The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

showed them his parchment certificate
and his silver gilt insignia with on one
side Il portrait of Washington and on
the other a Continental soldier, they
admitted II was dead swell. They even
envied him. not the grandfather, but
the fact that owing to that distin
guished relative David was constantly
receiving beautifully engraved invita-
| lions TO attend the monthly meetings
| of the society; to subscribe to a fund to
| erect monuments on battlefelds to
mark neglected graves; to join in joy
Gus excursions to the tomb of WASH
| ington or OF John Paul Jones; to inspect
| West Point. Annapolis and Bunker
! Hill: to be among those present at the
annual banquet" at Delmoncos. In
order that when he opened these letters
he might have an audience he had
given the society his office address.
In these communications he was al
ways addressed as Dear Compatriot."
! and never did the words fail to give him
thrill. They seemed to Mt him out Of
Burdett's salesrooms and Broadway,
and place him next to things uncom-
mercial, untainted, high and noble
lie did not quite know what an aristo-
crat was, but ne believed being COM
patriot made him an aristocrat. When
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,ort 70 bask +, another's glory. Miss
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Eror, , h,rdyorting salesman she had
asLad h,,, i,,,Ie hnt from a descenda n,
~ national hero shc exnected other
,hirrs she vas a dseermined Young
rorsor and for David che was an ann
b,,ious vounp nerson
Sba found sha was dissatisfied She
found sbe was dis,nnointcd The great.
great-grandfather had onened IN n new
bor,zon-had in a way raised the
. standard She was as fond of David
az always but his tales OF past war.
and hattIas his accounts Of present ban.
! nuats AT which no sat shoulder tc
: sbouider with mon ~ whom even Rur.
| de,t G. Sons smoke with awe. touched
: her imagination.