Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-20
TWO AUGUSTA BOYS.
he Strange Story Of Their In
terwoven Lives.
One Was Clergyman and the Other
Reporter.
he Latter by His Genius Gave the Forme
Fame and Fortune.

Here is story from the Milwaukee
Free Press about SOME Augusta born
boys VINO had a unique eXpe,ienr" III
life. AT least, Augusta is made their
birthplace in the story hut that may
nave heen = mere. fancy or tile part
Of the writer. 1t is safe to say that
nobody here ever heard of them but
it is an entertaining yarn. anyway.
Llewellyn Leffingwell aud James
Fetherinst ton Bolton had come 10 the
parting of the ways. Born in Angus sta
Me-, on the banks of the kennebec. in
the late sos. they had since that ,ime
spent the greater portion of their lives
in each others company. Their homes
adJoined each other ana their parents
had sent them to the same schools
They We're now in 1850. leaving Har-
! ward together. although from different
classes. Lettingwell was about to en-
/ ter the ministry and Bolton had
mapped olt literary career. They
/ We're young and felt. as Monte CriSto
did when upon the island that the
world was theirs. They visited their
old homes together and then had II
farewell dinner in Boston. Wishing
each other godspeed. they parted. Lcf-
fingwell going to a city in the middle
west and Bolton staying in Boston.
! Ten years had gone by. The Rev
Llewellyn Leffingwell was pastor Of
church. in the suburbs of Chicago
which numbered about 400 souls and
which paid him the munficent sum of
$500 annually. He had been married
t1.f fa tEnr ,S
BOYS. His wife was a patient little
woman whose main object in life
seemed to consist in making others
happy. In fact Llewellyn Leffingwell
had everything to make life a pleasure
except money and his prospects for
amassing fortune were not bright.
James Fetherington Bolton had also
heen asleep when the earth had been
divided pro rata and had consequently
failed to get his slice. While waiting
to dispose of his writings after leaving
college. his father had died leaving him
what would have been a snug sum had
James had an income. As his work
produced no revenue however. this in
heritance gradually melted away AMI
now, ten years after graduating. he
decided TO go TO work at the only call
ing for which he felt himself fitted
that OF a newspaper reporter. Not car
ing TO acknowledge tc his friends that
he had failed to accomplish his ambi
tjon and wishing TO get away from his
associates he turned to the west. After
surveying the newspaper field in the
principal cities Of the middle west he
handed in Chicago and accepted a po-
sition on a morning paper. The Indian
summer was Just ending. The reporter
had thrown away his cards inscribed
J. Fetherington Bolton and was known
10 his new associates as plain Jim Boil
ton. Jin, soon showed his ability and
when a good story was in sight the city
editor kreW that he could depend on
Bolton to get it.
one Sunday evening Jim asked FOR
his assignments, and. as things We're
unusually slow was told TO cover SER
mon. Il don't know what there is IN
it, l;olton.-' said the city editor, as jim
started for the door. the church Is
away out on the south side and l hear
thar the preacher. I.efiingwell, fhink
his name is has been ripping off soma
hot stuff on social conditions lately ani
there may he good story in il.
Bolton took the announcement Of the
service from the city editor and when
oat in the hall looked at it.
THE Rev Llewellyn Leff.ngwell. 81
you are here too are YOU, well hope
: YOU have had better luck than | have
, ,nused jim. but I'll be glad to see you
I old chap. anyway.
} He stopped musing as he stepped IN
: to the street. It had turned cold anc
: il looked as il the first snow storm OF
/ the season was about to break loose
e and Jim had no overcoat. 1t was
s long chilly ride to the church. and. a:
no had the subject OF the evenings ser
mon in his pocket. what was the use
.f his poinc out there? Again n
| looked at the announcement card "'it
read:
The Attitude Of the Church Toward;
Socialism and Vice Versa
& well. il | can't write a few sticks
. On that subject as Well as Lyn Leffina
we,l I'll eat the copy. Guess III max
il a little hot. too. as it's a coi'
II night" and suiting the action I" TN
!, word he soon was seated in a smai
room, in Stillman's buffet grinding ou
his sermon With natural leaning
toward Socialism and having Speh
,y much time in debating the subject IN
is copy prepared was such as would nav
n attracted attention anywhere as tii
!. theories of Il scholar conversant VIII
Il every phase Of the social problem
:. When he handed in his story he san
10 the city editor:
- ..Leffingwell certainly handed EN- ou
!. , few not ones tonight so l took nearf
n all of it as it's hot stuff
4 II was hot stuff. 1t was also douol
is loaded and occupied the place OF mono
>. an the first page AS the Rev. Llewe'
,yn Leffingwell was finishing his cone
- nov, morning his eyes were SUD
.,a,,v glued to the first page OF Tn
d. Ter He forgot his coffee as in p'
"a a,, headlines he read the following
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