Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-05
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way fomentng the suit.-Juvenal.
Then you offer me no hope, Doctor?
The gray name of Doctor Samuel
Ward waved like a fighting crest as
he made answer:
Not the sort of hope you ask" A
moment later he added: John, l am
ashamed of you
The cynical smile of the man call
ed my chief still remained upon his
lips, the same drawn look of suffering
still remained upon his guant feat
ures: but in his blue eye l saw CLINT
which proved that the answer OF MS
old friend mad struck out some unused
spark of vitality from the deep, cold
flint of his heart.
Il never knew you for coward, Cal
houn," went on Doctor Ward; nor
any of your family. l give you now
the benefit Of my personal acquaint-
ance with this generation of the Cal
houns. | ask something more of you
than faint-heartedness."
The keen eyes turned upon him again
generation had knOwn-a generation,
for the most part, of enemies. On my
chiefs face l saw appear again the
fighting flush, proof of his hard -tibered
nature. ever ready to rejoin with chal-
lenge when challenge came.
Did not Saul fall upon his own
sword?" asked John Calhoun. Have
not devoted leaders from the start of
the world till now sometimes rid the
scene of the responsible figures in lost
fights, the men on whom blame rested
for failures?"
"Cowards!" rejoined Doctor Ward.
"Cowards, every one of them! Were
there not other swords upon which
they might have fallen-thOse of their
enemies?"
1t is not my own hand-my own
sword, SAM" said Calhoun. Not that.
You know as well as l that l am al
ready marked and doomed, even as
| sit at my table tonight. A walk OF
a wet night here in Westinghouse
turn along the Heights out there when
the winter wind is keen-yes, Sam, ]
see my grave before me, close enough;
but now can l rest easy in that grave?
Man, we have not yet dreamed how
great a country this may be. We must
have Texas. We must have also Ore
gon. We must have"
"Free?" The old doctor shrugged
his shoulders and smiled at the arch
proslavery exponent.
Then, since you mention it, yes!
retorted Calhoun fretfully. But
shall not go into the old argument of
those who say that black is white, that
south is north. 1t is only for my own
race that plan a wider American. But
then" Calhoun raised a long, thin
hand Why" he went on slowly, i
have Just told you that l have failed
And yet you, my old friend, whom l
ought to trust condemn me to live on
Doctor Samuel Ward took snuff
again, but all the answer he made was
TO waggle his gray name and stare
hard at the face of the other.
Yes" said he, at length, Il condemn
you to fight on, john" and he smiled
grimly.
why, look at you, mani" he broke
out fiercely, after a moment. The
type and picture of combat! Good
bone, fine bone and hard; hard mead
and bony; little eye, set deep. strong
wiry muscles, not too big-hghtine
muscles, not dough; clean limbs; strong
fingers; good arms, legs, neck; wide
chest"
Then you give me hope" Calhoun
flashed a smile at him.
mo sir! If you do your duty, there
is no hope for you to live. If you dc
not do your duty, there is no hope fol
you to die John Calhoun, for more thar
two years to come-perhaps five year:
six. Keep up this work-as yot
must, my friend-and you die as surely
as though | shot you through as yor
sit there Now. is this any comfort tc
you?"
A gray pallor overspread my mas
ter's face That truth is welcome to nC
man, morbid or sane, sound or i'll: bu
brave men meet it as this one did.
Time to do much" ne murmured tC
himself. Time to mend many broker
vessels. in those two years. One more
fight-yes, let us have it,"
But Calhoun the man was lost once
more in Calhoun the visionary, the IA
natic statesman. II" summed up, 4!
though to himself. something of th'
situation which then existed At Wash
ingtOn.
Yes, the coast is clearer. now tina
Webster is Que of the cabinet, but MI
Upshur's death last month brings il
new complications. Had he remained
our secretary of state, much Nigh
nave been done. 1t was only last Octo
Der he proposed to Texas treaty "
annexation"
Yes. and found Texas none 50 ca
ger" frowned Doctor Ward.
No: and why not? You and know
we'll enough Sir Richard Pakcnham
the English plenipotentiaIy here. c"ul'
tell if he liked. England is busy Will
Texas Texas owes large funds L
England. England wants Texas as
colony. There is fire under this smoke
talk of Texas dividing into two gov
ernments, one. at least. under Eng
lands gentle and unselfsh care,
And now. look YOU" Calhoun con
tinued. rising, and pacing up an'
down. look what is the evidence. Van
Zandt. charge d'affaireS in Washington
for the Republic Of Texas, wr"t" Sec
rctary Upshur only month before
Tpshur's death, and told him t" g
carefully or hc would drive Mexico t
resume the war. and 50 cost Texas th'
friendship of England Excellent MI
Van Zandt! ! at least know what tn
friendship of England means. So, h.
asks us if We will protect Texas Will
troops and ships i'm case she does Sigr
that agreement Of anncX%tinn. Gun