Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-28


Stpddard Anderson was tho boys
aaana. though had you made inquiry
sor stoddard Anderson OF any boy
gR the town In which he lived /
mypeif lived there, handy boy In the
AlA old days--you doubtless would
hasa been informed that nobody OF that
aaEna lived there. Your juvenile In
sDFmant, however, by way Of gratui.
aCns intelligence, might have gone
- u state that two families of An
sersons resided there---"Oid Dogood"
Aaaersou. the preacher. and his
hxOtker, John But had you asked
Ear ''Tods' Anderson. or simply '"Tod,"
wmmr boy would have known Tod;
y@ax bog. In all likelihood, would have
Ama eapecsn. reasons for remembering
TaaA. although his modesty, perhaps,
snaght not allow him to inform ron
hnw Tod had ''waxed II 10 him more'n
mmc'tl'' But he would have told ron,
No ten you now, that Tod Anderson
wns the preachers boy, and lived at
Eas parsonage. rod was queer boy.
Bsgddard Anderson war named In
Auaur OF some obscure divine his IA
saAr had Joined church under when
Boy. II wan peculiar weakness OF
aAs father 10 relate the experience
II his early conviction; and as he
nsssF tired of repeating 1t, By way
eR preeept and admsQitlon to the way.
waFd Iambhins Of his flock, Tod mas
aeFcd its most intricate and sacred
whTaaeology, together even with the
kmkhaFsa most religious formulas. TO q
degree Of perfection that enabled him
an preside at mock meetings I'm the
haya0ft. and offer the baptismai serv.
Aen nc the 'swimmin' hole
m point OF personal or moral re-.
serabaanee. Tod was III nowise lilte his
father Some said he was the picture
III hfB mother. they who could remem-
ber her. for she fell asleep when Tod
was three days old, with her mother.
avma locked around him 20 closely
slsat he cried, and they had 10 take
hiSn away from her, No Death had
ssken he's away from him.
H Reada now no chronicle to tell
bow Tod thrived In spite of his great
lnas. and how h0 grew to be a big,
aaa. two-isted baby with double chin.
aAm pride and constant worry OF the
4aa~ cid grandmother into whose care
he had fallen. II requires no space
Nm hlstory'R crowded page to tell how
ne could stand mp by chair when
eight months old. and crow and laugh
ana doddle his llttio chubby arms
tlfi he quite upset his balance, and.
pulling the chair down with him.
woald laugh, and cry louder than
essrr. and kick. md crawl. and sprawl.
and jahhers and never lllt a whimper
Ut distress but whom being rocked 20
70 sleep. Let habyhood or usual In.
tersst be inferred--then add few
xacre yeara. and yen win have the
TOD of ton knew.
q moral, saintiike and consistent
tshtigtian what Ia II In the souls Of
aaitle children 30 antagonistio TO your
ewn sometimes? What IN II In their
maynard and impnIsiva natures that,
ypu cannot brooke And what strange
klncture OF rebeiiioua feeling II II that
nRnhitters all the tenderness and love
yoa ronr ont SO iaviahly upon tier
stubborn and resantful heartsf Why
10 a ron 90 covetoasly cherish the com.
nsand divine. "Children, ebay yonr par.
ents,~ and vet find no warm nook
wlthin the breast for that old house.
aess truth that goes wailing through
the world:
a boy'a win IL the winds win.
Ard the thoughts Of youth are long lone
theuEhtaf
Tod went 10 school~-the thriftiess
Tods--not wholly thriftiess, either;
ssw, although he had not that apt way
- skimming like d swallow down the
paacid rtlls OF learning. he did pos
Hesa. IN some mysterious strength, u
ERoss extraordinary knack OF acquiring
inst much information as WIS not
aan1hl at school. and had no place
Within the busy hive Of knowledge,
Tod was a failure In arithmetic,
Ted couldn't tell twice ten from twice
aaarnity. Tod knew absolutely moth.
ang of either Christopher Columbus
sw the glorious country he discovered
sxpresaly for the use of industry and
anarnsng. 40 the teacher would have
Dad him implicitly believe Tod
suaidnt tell you anything Of John
Smith. even. that very noted captain
who walks cheek by 1owi with the
3ssky Pocahontas across the illimita.
10 fancy OF the ten-year-old school
~ q orr glorious republic. Tod
kasw al about the famous Captain
KIDD. however. In fact Tod could
skax his history with more lively In,
harvest and real appreciation than his
aaasow schooimafes sang geography.
Tho simple Tod once Joined the geo
graphical chorus with:
ia Bible In usy hand.
AZ sailed. "a L sailed.
And 4 sunk laer In tina mand
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