Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-26

Can YOU tell me-" I said, "who can
give me Information about rats?"
"Ratsi" he repeated. "What d. &c
wan & know about thim?"
Everything l said. "They've Just
given me a job OH the New York Trib.
une." I added proudly.
He smiled good naturally. He had
looked through me at a glance.
".rust say Tribune" he said. "Ye
don't have T. say New York Tribune
here. Come along WI me-"
lie took me to a dozen or more Of the
dock masters.
GIVE i'm a lift. my hearty," he said
to the FIRST of them. Hes a green
hand"
l have never forgotten the kindness
Of that Irishman. whom I came to
know we'll in good time. Remembering
that day and others. I always greeted
him with n hearty God bless tho
lrish!' every time l passed him, and
he would answer, amen, an saw yer
riverince."
He did not leave me until I was on
my way home loaded with fact and
fable and good dialect with a SAVIOR Of
the sen in ii.
Hope and Uncle Eb were sitting to.
gether in his room when I returned.
Guess I've got a job" I said, try
ing to DE very cool about It.
"a job" said Hope eagerly as she
rose. "Where?"
with Mr.. Horace Greeley" I an.
swerpd. my voice betraying my ex-
element.
"Jcrusalem!' said Uncle Eb. as 1t
possible?"
That's grand" said Hope. "Tell
us about it."
Then told them Of my interview
with the great editor and of what I
had done since.
aye done wonderful" said Uncle Eb.
and Hope showed quite as much pleas
ure in her own sweet way.
I was for going to my room and be-
ginning TO write at once. but Hope
for dinner.
When we came down at half after 6
we were presented TO our host and the
guests of the neutrality-suspicious. men
and women in full dress-and young
Mr.. Livingstone was among them. l
felt rather cheap in my frock coat, al
though I had thought it grand enough
for anybody on the day Of my grad
uatiOn. Dinner announced. the gentle
men rose and offered escort to the la
dies. and Hope and Mrs. Fuller reliev-
cd our embarrassment by conducting
us to our seats-wOmen are so deft in
those little difficulties.
The dinner was not more formal
than that of every evening in the Full
Ter llome-for it's master was a rich
man of some refinement Of tastc-and
not at all comparable to the splendid
hospitality one may see every day at
the table Of a modern millionaire. Rut
it did seem very wonderful to us. then.
with its fine hammered servants. its
flowers. it's abundant silver. Hope had
written much TO her mother Of he de
tails of department at John Fnllpr's
table. and Elizabeth had delicately i'm
parted to us the things we ought to
know. We behaved we'll, I have since
been told, although we got credit for
poorer appetites than we possessed.
Uncle Eb tool no chances and refused
everything that had a look Of mystery
and a suggestion Of peril, dropping a
Of amusement around the table.
John Trumbull sat opposite me. and
even then l felt n curious interest in
Dina big. full bearded man. quite six
feet tall. his skin and eyes dark. his
hair iron gray. his voice deep like Ia.
vid'S. l could not get over the impress.
sion that l had seen him before-a feel
could never possibly have met. Nc
word came out of his firm mouth un.
less he were addressed, and then all IN
hearing listened to the little he had tt
say. 1t was never more than some
very simple remark. In his face and
form and voice there was abundant
heraldry Of rugged power and oxlike
vitality.
| have seen a bronze head of DAME
Webster, which. with Il full beard
and an ample covering Of gray hair
would have given n Il fairly per
feet idea of the look of John Trum.
bull. Imagine it on a tall and power
full body, and let it speak with {
voice that has in il the deep and mu
steal vibration one may hear in the
looing Of an Ok. and YOU shall see as
perfectly ms my feeble words can helI
YOU to do this remarkable man wht
must hereafter play before you hi
part-conpared to which mine ., IL.
the prattlc of IL child-in this drama OF
Gods truth.
'YOu have not heard" said Mrs
Fuller. addressing me. ''how Mr.
Trumbull saved Hopes life"
Saved her life." ! exclaimed.
Saved her life" she repeated
"Ihcre isn't n doubt of it. We neve1
sent word of it for fear it would Civ,
you all needless worry. 1t was a da!
of last wintcr-fell crossing Broadway
n dangerous place. lie pulled hel
aside Just in time. The horses fee
were raised above her. She would
have been crushed in n moment. Ill
lifted her in his arms and carried he
to the sidewalk not a bit the worse
for it,"
Seems as if it were fate" sal,
Hope. II had seen him SO often an
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