The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-07
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The Shield
BY Major
ARCHIBALD w. BUTT,
One OF the Heroes of the Ii
tanic and President Taft's d.
Military Aid.
Copyright 1905, by J. b. Lip
pencott company. All rights
reserved.
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ment, no matter where IL led me. the
farther into the pine forests and out
OF the reach Of managing editors,
thought. the better Later in the day
! left the main road and took the mar.
row gauge line which | was told fol
lowed the bed OF the Savannah river
and passed through several Of the
most historic counties Of the state. rich
In memories OF the past and peopled
mostly by remnants Of the old colonial
and antebellum families. who had in
the past made them the most influen.
tial centers Of the state.
The railroad wended its way through
a beautiful rolling country studded
with pines and cedars The wild flow
ers grew up TO the very tracks. and
the earth seemed carpeted with soft,
velvety moss. Through the pines |
caught glimpses occasionally Of state
ly old residences, with their gardens
unkempt and the weeds growing in
wild profusion. Where the fences had
fallen they had been left to decay, but
the fields were plowed and showed
signs Of cultivation at a cost Of great
labor.
We stopped at several stations, and
around each there was an air of happy
Incidence that lent a charm to the di-
lapidated wooden sheds which stood
for depots. and in front Of these there
was always to be seen some antiquat-
ed wagon or carryall. These latter
were Invariably filed with half grown
boys and girls laughing and chattering
like lot of magpies as the train pull
ed up. They were there presumably
to get the mail, but as thought more
likely to exchange bits Of gossip and
to find out what was "going on" down
the road. gave myself up to listen.
Ping to their chatter. and found my.
|self wondering as the train would start
|agafn on its slow journey how many
|of these bright and innocent faces
there would be at the next station to
greet US. 1t would indeed take some
time, / thought. to get proper esti-
|mate OF these people. whose clothes
would indicate that they belonged to
|the farming and laboring classes, but
fwhose converse tion, accent and gram.
1matical phrasing would lead one to be-
tieve they represented a class better
Educated and with more culture than
Ipne is likely to discover In such out of
the way counties as those through
which we were now passing.
By degrees the few passengers who
bad taken this train got of, and to.
ward the end Of the journey there was
ho one in the coach but a venerable
looking old gentleman and myself. He
wore a long frock coat and an old
fashioned silk hat BE represented a
type l had begun to know and recog.
hize. He seemed well known along
he road 1t was "Howdy, Colonel
rurpinr at every station now, and
ONE one always asked. "How's Ell
en-" His clean shaven face would
wreath itself In a smile as invariably
70 would make answer:
"Ellen's well, but between the cook.
hg and the music she has little time
PIT to frolic with you young people,"
IT'S her own fault" said some one
{ one OF the stations, "for all she has
OF TO do is to choose which farm she
refers, that OF Squire Hawkins or Jim
EadIey's Hollyhurst" At this there
Fas burst OF merriment from the |
oung people in the wagons.
Don't be putting such notions in |
8y Ellen's head just now," he would |
&ugh back. Ellen and Bud have their
ID father and mother to look after for
while yet. to say nothing of the |
fines"
BUD can do that by himself" called /
lt one youth Then he suddenly turn
red and hung his head as he saw
ae girls casting their eyes from one
the other aud laughing.
II dare say there are others of US
Iho have used that argument to Ellen
ftore this and many a time" added
bother boy scarce out Of his teens.
70 you need not bother TO repeat il,
blonel."
BY the time our train had started
gain | had determined to introduce
yself to the colonel, for / saw mate.
al In him for letter. By way of
Bening operations asked him the dis.
nee to Oglethorpe station, where
d expected to leave the train.
"About five miles, sir" he said, and.
tn a courteous, old fashioned bow
ross the aisle, he added, "May ! ask
you are bound there"
told him that was my destination
|e then continued:
IF 1t be not too impertinent, may
you what takes you to such an
OF the way place? You are not a
3Wyer from Atlanta, are you, sir?"
There seemed to me TO be a note of
lrm in the question, and he appear
greatly relieved and his face bright
ed visibly when | told him that
hs not lawyer and was visiting
Porgia for the first time. / soon learn
tho pnnCa Of hfa ~, - |