The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-13
".You know mighty wen you

at him. you know mighty well you
didl'"
The delegates returned TO their
camps and reported that the rich
mans son was no fourfusher, and thai
he seemed to want to do the right
thing by them.
The younger Rockefeller possesses
rare degree of the saving grace OF
huInor. He doesn't take himself toe
seriously, nor seem to think the weight
of the world rests on his ample shout
ders. He enjoys good joke, whole
some joke. Perhaps no excessively
rich man in the world gathers more
smiles and optimism out of the days
work than he.
One day the son of one of his So
perinteHdents asked if he might take
his picture.
Il want good one" said the boy.
Just then a donkey, feeding in the
yard, walked up to give. the Rockefel
Ter person the "once over"
Get on the donkey" laughed the
boy.
John D. threw himself astride the
surprised donkey.
The boys camera snapped, and he
ran into the house, rejoicing.
His father was afraid he would Of
fend the mighty Rockefeller if he per
mitted the newspaper men to use the
picture.
We entertained no s,.c.l solicitous
notions. We put it up to John D.
go ahead" he said with smile
"Tll help you out. When you write
your caption for it just say: Two OF
a kind" s
We had some tire trouble between
Rouse and Lester mines. We news
paper men were trying to be smart and
show how Indifferent we were to him
by ignoring him. He butted into our
conversation gracefully, and asked ii
we had seen the sFollies of 1915" The
New York highbrows had, but we
Western men were still in the wage
Garner class.
Rockefeller expressed an expert
opinion to the effect he thought ii
great. This was "good stuff" for US
feature stuff for which the mana. ing
editor constantly is yelling in his wax
ing hours and dreaming about in his
sleeping hours. We gathered around
He thought the hit of the show was
the stunt in which appeared imper-
sonations of Bryan, Billy Sunday and
Rip Van Wrinkle.
Bryan inquiries Of Rip who he may
be-" Mr.. Rockefeller explained. Why
says Rip, I voted for you every time
you RAM Whereupon Bryan exclaims
Are you the mann"
Day after day we journeyed through
the foothills, forgetting about Rookie
feller's money, enjoying the compan-
ionship Of man, and day after day he
ever was finding something that was
bright, smiling and hopeful. At times,
too, he was very serious. We were
ready to agree that he was thinking of
the men most of the time, and not
merely the investment.
EuIogizes Father and Mother.
Then came the final meeting at Den
yer, where the men with the money in
vested in the institution sat around
the tables. John D. delivered his
farewell address for that trip. 1t was
not different from the other talks to
the miners-his partners, as he per-
sisted in terming them. But in clos
ing he paid tribute to his father and
mother. 1t was simple and eloquent.
It explains the younger Rockefeller,
in a way. Perhaps, it is worth pre-
serving. Here it is. word for word:
'The word fear is not found in my
fathers vocabulary, nor does he know
what that sensation is, though seventy
eight years of age, and yet he has the
gentleness of woman. Although he
has been accustomed to think in world
terms in the development of the bust
ness and philanthropic enterprises to
which his life has been devoted, there
Is no person in his household too hum
BILE to receive his frequent, kindly per-
sonal thought. Criticized. maligned
and condemned these many years, not
only for his business success achieved
through his ability to gain the coop
Grafton and confidence Of men, to
bring all parties into harmony and to
effect economies in every possible way,
but also because Of his philanthropic
endeavors, there is still not the slight
est trace of bitterness in his charac-
ter. and he holds nothing in his heart
but good will toward every man. And
if, in the kindness of the people of
Colorado, there has been found any
thing in me that may have seemed
admirable, that, and whatever else ]
am or may be, I owe to my sainted
mother and my honored father, whose
training and example I regard as a
priceless heritage"
Etiquette.
There is an ancient saying that "One