The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-29

person present but that did NOT data,
me from asking him the great oues-
ton.
Knew Soul Was White.
mere was no necessity for asking
mat question; there was no need OF
'oucAing upon the matter at all. As
SION | saw him 1 knew, as l have
siu before. that his soul was still
"hite. And l know he must have fell
as he looked at me and said s,mnlv
How are you, dad?"
had taken the long journey on,,,
20 appear before him and lei hin, ses
mat g. fathers love for a babv ba5
not diminished He asked about bis
orothers left with me back in VIZ
gina he smiled and spoke light
nesfted!y OF what he called nv voutb-
full looks. 'oulh-
Dad" he said. II don't believe
T Tsse ever seen you looking better"
en | SAID TO him: Clarence. I
nave never lied to Your father in vo,,r
hfe-never that 1 knew of. Now an.
h"er this question: Are you guiltv9,'"
ne looked at me earnestly. and T
could see the truth pouring from, III.
countenance. -'Ohi ms
Dad" he said. Il am innocent
and l knew that he was an irs,ocent
JSSt dS soon he
me AWFUL charge against nv 10,
"iil be heard before q i1rv Of. e 10y noS S
apright citizens. l have no feer. ai.o
20 what they will do. NV bow is a
sccmssS ameng strange people He is
IS unspeakable. can realize the nmt
Sry that has been made against him
cut L am his father, and no man can
T i1an MS p xoiee against any son Of
from ms Ni nlae }n without drawing
would like, too. to borrow The
oros OF Famous American naval on
GER or another war. He said in a mes
cage to the people at a time of excite
ment Suspend judgment" That is
what l hope will be done in the hrst
hush OF this case.
l think Clarence inherited from his
sinca her ni dea Ifye for ptety and truth
IS an affair which has no place here.
] may say. however, that after the
death of ClarMce's mother letter
%hich she hsd written to me
came TO my hands. 1t was a message
breathing tender good-by when SIC
telt herself In the clutches of disease
IT was her wish that l would find an.
when she left.
] might tell also OF that tragedy
which came into Clarence's life When
mis- mother died in 1896. He was work
'-'Ss ~ Il LOUIS factory Nv udX and
studying at home and in school by
night TO prepare himself for the min
istIy, which he subsequently, entered
He was just nineteen years old. Ny
Louis at that time
With the death OF their mother
drove long distance to the telegram
station to wire them the news. For
some reason, Which we have never
known, the telegram was delayed But
these two boys. just as soon as they
aad received the death notice. made
hurried plans to return to the old
nome. They arrived in Lynchburg,
which Is the nearest large town to
Amherst. There were no trains to be
taken at once out of Lynchbure 70
their native village. They hired a con-
veyanoe at livery stable. They drove
as hard as they could over the uncut
tivated country roads They entered
the cemetery just as l was leading my
rnotherless ones away from the new
made grave. can never forget the
look OF grief on my boys face as he
rived too late to pay his last tribute of
love to the one who had been his life's
inspiration.
He had brought all the way with him
from st. Louis a wreath to place upon
the coffin containing his mothers BODY.
He laid the wreath on the mound above
his mother in the graveyard. l walked
away to the carriage and left him
over that pile OF earth. Then he Joined
me and went back TO the house. For
two weeks he remained at home, CIV
ing me the peaceful comfort OF his
words and inpartins to me his belief
that the mother of my children had
gone to her reward.
Always Loyal and True.
This mention only in passing. with
loyal and true son he ever has been.
/ got letters from him regularly.
but as I recall 1T now. / don't think
7 saw my boy again after that until
three years ago. In the meantime
he has been ordained as regular min
lister in the Baptist Church. He was l.y-
ing in Kansas City. and was one az
the deleGates to- q BaDtiat convention.