the correspondent
Yes she said "lt was the first
trouble that ] ever had-not the FIRST.
because Caleb's arrest was the first
but ] never had any trouble before they
tried 90 mix him un In this matter.
I'm like Caleb though, and don't give
mp until I have to-
but ! manned II out" continued
Mrs Powers And she is the sort OF
woman 90 man IL out"
There are five children On the Powers
family An We're born in Knox county
except Caleb. who was year old when
the family moved from whitney. The
three daughters are married; the
youngest Rebecca. the baby child" as
Mrs Powers calls her. having run away
on her way 20 school ana married
Hayes Green last November Just after
election. Both Mr. and Mrs. Green
teach school
"All Of my children have been good
to me and their pap said Mrs. Pow
ers. Caleb never said a hard word 10
me In his life God knows he Is inno-
cent and don't think ne viii let them
send him 10 the penitentlary" and for
the first time there was a suspicion OF
moisture about the eyes Of this resolute
mountain mother-St. Louis Republic.