The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-07-15
Richmond, Va, July 3, l9l
Mr.. @. III. Burton,

Mr.. G. III. Burton,
Troy, S. G.
Dear Heck
Your charming letter was received
and read with much interest and
pleasure am sorry that absence
and certain business engagements
have delayed my reply.
The brief record of your life was GER
tainly new and interesting to me, and
it was pleasure to me to know that
it had been devoted to God and the up
lifting and bet Uerment of the world,
but the greatest pleasure was TO know
that your life work has been SUCCESS
and has borne its fruit, though you
say you are the least of all the
preachers" and yet, L know it has
been a success, because your own soul
fabric, woven in life'S great loom, in
its warp and wool is radiantly beauti-
fui in its plain simplicity and affec.
tionate remembrance of childhood
days and the friends of "Auld Lang
Syne."
God only can estimate the results of
your LIES work. Little do we realize
that every act, thought and emotion
takes its place in the structure Of
Gods eternal plans, and the influence
Of the humhlest will live through eter-
nifty. But, what that life work has
wrought out in our own hearts we all
may see and know and read
Heck, | know your heart is in the
right place, God bless yon.
Well, L have but little 20 tell you
about myself; like my father before
me. | have devoted my life TO the le-
gal profession. By-Uhe-way my ia
ther in 1921, landed ia Columbia and
began the practice of the law in your
grandfather Owens office, for whom
he always had words of gratitude and
praise.
L have three daughters-splendid
good children-one in Boston, one in
Philadelphia and one here in Rich
mOnd. L have one son IivIng-a fine
man, who is a Presbyterian minister,
with a large church in Chicago. |
start TO- morrow to Ephraim, Wiscon-
sin, TO spend month or so with my
soH and his family at their summer
home on Lake Michigan, about 300
miles North of Chicago.
When | think of how | will be pet.
ted b, the sweet and beautiful grand.
daughters and the fun l will have
fishing, boating and swimming, with
a set of fine little grand boys, my
heart grows sick for the Sky B!ut
Waters" and the cry of the sea gull!
encircllng the bluffs is music 10 MI
soul that Deckons me on.
Yes, Heck, let US be boys ill tht
roll-calI; the flowers still bloom by tn,
wayside: the birds are still singing
the stars are still shining aud God'i
old world is as good and beautiful nov
oo ~ Ndo OliOlA. WHY oiiOufO VIC lOl
sake it all, and like old owls seek {
dead tree IN a swamp, surrounded bl
Lizards and toads to boot and hoo
the remainder of our days? No, no
life is as we make it. and happiness
is not a purchable commodity, but
comes from within ourselves, in re-
Spouse TO helping hand, gentle words
and kindly deeds, ana with all this,
braveIy fighting life's battles, with
the courage to do our duty as We see
il and to meet the inevitable with
out fear or cringing. Yes, some of
these days when we get old it would
be delightful to meet again in dear
old Columbia and have swim in the
l"Long Hole picnic at the 7''big
rock" a day or two of fishing. pos
sum supper and coon hunt or two,
with time TO talk over the dear old
days when we were boys, TO us SO re-
plete with thrilling incidents and sa-
cred memories.
Write again. With best wishes.
God bless you
Your boy hood friend,
Wat Hardin