New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13

]. u. !. D. u. !. 4: X
in It's jaws, intelligence on its forehead, 8 ky1 2
and LOYALTY in its deep, sincere eyes. 1t B1YA.
bore resemblance to the old couple ~ ~.
il must be likeness OF their son. About YMt
il were draped branches OF laurel that "a -
chaplet OF the everlasting hills, and IN
few faded marigolds. Perhaps he was ~ -
dead. Broadwater wondered. G~A-AM
And he had grown TO look upon the
picture with a certain awe. There was
some reason for Grandpap Noreland not having spoken
Of his bow But it could be nothing, surely Of which
the father and the mother were ashamed the picture
itself was strong however mute, denial OF that:
The old mountaineer, appearing at his guest door
toannounce the evening meal Broadwater standing
before the portrait He did not interrupt the man from
the city; but waited until he had turned OF MS o" ac
I'm tell YOU about him after supper" he said and
his voice was little different, Broadwater thought
And Broadwater noted that IN the difference there was
nothing of either sorrow or regret.
Half an hour later when they were seated before the
wide fireplace Grandpap MOreand told the story OF his
son:
N6E and nv wife never had but two Children One
IVI Of EN- was a cyril, who is now married and got
Children OF her own tOther was boy, VINO IS no"
man and whose picture you was Iookln al ne was
h and straDDn'-and the same size inside that ne was
- he burned if he wasn't He had eyes that was
AZ hluc as the sv one minute, and the color OF new
rife barrel the next He never was whipped by no man,
and he never bent his knees 70 nothln but grOuu9g
bole Nv Lord a mercy, what a man he was. Ana yit
he was AZ tenderhearted as cyril never seen seen
80 % I'll - nv horned DAYS tell you were that
nod ~ him that we CANT hardly bear TO talk about
him. which is the reason we haint never tod you about
H's now in the West, David is. He left here on &C
CONT - the law The law right; but DAVID 100
was right David always believed IN the law; ne IVeu
by too until he felt that thar was d sc, m tt.
in his awmakin'.
IT was in May and the trees was jest Gaed OUT goou
with the woods full "id DiooiH anu uiT III anu
squirrels rantn' and fussin every"har. Decn 10
H. Wiz, 10 take some eggs TO the store and 10 GIT
bag o. cornmeal from the mill; ana as come drvn
nv oyens along up the Stfknee spur road' thnKih
~ -if bo,, GOOD il was TO be alive in sech pretty
void thar ste6Ded out o the aurels tall lean man
d-eeed IN hoots blue shirt and broad-bnmmed gray
bst 18th . y1dc blue handkerchief over his face up to
his ewes and repeater rifle IN ms haiuS; ne toMtt
the gun 10 his shoulder with the barrel plntn straight
%Put EN- up and be quick about it' he says, but
little weak and boiler like in his voice. hen ne ADDS
81 don't do much talkin with my mouth ; ,,, ho.
1t come so student that dldn kho" ii'l,y "i.ii
10 do come TO though and jerked at my oXenS ana
stopped EN-; then turned and iaceG tc iiii
seen his eyes glitter over the edge 'i &c H. &
and they looked keen and deterhlie.I, W.. CIV +
sunk back and like them OF a very 9i0N mann ~ r
up my hands. .,.,,o,cod . fooo'
He got up in my wagon, and connehGGu d ,eenr
around in nv pockets until he d tound my o' "a t
purse He opened it and shook the little cha'eG sO
nut the money back in the purse and the purse DcK III
my pocket ,..s.o horro, o snakes. he says,
a irwin 10 talk gruf and only a BEN prHu' D|'
never take the last cent from old man IKE you
@Put er thar says, lowerin my Iight nalld ana
holdin it out TO him. which he took ana S9oh 40
as he could-whch wasn't very nara: Lon nr
you from Adams off OK goes on; OuC 1!di 'o,r i
thin mighty white in you. III tell the "oiiu ''' 'i'
you take the money if you want It, 49,.
He started to say somethn put ne aiC'i o aoo