Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-09-13

ueiVu ain 80 OSi6S snS wagon 3SsssSs,
as there was trunk to get.
IF | know'd yer had gIsts. Mars
tie'oge. I'D sure have brought the
coach" said the old darky, looking
alphabetically at the wagon he was on
The colonel told him that | was going
to stay some time and that he reckon
ed ! would know all they had soon
aud so he would not begin by offering
excuses.
by the way, sir" he said as we
stepped OF the platform. ! have not
the pleasure OF knowing your name,
though you have heard mine often
enough this morning had. indeed.
overlooked that detail or else felt In,
different to II. but | handed him my
card. which he read carefully and then
asked:
IL reckon you aln't any relation to
the Palmers OF Kentucky. I roomed
with two men from that state of your
name years ago when was af Prince
ton" Ufr
told the colonel that I was not
from Kentucky, but thought there was
some kinship had intended telling
him that the families had never met
and that in all iHobability the Ken
lucky Palmers would not know OF me,
but did not finish my explanation. for
as soon as ! mentioned kiusnip he
grasped my hand warmly and said:
Then. sir, you can make yourself
at home In my house as long us you
care to- for there were never two finer
fellows than those Palmer boys. even
If they did join the Yankee army dur
ing the war. ! tell you. sir. | am
proud and happy to entertain one OF
their blood at the Pines And now.
Jefferson, drive fast, for we must let
Miss Ellen know we have guest"
The Pines wis q distance of some
Ave miles from the town, limits. 1t
was appropriately named. Tor after VIC
entered the grounds we passed into q
primeval forest OF tall and stately
pine trees. The long needles waved in
the wind. and there was a mourDfu
cadence ia the branches. different from
the song we hear In the northern for.
ests. The ground was covered with
pine straw. and 1t might have beer
falling there and ungathered for gen
erations, so thickly did II seem to lie
We crossed branch over which there
had been built an old stone bridge
now covered with vines,
That. sir. was built as memorial
to General Oglethorpe." said my old
host, seeing my curiosity, for the
bridge was out of all proportion to tn,
size of the stream. when the gen
eral paid his memorable visit to this
place It was right there. sir that b,
drew from his pocket a small fash
and after offering my grandfather {
dram took one himself. You mus
know, sir that the great phlanthropis
was supposed to be teetotaer an,
certainly never took drink In tn,
! presence of any OF his colonists 70
fear of setting them a bad example
| That little act shows as nothing els,
could the great confidence and esteem
IN which he held my worthy progenl
| tor"
| was anxious to hear more of TIL
episode, but feared to get the colone
started on what was evidently TO hin
an important bit of family history AN,
which suspected strongly had becom
hobby Some day Ellen shall wall
here with you," he added. "and SHOW
you the Inscriptions on 1t. You vii
find them interesting"
Ellen again. was beginning to fee
the keenest anxiety 10 meet this Ellie
and TO wonder what she could be
half cook and half lady. ! had begi
to think from the little bits | had picb
ed np concerning her during the day
We passed from the pine trees into
long avenue OF cedars. aud when W
emerged from this the Pines in all II
solitary and lonely grandeur stood hC
fore MS. rich in coloring from the SCI
ting sun that bathed it In a crimsO
glow. AS | looked Mt Il In wondermeI
1t might have been dream out Of tn
past that had taken shape and fioate
now across my vision Its front an
sides were nanked with colonial co
umns OF the Doric type. and the To-
wings running at right angles TO II
body of the house were covered wit
vines which almost hid the low porch
This porch was supported by dimln
tive columns OF the same gracef
curves. was so moved by the beaut
OF the whole at first that failed
note that some OF the columns were
the point OF falling ard that Othe
we're crumblinR 60 deeav. The plast