The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-07-17

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N4aY bining caution and courage
came forward to give form and direc
ton to the uprising certain lonely prot
estants had appeared young men
mostly. audacious esotists who. the
people said. thought they were wiser
and better than other men. dared to
criticise what their neighbors accepted
and presumed to instruct their elders.
In the end they were broken. silenced
sadly unaware that in the subcou-
scious memory of men the echo of
their protest was still ringing They
are forgotten now.
John Dunmeade was normally In
telligent young man. healthy of mind
and conscience. who had never been
| tempted. hence never tested. He had
| heard the protestants Of his day. of
course. but they dealt with problems
so remote from his own simple exist
ence that he had carelessly accepted
his elders appraisement Of them. He
had an ingenious belief in the great
ness and goodness of men who attained
high position in life, such men as
Senator Murchell
Despite his charity and credulity. he
was. when occasion presented itself
quick to see the fundamental verities
of the case-as Stephen Hampdcn had
learned.
He was not unambitiOuS. although
the spark had smoldered until. appar
emily from nowhere in particular. had
come the suggestion Of his nomination
When he perceived the distinct approx
al with which his neighbOrs received
the suggestion his heart leaped within
him. They were good. kind people
II he should prove faithful servant
in little perhaps-with unaffected mo
desty he contemplated the prospect
to him might be committed service OF
wider scope.
The conceded fact that his nomina
ton came solely by grace of Murchell:
and Sheehan's decree caused hin
vague misgivings. Jeremy Applegate'!
plaiut startled him. Hampden's offe
did not tempt-it revolted him. Wha
troubled him most was that thes'
things were done in the light of da!
and that no one-Jeremy did no
count. the victim would naturally pro
test-seemed to care.
After careful consideration of his TN
imposing bank account John investe'
a part Of it in a horse despite the teas
ing of Aunt Roberta, who accused hin
Of Joining the cavalry"-to wit, Wal
ren Blake and the troop of undergradu
ates that clattered over the roads a
Crusaders heels. He was not thol
oughbred. blue ribbon winner, like Cru
sader. but just plain horse that. wit
buggy attached. could trot a mile !
something less than five minutes or
you weren't particular as to gait woul
bear you in the saddle all day wit
equal willingness. He was big. raw
boned beast with Roman nose an
eyes continually showing white, whic
quite belied his placid temper. an
u John called him Lightning. So Joh
and Lightning. two Industrious can
paigners. between whom Il perfect III
II derstanding existed went about the
business Of getting votes--and lear
ing
9 Lightning's duties generally consistt
g in standing under the shade Of son
!, tree. while John. a volunteer who
p least earned his dinner, worked wit
the farmers in the fields And over Il
:. dinner table or when the days VOL
n WAS done John cl;,tted with the farr
ers. The labor was good for his m,l
. cles and digestion. and the chat wi
:. good for his soul
% Often he found that Jeremy App
i. gate or one of Jeremy's fellow scou
II had bazed the trail for him But som
y times he found skeptics who asked pt
- tinent questions.
= Why should | vote for ye?" ask
Dan Criswell. Il citizen Of Baldw
70 township one evening.
,o John began to patter the stock par
arguments. which carried convict
n. neither to the skeptical Criswell III
of sudden-to himself. He broke
abruptly in the middle Of a sentence.
"As you say" he laughed uncomfe
ably why should you vote for me
Does sound kind o. foolish. don't
~ Reckon 70 won't have nothin' to
'h with the tariff or the single gold sta
." ard ner prosperity neither. The |
party won't make We git after the L
breakers if ye're cheek by jowl y
CT Jim Sheehan an he don't want
,re What l want to know is are ye llon
AL or will We take OlxerS?'