The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-08-11
CHATTER Y

I'm HE love OF labor was counted a
great ylrtu there 10 Far.
l7N5TSl away rs for myself. could
- never put my heart lu hoe
handle or IN any like tool Of toll. They
made blister upon ms spirit rs well
as upon my hands tried to hnd In
the sweat OF my brow that exalted
pleasure ~ which Mr. Greeley had vi.
slous Ia his comfortable retreat ON
Printing House square. But fortunate.
" had not his point ~ view.
Hanging In my library. where may
see II AS write, O., the old sickle OF
Uncle Eb. The hard hickory Of It's
handle is worn thin by the grip OF his
hand. II becomes melancholy sym.
Dol when / remember how also thc
hickory had worn him thin aud bent
him low AMI how Infinitely better than
all the harvesting NJ the sickle was the
strength n that man. diminishing as 10
wore the wood cannot hclp smiling
when look at the sickle and think Of
the soft hands aud tender amplitude Of
Mr.. Greeley.
The great editor had been a playmate
Of David Blower when they were boys.
aud his paper was read with much rev.
ercncc iu our home
How quick SO can piuw ten acr,
lot with PEN Uncle Eb used o. say
when we had gone up 10 bed after
father had been reading aloud from hi.
Tribune.
Sncl was the power of the pre-. Id
that country onc had but 10 say oil an,
doubtful thing. Seen 70 iu print" 1,
stop all argument II there wcrr an,
further doubt he had ouly 10 say ull
lac had rad 10 either Ia the Tribune %,
the Bible and couldn't remember
which Then 10 was mere question
Of veracity In the speaker Books au,
other reading were carefully put ava,
Tor an Improbable time NJ leisure.
u might break my Lex some time.
said David Brewer. "ficn they'll cum,
handy Hut the Tribune was r,,
carefully every week.
have scu David Browrr stop nm,
look ut INC while have bccn tlirrlu,
potatoes with sober grin such "a
came to him always after De- hnd swan
ped bosses aud got the worst of II
Then he would show mc again. with
little impatlruvr In his manner how I
hold the handle and straddlc the r,u
He would watch me Tor moment tur
TO Uncle Eb, laugh hopcl,-,sly and ,ay
Tibet boy'll hey to h. minister n
can't work"
but for Elizabeth Brewer IL miyl
have gone hand with mc ilusr DAYS N
mint was always on my books Or mn
last talk with lcl rary. ani she ,h,r,
my conlidrncc aud fcl ms hopes af,
shielded inc as much ns Feasible I'm,
The heavy work Hope had l,.it,
head Tor mathematics than I and d,
always helped the with my sum. br
had e byitrr memory auI an 5piItti
In oihcr things that kcrt mc at IN, h.,
of must " my CLASSES,
Rest " all at srh1ol I epi,,,,, CD
compositions" had many iboupsi
such rs they wen, AMI some facility
expresslo-, ! doubt mt FOR chin
Many chronicles " tho rnuptrv..I
came on my pen, sketches NJ odd owen,
and characters thrtc in FJsavn, Tlr.
were rad 10 the assembled bnp.ob,,,
Elizabeth liu,wrr would sit ,,,r
Hravrly down at me yt I stool by l..
KNEES r'ldiug In th,,r dlyg NJ I'M
early hoyhn-i Uncle III listened MI,
his head turned vurinusly. ~ 10 Ills q.
were Cwk,sl fnr rnns Snmri.ms I
AM David Brewer would -l,n tho
kn"vs nud laugh heartily. whervt nj
Z ter mother would give them nul.
3 nee nnd shake her head. for Al
vas always fearful " tho day VII,
she should sec In her children tho bIr,
oI vanity a"d sought to Put Ii on AZ +.
ns MIGHT ln Snmrilmrs shr w,pl