The Sunday globe., 1901-06-02

speak to him. When he got just out
side the door, ! said:
How did that bouquet get on that
table?'
Il put it there. Isn't it daisy?"
Where did you get it?'
"A lady gave it to me-
What LADY,?
I'd rather not say and he uncere
moniously walked back into the hall
Here was new phase for Tony. I'll
find out from him, says | to myself, be
fore the night is over. Hearing voice;
in the ticket Office, | pushed open the
door and walked in, to find Captain
Tibbles and his committee associates
lin consultation.
"I trust I am not intruding, gentle
men, / said, with my hand on the door
knob
"Oh, 10y no means, said the Captain
Charley he continued, turning to a
young lawyer / had often seen around
the courthouse you know Mrs. Ro
land. She win recite a poem, or some
thing of that sort You go up on the
stage and make the introduction
speech
Perhaps I had better go down to ny
seat first / suggested. Then the
committee can march in in a body
This plan of procedure was adopted.
Charley have yet to learn his sur
name-took the stage and very neatly
said. "I am requested to announce, on
behalf Of the management, that Mrs.
Roland win recite an original patriotic
poem and coming over to the steps
leading up to the stage he extended his
hand.
! confess to just a bit of stage fright,
but the old flag seemed to wave a wei.
come. / moved over to the table, we'll
nigh covered by the bouquet and be-
gan.
From the days of early childhood hung
a picture i'm the hall
OF a booted cavalier, sounding bugle
call
Twas my erandsire oft they told me;
died long years ago
And woven with his heartstrings was
a story ! should know.
So well I knew Its import when my
mother said to me:
He rode down the valley with Light
Horse Harry Lee.
His name. too, was Harry-pride Of all
the race,
Always i'm the forefront, however swift
the pace.
First in field and forest first at ladies'
ball;
The very first to answer to his cap.
tains call.
Fitting, Of all others, he should strike
for liberty
SO he rode down the valley with Light
Horse Harry Lee.
There's a mound down the valley
length, six feet or So
With a tablet telling Of him who lies
below
He died for his country, and left this
legacy:
He rode down the valley with Light
Horse Harry Lee.
The appreciation of the audience was
all that could be desired. Just as | rose
to respond to an encore, my ear caught
the sound Of the locomotive whistle,
so / hastily gave this little compost
tion.
A fond mother i'm life's morning
grooming over her baby boy;
Filled her heart with sadness thrills
her song with joy;
Glad TO fold her loved one closer sad
sad the fathers far away
On the battle field Of Shiloh he is wear
ing ,i the gray.
The same father. the same mother,
when the hair is necked with gray
BY their bedside in life's evening,
knelt them down TO pray
Heaven guide and guard our darling,
keep him good and true
For the boy at Santiago, where he's
wearing Of the blue.
by the time ! had finished, the band
was playing al the station, and the
Judge and his party were in the hall a
few moments later. Their entrance
gave me nay first opportunity to in
,Dect the audience. Mainly young peo-
pie. found them. Evidently the
Judges contribution 10 the library pro
iect and my notice thereof was bearing
fruit Judge Barnstable took seat
with the committeeman i'm the rear OF
the stage and Charlie again ofiiciated
The Judge advanced TO the speakers
table and said.
81 never walk down au aisle but
lam reminded Of the small boy in New
England who asserted that churches
were first built i'm the time of the In
dians and the preacher had the pulpit
put farthest form the door so the ar
rows would hit him last
Following the same line Of reason
| ing the young man takes the curl
when out walking with his lady So
YOU didn't know the reason for that
| The young man puts the lady ON tn,
! inside so that when the dog rushes on
10 the gate he win bite her first.
with these pleasantries as fee
breakers and the audience Laughing
heartily thereat, the Judge was in th
midst of what proved am entertaining
! lecture.
OF shall never forget he said "m
| first visit 10 your county. II was befOr
] knew anything of musty law books
IA string of down upon my upper li
IenuUod me 10 be called mister, th
little Judge did not follow until som
years later ] was q member of on
county school board, and as such vi.
Iited teachers institute In % nearb
. town. The gentleman in charge ir
|W0ad me 10 "a seat upon the platform
land when that part of the programm
known as the question box wa
reached, insisted that ], as the onl
! stranger present, should open the bo
land read the questions. The first on
Tread. What is the largest state or ten
Irtory belonging to the United States
Alaska had been purchased only a fey
Iyears before and unless one kept thi
fact in mind they we're apt to answer