New-York tribune., 1906-09-02

But sor e. cutthroa, from Boston there would
BE- no Albert Jeremiah Beveridge TO interview.
Ee would be dead. And but for laugh he
r,igh, net be United States Senator. hut A
captain in the army.
These stories are better told. however, In his
oEn words. ] found when called on him three
rypewriter- humping cut letters Cor Indiana.
II might have been the Office Of a bank or
q mandatory. The thick doors burst open. "a
swirl OF long, gray coat. a tattoo Of dynamic
footsteps. and then brisk aud hospitahle greet
ing. One soon understands how he talked Ills
v-ay into the Senate. this ploughboy who spoke
in the fields: this hostIer at lumber camp.
who argued before the dumb court Of the woods
You see his large thick-jointed hands. his
Inuscled shoulders and limbs and 10 longer
wonder at his challenge 10 poverty snd hts con-
quest over Il through toll, toll. and ever toil
How did ] get The name Albert jeremiah.
he asked repeating my inquiry. NY father
owned a large farm in Highland County. ONO
not Ger from Cincinnati. He and his sonS-'ny
mother end he both having been married be-
sore-zvent off 70 the war short time before
was born. Two old men. Albert and jeremiah
family retainers. might say. we're left - care
for the livestock and 10 look after The garden
Their names were arranged according TO
-uphony and given in recognition Of services
161ffullg NetIorIucu 10 lptNCAANsN -"---
and property.
.'8ut thought your father vas 4 poor man."
After the war he Endorsed promissory notes
FOR friends, and not only lost his farm. but be-
came deeply entangled In debt. Ee was sn
common character in several particulars Scorn-
ing 20 and q refuge in the law. which he might
have done. he worked all his life 10 pay the
debts OF others. togther with war time interest.
end died a free man
stripped OF the farm. moved to Sullivan,
Ind. not far from the Illinois line. My father
rented lana. From plenty we were reduced 20
biting poverty. At the age OF twelve began
10 do for myself. sold newspapers I'm The
streets Of Sullivan. Next I was a teamster on
n new railroad. scrapers were then turned by
hand. 7 was small and the work almost killed
me. In a short time found employment as
hOstler al q logging camp IN q walnut forest.
Ny wages were too wreiched 20 remember. My
food was horrible. thirteen years old,
aud life looked dreary TO me. Besides, gTieved
for my mother 7 learned how 10 handle logs.
20 load and unload them. and really became
expert liz that hard and hazardous labor Logs
piled together are dangerous as dynamite
they are likely TO crush you any minute. can
stack them up now on a bob-sled and drive
six horse team through the woods whore there
IS no road"
How long did You remain in the woods
II was there = year. AZ fourteen I was put
ln charge OF gang Of Ioggers. II a rough
NE. The profanity especially hdeous. We
swore at the horses and at the men, al the logs
END al everything else. ] quit smoking after I
Eot away from the camp. but couldn't stop the
vulgar and evil practice OF swearing until six
years ago. What little money 7 earned saved.
Z had made up my mind 10 get en- education and
10 be lawyer. When alone made speeches
10 the walnut trees. Even earlier. when I
rloughed in the fields a. home. / addressed my
sef 10 imaginary audiences IN the fence cor
osFs.
Returning 10 my fathers house 7 toined him
= in a little undertaking in wheat We rented
neid and put out crop. There happened 10
he drouth that summer, and the sun burned
back to beggary. ] lost nay savings OF
yesr, and dependency parched my soul as the
heat had shrivelled my wheat Ny sixteenth