The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-03

the family Of my grandfather. Henry
Shute. in Exeter. " H. a boy Of htteen
"A relative-nsmed Calvin L. Shute. My
grandfather. who was a chaisemaker. was
anxious for the boy TO learn the business
OF him; but the lad vas OF a restless ana
rowing nature, and one day. after he had
lived In the family about a year. h an
nounced that he was goIng 90 sea. and
thereupon packed an old-fashioned car
petbag. babe his relatives gooby. and de-
parted His last words. addressed 20 nay
Aunt sarah OF the Diary then a Mtus
girl. We're. Now. sarah I shall be back
from China Ia a few years. and ] shan
bring you table ali inlaid On top From
that time he disappeared. as far as The
Exeter Shutes We're concerned. a. cob
pietely as II the sea had swallowed him.
Last December. during the session Of
the New Hampshire constitutional con-
vention AZ Concord. a. edelcgate from
Exeter. Attorney General Eastman, was
one day approached by fellow delegate.
who said he had just read the Real
Dairy. and felt sure the author aust bs
;he grandson OF Henry Shute. IN whose
family no had lived for a short time
when boy. lie added that his name was
Calvin +. Shute that he was living in
Warren. and that he was very anxious 10
learn. II Judge shutc was indeed tho
grandson OF hts old beuefactor Upon
General Eastmans return 70 Exeter no
tcld me what he had learned and I IN
turn FASTENED TO tell 'Auat sarah and
my father. both OF whom were quite ex-
cited at this unexpected resurrection %
one whom they had iong since looked
upon as dead. The result was that hast
eucd back 10 Attorney General Ia sfmsns
Office and instructed him 10 kidnap tbs
member from Wsrrca and Bring bin 10
Exeter at once. vi q arrnis ~ necessary.
Two days later the long lost Tssative was
IN Exeter with my father and Aunt
Sarah. with whom he spent two days and
a night Ills visit was heartily enjoyed
by the entire family. whose impression e
the returned relative "a vigorous. yell-
informed man Of g. was most fayo1ble.
lit appears that after leaving Exeter
Calvin r shute had tor thrfy years lived
"a life Of stirring adventure; had made
many sea voyages. had Travelled over
most OF the states. had been sailor ship
master. shipcarpentor .csuyasser travel
ing salesman. farmer, clerk. st9reke~7er.
and law student. nnaliy be had bought a
far mat warren. built up a Zine business.
and had resided there for thirty years
without ever having made himseif known
20 the Exeter shutcs
- very interesting story told by hirn
had 10 do with his experiences as a law
student. AZ that time be was an ones
boy in the law Office - Charles @. Davis.
and William H. Whitman. Court square.
Boston. Rufus Shuje. thcu az the zcniih
u his powers wa ga ultimate friend x
both Davis and Whitman. and frequently
dropped into their office Tor a game q
chess with orc II 3hc partners. li hap
pened that az This time be vaa rngagesi -
defend Albert J Tirren. accused a. ths
mIrdcr ~ Maria Bickford ard mu,h
speculation wac INDUCED in as o. The lins
OF defense he would adopt One Day hs
came On FOR The accustomed game with
Mr. Davis and had been piayiag hut a
few ~ irutes when youue shHte. whq sat
on : stool between the windows reading
Sylvester sognd. Or the Adventure -
somnanbBHat' suddenly laughed aioad.
'-.ioate quickly turned ant aid. wen.
my boy. sou seemed % be afuusef WHIST
are you reading someHhat sbashed. ms
boy silently haa3ef him M book Choats
glanced a. The titie in1iTcreDfIy booked
over the pages became interested. ;hen
abe9rbed After rezdfng lufrrtlY p iorg
zane he sxcaeod fimself saying. Davis.
my mind ia rot eu chess today ard IA
ing. ieft IRE Office Tho me ~ defense "a
The famous cane-fhe derefe~ 90 TirTeH for
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