The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-10
| The Gentleman
/ From Indiana
BY BOOTH HARRINGTON
essyrskt. 1888. 10 DosAlesss Aeflxe e.
} 6sssrissi. 1901. " Moore. P,zass q e.
(coNTINUED.l

The blackboard stopped on the Her
aid corner. and here and along Main
street the line OF vehicles which had fol-
lowed II from the station took positions
to await the parade. The square was
almost a solid mass OF bunting. and
the north entrance OF the courthouse
had been decorated with streamers and
flags so as TO make a sort OF stand.
Hither the crowd was already stream
Ing and hither the procession made Its
way. At intervals the gun doomed
was winnowing the air with his bell
Nobody had better time that day than
Sehofields' Henry. except old Wilker-
sou. who was with the procession
In advance came the boys. whooping
and somersaulting. and behind them
rode n band OF mounted men. sitting
their horses like cavalrymen. led by the
sheriff and his deputy and Jim Bard
lock. Then followed the Harkless club
Of Amo. led by Boswell. with the mag
unanimous Holloway himself marching
in the ranks. and at sight Of this the
people shouted like madmen- But when
Helen's eye fell upon Halloway's fat.
rather unhappy face she felt n pang of
. pity and unreasoning remorse. which
warned her that he who looks upon
politics when IL Is red must steel his
eyes to see many a man with the heart
burn. After the men of Amo came the
Harklcss club OF Gainesville. Mr..
Bence I'm the van with the step of a
grenadier. There followed next Mr.
Ephraim Watts. bearing a light wand
in his hand and leading a detachment
stained blue overalls and blouses. and
after them came Mr.. Martin and Mr.
Landis at the head of an organization
recognized In the order of procession
printed in the Herald as the business
men of Plattville." The band played In
such magnificent time that every higf
stepping foot In all the line came dowr
with the same jubIlant plunk and lift
| ed again with unanimity as complete
as that OF the last vote the convention
had taken that day. The leaders OF tbs
procession set n brisk pace. and wb,
l could have set any other kind Of pac'
| when on parade to the strains OF sucl
| a band playing such tune as "a New
Coon In Town with all its might ans
/ main!
| But as the line swung into the squar'
/ there came n moment when the tun'
was ended and the musicians pause,
for brcath and there fell comparative
Il quiet Among the ranks OF the "busi
ness men" ambled Mr.. Wilkerson. sing
ing at the top OF his voice. and now h
L could be heard distinctly enough 70
those near him to distinguish the mel
ody with which II was his intention &
favor the public:
GLORY. glory. halieluiahi
As we go marching on"
The words, the air, that husky voice
recalled to the men OF Carlow anothe
day and another procession not like thi
one. And the song wiIkerson wa
singing Is the one song every norther1
born American knows and can sing
The leader OF the band caught tn
sound. signaled to his men. twenty In
struments rose as one TO twent
moths. tie snare drum ratified. the bi
drum crashed. the leader threw hi
baton high over his head, and musi
burst from twenty brazen throats:
| GLORY. glory. halieIuiahi''
Insiantaneously the whole processio
began to sing the refrain, and the pee
pie I'm the street and those in til
wagons and carriages and those lear
ing from the windows Joined with on
accord. The ringing bells caught IL
time of the song. and the upper a
reverberated in the rhythm
The Harkless club of Carlo
wheeled into Main street, 200 stroni
with their banners and transparencie
Lige Willetts rode at their head. an
behind him strobe William Todd an
Parker ana Ross Schofield and New
Fibbs and Harley Bowlder. and eve
Bud Tipworthy held a place in ii
ranks through his connection with Ii
Herald. They were all singing. an
behind them Helen saw the fiag COZ
cred barouche and her father, and b.
side him sat John Harkless, with b
head barred. She glanced ut Brisco
He WIS standing OH the seat In froI
OF her and Minnie and both were sin
ing. Meredith had climbed upon Il
back seat and was neryously fumblir
at cigarette. Sing. Tomr' the 81
cried To him excitedly.
Il should be ashamed not to-"
v answered. and dropped the cigaret
y and began TO sing John Brown
d Body with all his strength With tn
y she seized his hand. sprang up BEST
q him. and over the swelling chorus b
: full soprano rose. lifted with all Il
. power in her.
. The barouche rolled into the squar
d and as 1t passed Harkless turned al
a bent a sudden gaze upon the group
4 the blackboard. but the western 81
% was i'm his eyes and he only caught
IL glimpse OF vague. bright shape nj
J, dazzle of gold, and lie was bor
;, along and out OF view down the singh
J. street
GLORY. glory. halleluiah!
Glory. glory. halleluiahl
Glory. glory. halleluiahl
As We go marching on"
The barouche stopped in front OF {
Be courthouse. and Harkless passed up
lane they nludp for him In th,. stel