Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-02

O very handsome man.
".And q noble man.. I said.
"'And didn't I hear you say that he
was a very skillful man too?
"'A genius" answered. An abso-
lutte %genius""
Michigan stopped and laughed
heartily as he took a sip Of water.
what happened them" said Miss
Hull.
She took him on my recommends
Sion," he answered. 'She said that.
while he had the handsomcr face, I had
the more eloquent tongue. And they
both won for him. And, upon me honor
rs q gentleman. 1t was the luckiest
thing that cvsr happened to me. for she
became a brawler and a scold. My
mother says there Is no the like o her
In Scotland"
shall never forget how fondly Mar
garet Hull patted the brown cheek Of
1'rumbull with her delicate white hand
rs we rose.
1--WE all have II love stawries," said
HicClingan.
Mine is better than yours" she an.
vwered, "but it shall never be told"
Except one little part Of It." said
Trumbull as he put his hands upon her
shoulders and looked down into her
face. at Is the only thing that has
made my life worth living"
Then she made us to know many odd
things about her work for the children
of misfortune. inviting us to come and
see IL for ourselves. We were TO GO the
next evening.
! finished my work at Q that night.
and then we walked through noisome
streets and alleys-New York was then
Tar from being so clean a city as now
to the big mission house. AS we came
in at the door we saw a group Of wom-
en- kneeling before the altar at the far
end Of the room and heard the voice Of
Margaret Hull praying-a voice so
sweet and tender that we bowed II
heads at once and listened while 1t
Quickened the life in us. She pleaded for
the poor creatures about her, to whom
Christ gave always the most abundant
pity, seeing they were more sinned
against than SHINING. There was not a
word of can in her petition. 1t was
full of a simple. unconscious eloQuence,
a higher feeling than I dare try to de-
fine. And when it was over she had
won their love and confidence so that
they chung to her hands and kissed
them and we them with their tears.
She came and spoke to us presently in
the same sweet n that had
charmed us the night before. There
was no change in 1t. We offered to
walk home with her, but she said
Trumbull was coming at IL.
$50 that is The Little Mother Of
whom ! have heard so often" said Nc
Clingan a we came away.
"What do you think Of herr" I In
Quired.
Wonderful woman" he said. II
never heard such a voice. 1t gives me
visions. Every other is as the cracking
Of thorns under a pot"
came back to the Office and went
into Mr.. Greeley's room to bid him
goodby. He stood by the gas jet in n
fine new suit Of clothes reading n pa
per. while n boy was blacl.ing one OF
his boots. l sat down, ava. ting n more
favorable moment. A very young man
had come into the room and stood tim
idly holding his hat.
Il wish to see Mr.. Greeley" he said.
There he is" ! answered. GO and
speak to him."
"Mr. Greeley" said he. 81 have called
TO see il you can take me on the Trib-
une."
The printer continued reading AZ II
he were the only man in the room.
The young man looked at him and
then at me with an expression that
moved me to a fellow feeling. He was
a country boy, more green and timid
even than l had been.
"He did not hear you. Try again." l
said.
"Mr. Greeley" said he, louder than
before. II have called to see IL you
can take me- o. the Tribune"
The editors eyes glanced or at the
boy and returned to their reading.
mo. boy. I can't" he drawled, shift.
Ing bis eyes to another article.
And tho boy. who was called to the
service Of the paper in time. but not
until after bis pen had made him IA.
nous, went away with a look Of bitter
disappointment.
In his attire Mr.. Greeley wore al
ways the best material, that soon took
ea Q f~rlendless and detected look. The
famous white o%vercoat had been
bought for IS Of a man who had come
by chance to the Office Of the New
Yorker years before and who cohsid.
cred Its purchase o great favor. That
was a time when the price Of a coat
was a thing of no little Importance tc
the printer. Tonight there was about
him a great glow, such as Of
One tailoring and new linen.
He was 80 p%reoccupied with his pa
per that I went out into the big room
and sat down, awaiting a better time.
THE printers going 10 Washington
% talk with the president" said az
editor.
Just then Mr.. Greeley went running
hurriedly up the spiral stair On his way
to the type room. Three or four com
p~osltors had gone up ahead Of him. HI
had risen out Of sight when we heard q
tremendous uproar above stairs.
ran up. two steps at a time. while the