The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-01-07

| to be lawyer or somethln'i"
| 81 did think of that before went
there, but the president took me to the
window and pointed out the capitol
and the treasury and postofiice build
ings and some others.
"'You think all this is great, don't
| you, JoeT says the president.
! "'Of course ] do says |.
| (which is the greatest. these things
or that which makes them possibler he
asked. looking hard at Inc.
1.-The cause OF 'em, of course-that
which makes em possible told him.
"'Do you know what that isr he
asked me. | told him ! reckoned 1t
was the people.
Eyes, the people. but particularly
the farmer. The whole structure Of
government ts'founded on him, for peo-
pie must eat before they are governed.
think n good farmer Is Just as valu
able us good senatorr he said
"Wel. declaret' exclaimed Mr.
| Weston Il had no ideepwe farmers
were that important" ~
ME either" said Joe, "blt right then
| made up my mind tolbe farmer.
and good one. I've got n heip more
respect FOR farmers now"
Annie spled them down the, road and
came racing to meet them, Mrs. Yves
ton waved m affeetlQnate greeting
from the trout gate. Joe rushed In aud
| gave his mother hug.
at sure Is line to be home again and
see you all How's everything getting
along" 100
Just fine! Chickens started TO my
ing and we've six little new pigs"
AN n new calf named spotm insist
ed Annie.
Come on in and tell MS about your
trip, Did you really see the PRESIDENT
inquired Mrs. Weston
"Yes'm, and mighty fine man he is.
too. We had big argument
what? You didn't argufy with the
president, did you, sonY she inquired
in horrifed tones.
"Yes'm, sure did He started It."
sturdily answered Joe.
Good gracious, | hope you didn't
talk sassy TO him. did you. SOM" anx-
iously asked his father who had en-
tered the room in time TO hear part Of
the conversation.
| why, OF course not, but we argued
just the same. And he asked me to
stay 10 lunch with him, and ! stayed"
Great Scottr' whistled Mr.. Weston.
II a hs. ~ 40 ehoN To-,
inquired his mother.
WELL" laughed Joe. "the rest OF the
boys-champions of eleven other states.
you kDow--won the trip as did. They
went on with one OF the heads of the
department OF agriculture to take a
boat ride on the Potomac river We
had Just been looking over the capitol.
Our senator was mighty nice TO me
too"
| 81 know him." said Mr. Weston
proudly
"Yes. sir. he told me to give you his
regards. and he's going TO send ma
some flowers aud bnlbs from the de-
partment. Well. as / was saying. the
crowd was leaving the capitol, apd l
said Id rather stay and watch EN-
make laws, The senator said he'd look
after me and see ! got back to the ho-
tel all right. That was about half past
10 In the morning. The senate and
house don't meet until noon"
THAT was powerful clever OF him."
asserted Mr. Weston.
| ..Cn tt-a mara xvnllsfnu thrnnph fha
rotunda, right under the big dome you
see in the pictures, when we met an
other senator. He came up and said:
"'Have you seen the president about
that matter you promised to take up
with himr And our senator said, No.
by George, forgot it, but I'll go right
ON to the White House now and see
him.
$50 we went down the long flight of
steps you see in the pictures some
times. Really, they're at the back Of
the capitol. j. faces the other way.
Down at the head of Pennsylvania
| avenue there were lot Of cabs and
automobiles standing"
did you ride in one of them autos r.
inquired Annie hopefully.
{, "Yes, but not right then.
"'Ride or walk, Joef asked the SEN
ator.
I'D rather walk | told him.
"'Me, too, says the senator. I ate
too many buckwheat cakes for break.
fast and need the exercise and he
laughed, and we struck out down the
avenue.
"He stopped In jewelry store to get
his watch he left there to be fixed and
then he picked out pair of cuff but
tons and pays 81 for them and hands
em to me.
flake those with my compliments,
Joe, as a souvenir. They are historical
They are made out of steel from the
battleship Maine that was blown up in
Havana harbor, and which caused the
war with Spain.'"
Les see emp excitedly asked Mr..
Weston. Joe exhibited the blue steel
FURNISHED buttons. which he was wear.
ing. "You sure ought to be proud OF
'em. Are they actually made out OF
part of the Mainc?'
Yes, sir; no doubt about 1t, the sena.
tor said. There was certificate there
from the navy department showing
that some OF the steel from the ship
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