Mansfield mirror., 1913-05-22

about five feet and five inches tall ,
and weighed five hundred and
eighty-seven pounds. While talk
ing with him | learned that Ed
Taylor was president of the Frisco
railroad system, so | went TO his
Office and found him very busy
but glad to spend some time dis
cusmg our school, days. He was
changed somewhat but was much
the same old boy. returned to
nv hotel after promising TO see
Ed again before left the city.
The next day went for a walk
only TO see the sights of this, the
largest city in the world. went
into n large department store ana
took an elevator to the ninety
fifth floor and TO my great sur
prise | found the elevator man to
be Roy Handy. | learned from
him that Jewell Hoover had a
large millinery shop on the eighty
seventh floor and after showing
me where L. could find her | left
Rov to find Jewell. | spent the
most of the day with her and III
the evening accompanied her
home. She told me of her mar
| riags five years before and SAID
she was sorry to say her husband
/ was one of those fellows who does
!, not like to work and so she was
: making the living herself.
When | had spent two months
in New York City with these
| friends ! decided to go to st.
, Louis and visit a few days in the
SECOND greatest city in the United
States. While there | met an
2 other one of my class, Maurice
| Berry. He had become a great
: lawyer and had a hourishing bus
e mess in this city and throughout
!, the whole Mississippi valley. He
h told me of his success in life and
: how step by step he had become
] one of the best lawyers i'll the
!. United States.
| There were four more of my
II classmates yet to see and also my
}, dear old teacher. Determined tt
a meet the rest. | went to San Fran
|. cisco and after staying there two
IS days decided to cross the ocean.
h went to the northern part of Jap
A an. As | was very tired of stop
1t ping at the large hotels, decid
III ed | would 90 to n private hOus'
!! for ii few days. To my great sur
| prise | went to the home OF Cliff
Y ford Seals. | was at once recog
lie nized by Clifford and introduced
IN to his wife who was a pretty llttl
lie japanese. She was a very slende
le lady and was about ten years old
ID er than Clifford. stayed a Ion
I'd while with this happy and col
r. tented family and enjoyed ever
a hour of my stay with them. CHI
81 ford thought Glenn Craig was /
H. Copenhagen, so | went to Del
mark and was not surprised /
ch finding Glenn had become a grei
es athlete and was at this time cal
Tx tain of the greatest basket ba
We team in the world. Here | met a
ed so German Freeman, who ha
he made one of the best band instru
r. tors in the old world. He was N
Id director over just a few peopl
ne There were about five hundre
81 men and boys working under h
leadership. German took me
, his home and there | met his bea,
tiful wife, who was the Counte
ge Of Normandikc.
Ill Business matters unexpected
TX. called me home. When | reache
or Galveston, Texas, | stopped for
alb few days and accidentally met n
rts long looked for teacher. He w
Id quite changed from the man
ne used to know. He told me he lie
to the Mansfield High school a fe
to years after my class graduate
IN and began peaceful career on
lar small farm near Port Arthur.