Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-05-09
Her home is in the rarely trodden

a lasting form, InaC snail IaSU as
long as 1--WE are many in One
and Sti | survive that. II we do
then we stamp ourselves indelibly
as degenerate sons of noble sires".
You may, tho hot a female
woman, have a slight touch of
curiosity why ] selected a certain
period rather than another to send
the contribution. You shall have
that curiosity grati1ied. 1t grows
ont OF a little sentimentality that
is in me, of which l would faln
in this prosaic time, rid myself
but cannot entirely throw it to the
winds.
1t was during the week inter
vening between the 18th and 10TH
of April just IS Years ago that
my young eyes first looked upon
Mount Vernon then and now a
veritable Mecca of the heart to
me. 1t was a love visit, in the
Spring time when as Tennyson
50 sweetly expresses it "A young
mans heart turns to the things
of Love-. | had hied across
country from Somerset to bring
home, the then to me the dearest
little grille in all the WIDE
wide world. 1t raiped so as 10
prevent Immediate return and for
several days / was detained in
the village. ] did not form many
acquaintanees, the time being
better employed. Of those / did
meet l am unable to recall one
Bright and early On Sunday we
Git was ! that left Somerset) but
found Buck creek a raging i'm.
passible stream and We We're in
vited to partake of the hospitality
Of that prince of gentlemen,
Uncle Jeff Gilmore till the flood
of water should subside. BY a
tight squeeze the fordi4g was
successfully made ON Monday
morning and Somerset was
reached in time for me to make
my opening eRippaign speech as
a candidate for county attoruey
This was my first public entrance
into politics which has been, moi
inappropriately, denom.nated a:
HI, I have been in it more Of
less since. | next saw Noun,
,, Vernon when passing through
it to visit the battlefield of Wild
cat In the fall of 1861; then o,
: the second Monday in Angus
1904 when Maj. 7. /. W. saxye,
and myself set the ball rollins
for Lincoln. Since then n.
visits on pleasure, politics an'
:, business have been regular
: When ] went TO see one swee,
! laart little did anticipate tina
! was going to fall desperately in
love with another, to-wit tn
good people of Rockcastle caNns
but such is the fact; they hay
, Aean my constant friends thrr
! good and evil report, never havin:
: failed me. | have lovati then
3 all these yeafs and shall 10y
HEM till ! die. could not It
9 this opportunity pass withou
,, having my name connected in
: small way with an undertaking i
u which they have so deep a
interest.
. could not resist, the almos
a equally strong temptaricn, ~ IN
: burden what VS. as NIX heart t
9aweesAe. There are several
WHOM l might have done thi
pnbosoming but your prominep
o connection with the. movegsenj
(you possessing also the olhe
:, aualilffcatloAsl ,txed my choice.
: I'm conclusion, with the. yer
: very best wishes, with the hop
= that The Boone Way" Will b
{ constructed, that your name ma
= = be linked with it, and you Wi
: pardon the garralitY at an oil
!, man" I am, Sincerely yours,
~ THOMAS Il. M0RR0w,
- Mr.. James Maret,
y Mt. Vernon KY.
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