Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-05-09
THENOBLESTROMAN
Writes on Boone Way
and Other Interest.
ing Subjects.
Somerset, KY.
May 3, 10.
M Dear Friend:

My Dear Friend:
The above form of address is
perfuuctory; it is real, it is sim
cere, and | think justified by our
past Intercourse.
| am inclosing check for Boone
Postage Fund which will pur-
Oh ase stamps for one hundred ard
twenty five letters of usual
weight. I had intended sending
two weeks ago but was prevented
by an attack of the maladieS
incident to old age. l have
dropped on the latter part OF the
sentence by reading in the in
fernal newspapers, daily, Semi
weekly, tri-weekly and hebdoma-
dial, SO often that Mr.. so and SO
died fIom tee inhrmaties in
cident to old age. They seem to
have found no other cause for
Shutting off this mortal coil"
Ii | was monarch of all | sur
vey / would certainly put a
quietus on it. 1t is bad enough
goodness knows to be Cid without
having 1t constantly flung in
your face by sheets that have
your money in their jeans. l
think it high time that a crusade
was made against it under the
statutes for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals / believe
man is All animal, and woman is
not, because / have seen TIC
piece announcing the death of a
female from such cause: or 1t
may be that they never grow
old. But l am helpless and can
only enter this my feeble protest.
The check l assure you will
be good if it is paid. You will
remember, no l am too fast you
are entirely too young foi that,
SO let me say that you have
heard from tradition and as a
matter of ancient history, Of ths
man who when postage stamps
first were in vogue, used ono bul
being a doubling Thomas wrote
under it paid if the ID thing
sticks, This may have 'ome
application to the enclosure, the
DID thing may not be bonoret
unless presented promptly.
have some faint hopes that i
will pass the cashier but cando
and doing what is right betwee.
nah and man, compels me 70 SAY
that the right hand side OF NJ,
bank book is making a desperate
and l sometimes fear a successful
assault on the left. So send ir
before the citadel surrenders anG
the pillage is complete.
| l am glad to add my mite
to this glorious enterprise and t,
wish il a hearty God Speed
1t is proposition worthy OF al
acceptation. If road is finished
as proposed It will rival historic
ally, and patriotically the grea
Roman Highways that enabled
speedy Spread of tine Gospel O
the Son of Man. This has bee
far better expressed BY a grea
man, Edward Everett, in these
beautiful words; "The roads an
acqueducts OF Rome have been tn
admiration of al alter ages, an
have survived thousands of Year
after all her conquests have test
swallowed up 10 Aesnotism o
become the spoil of barharians'
Besides if this state would bay
great men in the present or th
future it must do somethin
worthwhile to honor and perpstr
ate the names and deeds of it
P!onesrs who laid broad and dee
The foundations of it's presen
glory. IAN age WHICH passe
over in SILENCE the merits OF il
heroic, deserves as a punishmer
} that it should not bring lost
! such ~ one ia its mid.t''. N
part of the Winning OF tn
West" can be written in WAic
his name can DO emitted. H
fame has reached across til
broad Atlantic and has bee
placed among the immortals !
the following glowing sVa TRUTH,
lines Of Engiaud's premier poe
i.orrd Byron: Of all men
Who passes for in life and dsat
: most lucky,
I Of all great msn which in OIL
faces stare,
Is Daniel Boone, Backwoodsmal