Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-08-16
HEARTENING A GUTTER.

! SIacher ne was plum Gs0-
The young man was rounded u
with a bunch of other constellation
objectors," and taken before judg
Mayer in the Federal Court John c
Junior told the judge that during hi
iboyhood in the kentucky mountain
he had witnessed SO much bloodshe,
that he was now opposed to nghtlnt
lend had a horror Of killing a man or
in fact. Of being killed himself Tn,
Judge was puzzled. He had never
heard of Kentuckian before witt
any such complaint, so he packed tht
young man of to Bellvue for the
"cnce-over" while he communicated
the facts to his father down in Clay
county, and, says the New York
Times:
The answer arrived in the form Of
the feet 2 inches of John Allen him
self. The mountaineer came into
court just before the noon hour. He
wore the boots and the corduroy trous-
ers of the Kentucky hills. His shirt
twas blue, collarless, and homemade
His coat was old-fashioned, and in
his hand he carried his big black
sombreo.
May it please your honor" said
United States District Attorney Knox
I'VE have with us the father of John
Calhoun Allen"
The mountaineer looked the judge
/ sQuarely in the eyes and bowed Tai
and erect, he lowered above every 9th
er man in the courtroom and he was
not in the least embarrassed
Judge" he said, 81 got your letter
and I thank you for it, and l started
to answer it in writin' but decided
that maybe it was better that l came
here myself and see what's the matter
with that boy of mine It amt like
our folks to act as that youngster has
acted, and l assure you that I an
plumb mad about it. I have five
boys, and this one who is in trouble
here is the Oldest. Two of my lad
are already in the army and the tw,
youngest will be there soon as the.
are old enough.
And so have come all the way iron
, Kentucky to get this one who I fea
!, is a backslider. All 1 ask is for yo
to let me take my boy back to Ken
I tucky with me, and I will see to
, that he comes to time when his coun
try calls, There amt going to be n
!, cutters in the Allen family. My boy
: that are already in the army ain
twenty yet. This one is my ole
est and he's the first to miss the trai
but he'll find the trail again or l.
know the reason why"
Il have the utmost confidence
YOU said Judge Mayer after the oil
5 man finished, and l shall releas
your son in your custody, confdel
! that you will see to it that he obey
the law and registers
He'll register all right, Judge" re
piled the old man, and tell you TIL
if he don't, something will happen
the public square back home, and a
the folks will have chance to 81
with their s!owp ,eyes thatz,the Aller
don't stand Tor 40 Cutters. at tin
when the country Resds austhe men
can get"
In the meantime Marshal McCarth
had sent to the Tombs for young A
len, and the young man was waitin
in the marshals Office when his fathe
. arrived. They are self-contained pee
pie down in the Kentucky mountain
Their feelings are deep, but well cor
trolled, so that when father and so
, met there was no show of emotion o
the part of either. But the sight {
his son softened the fathers ange
He placed his hand gently on tn
younger mans shoulder, and this
the way The Times describes tn
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