Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-05-20
THE
BRIDE
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BY
Annie HlnrIchsen

Ale ndu DeeH lntrOuuCeu 10 neI
half an hour before. Another
member of the legislature had
drawn him into the gRup of legis-
lators, newspaper men and lobbyists
that surrounded her, and she had
asked him to take her up to the gal
lery to watch the meeting Of the
house of representatives.
"You are not a political woman,
are your" he asked.
"No."
'T'm glad" There was a warmth
in his voice and a deepening Of his
tone that made the speech person.
atty. From his square, clean
shaver chin to his closely cropped
hair the red color suddenly flashed.
"For moment, when l first saw
you, l feared you might be lobby
ist and-well, 1 knew 1 was going
to like you awfully we'll and 1 want
ed you to be-just a charming, beau
tiful girl"
81 don't know anything about lob
bying. L am interested, of course,
in the work of the legislature, but
/ know really nothing about it.
There is but one political matter
which l understand, and 1 care
great deal about it. hope the state
will locate its new home for the aged
and infrm at Greenville."
"Why Greenville?" he asked,
quickly.
'Grccnville is my home. Il is II
large mining and manufacturing
city. Three-fourths of the popula-
ton work in the mines and factories.
They are poor people and many Of
them are too old and too i'll to work.
But they have always lived in Green
vile; old people do not uproot cas-
lily, and in order to remain there they
totter about, old men and women,
doing the little tasks that hardly
suffice to feed them-unwilling to 20
] to the state homes in other cities, toe
proud to go to the poorhouse. Mr.
Eversman, there is nothing on earth
so pitiable as an old man or woman
who bears on age-bent shoulders the
bitter burden of poverty, loneliness
and home longing"
"And you care so much for the
people of Greenville?"
"An old man, broken"
She stopped suddenly. Whether it
was a resolution to say no more or a
sob that had arisen in her throat
and choked her voice Eversman
could not determine. He was re-
membering joyfully that he was
chairman of the committee of legis-
lators appointed to decide the site
of the new home for aged and infrm
and that he had the power to give to
the old people of Greenville a home
in their own community.
A week later the chairman of the
committee called to order a meeting.
"Mr. Chairman" began a young
member of the legislature Ian init
mate friend of Eversman), "we
have in the last week visited each
proposed site, and have inquired
carefully into the merits of the vari-
GUS places offered. We are now as
sembled to vote for the location we
think most suitable. l desire to cast
my vote for Greenville and l move
we make the selection unanimous. 4"
Another member was on his feet
seconding the motion.
81 object! l objectp Numbered
a legislator who had listened to a
voice of gold which had advised him
10 vote for location which was not
Greenville.
''rhe motion is before the commit
tee" ruled the chairman. "Those in
favor of building the new home at
Greenville signify by saying aye.
Those opposed, no. Three in favor
of Greenville. Three opposed. In
a tie the chair casts the deciding
vote, The chair votes for Green.
vile. Greenville will have the new
state home"
Sand | tell you, Don Eyersman, ("
shouted an angry voice, "that you're
a blackguard, high-handed politi-
cal thief. You we're bribed into Civ
ing Gneenville the plum. That good
looking daughter of old Jim Vim
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