The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-08-30

reserve, how deeply his directions
were engaged on the side Of the insti'
buttons he had so labored to set up
and protect: was intolerant towards
~any=Who~ sought to touch or question
at any point their new authority-im'
perious as of old in question Of 40
ton.
Still the Simple Gentleman.
But it was his home that chiefly
held hig th911hddjl W. He had not
changed towards his friends through
all the long years of public care and
ehgr6ssiaS b6s4n esss~An old comTade,
who had. ycemeoi his rough frontier
dress. all the wayzfrom far Kentucky
to- Philadelphia to see thas president
had been told THAT Washington had,
become paffedzup' with the: Importance,
Of his station, and was too much of:
an aristocrat to welcome him in that:
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:. But the DID soldier was not daant-:
ed. pressed on to- make his call and
came, back to tell his: friends how the.
president and his lady had both seen
him and recognized him from the win
dow, and had hurried to the door to:
draw him cordially in: Il never was
better treated" he said. ~ had not
believed word against him; and !
found that he was odd Hoss' still"
!. Twas the same with his nelghbors,
and with strangers too. He was the
simple gentleman. Of the old days. A:
:strolling: actor: riding Mount Vernon
way oas day In July. stopped. TO help
q; man: and woman who had been
thrown from their :chatse, and did not
recogntzeE the: sstalward horseman who
galloped up. to his assistance till the
overturned vehicle, had been: set: UP
again, they had busted each the others
coat, and. the stately stranger, saying
he had had the pleasure Of seeing him
:play.in' Philadelphia, had hidden him
come to- the house :.yonaer and, be re-
freshed. s~~Have I}!thes honor of ad.
dressing General :. Washington" OK
claimed the astonished player. can
odd sort Of Introduction! Mr. Bernard"
smiled. the heated so1dter;: but l. am
pleased to find: you canIplay SO active
Apart in: private, :: and, without q:
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Those who saw him now at Mount
vernon thought him :gsntler:; with lit
tie children than: Mrs Washington !,
even. and. remembe red bow he had al
ways shown a like: love: and tender
ness. for them going oftentimes outsof
his way to: warn them 6 danger, with
q kindly pat on the had, when he,
saw them; watching the holders IN the
war days. Now all at Mount Vernon
looked forward to the evening. That,
;:Was the. children,s hour. . H
He had l written sweet Nelly Custis:
q careful letter Of ADVICE upon love.
matters, half grave. halt playful in
the midst Of his presidency, when the.
troubles'with England were beginning
tosdarken;;'sh had always found him
q comrade, and had lo9d him with an
intimacy very few could know. Now
she was to, be marri9d. to his own.
sisters. son, and upoa his birthday.
February q. 1899. Sic begged him
to wear the grand embroidered unit
form just made for tie French war.
ut her wedding, but he hook his head
and donned instead thefworn buff and
blue that had seen RI l campaigns.
Then len the, delighted girl told him. with
her arm about his mech, that she loved
MN better in that sst8a .s s9.ss. 4;
Death Of warrington.
The quiet days went BY without In.
etdeht Het served u11so1nl 4 petty Jury
e TIE county When kpmnonsd;: I, a = 4.