The Ordway new era., 1917-04-13


vas Us years old: the man thirty
commonplace IN the existence of piace
dr man Each had already had a his
rury whose telling must move the heart
znurs than with a trumpet
The face If the man WIS the face
Of The soldier-sJrunE. resuiute, proud.
LndoIuitabie. But II vas likewise the
taca df the man of the people. the
man IN whom they trusted for his
caln patience and his warm f-endlI-
ness. With what lnfalter5ng devotion
hRd they come 10 rely On him! And
how the -lsu and women II the wilder
ness seeing that TIL and martial nc.
ure pass. paused TO mark that long,
grave taca. the eyes deep-ser under
>isay hrows on either side the lengthy,
humorous muse. and smiled IN love and
deep regard In answer TO the slow
zznile Of The wide and kindly mouth.
What hGd ne not done for themi
&c WIS a WARN adInirer of the
democratic Jefferson and he Vas an
ar7sIuc-at Of The new territory. Stepped
n the classic scholarship df the OLD
Dominion. the son Of 3 aEasr OF the
Declaration Of Independence. At
eighteen he had chosen TO leave be-
hind him the criturs Of the older
states and 10 plunge into the ride but
generous vildsraess- AZ r-veury-eigflt
As vgs governor df ths Indiana teri
rury. AZ thirty, master Of an empire
Of L51.oga111 acres. -aier over prov
nee ryics Is large as England and
IrslGnd. larger. indeed. than al Of
Franco.
Within the ten yesrs following his
appointment as governor. the aegnrta-
.u-, with absolute power. 1f treaties
vnca added 10 The new nation lfty
millions If acres. 8 dnHEsln large as
England and Scotland cJluuned- Al
-alr-y-Ine holding N his hand for five
months the desJtnies df Z tract Of
$1,000 squire miles. IN imperial
province s-eErer than any other one
nan ever controlled n the history OF
The United StEfes. before or since
Opposed 10 him ths g-ezt prorsEo-
alsr Of ths C-Qc drama of the savage.
Ta.cumseh- Ruler Of I'VE Indian tribes.
nssse- mind al the great Indian con
reasrGCy N another scIre 1f tribes
Chief Of S.po1 vZr-5urs. ranging over
-p3!oa1 miles Of Territory. 49,
Harrison had p1Ilcsd the same tE--i-
tu-y with exactly twenty Elackvooas-
Ensa- Twenty men 70 gngrd an empire
They threaded their Ways through
the wilderness from ST. L1uis to De-
ceales
On tins eaur-nups stage the Cur-uin
8 zhJUr 70 be Llfted On the titanic dusl
u the West
The group af znsa. lUIlInE IN the
shadows by the Jefferson huusa. began
70 speak nf the lEtssz dispatches from
the East. News had Just come tt1nt
ne younger Wellesley had driven Mas
ssa2's French columns of the tield uf
F0suJes-df-1ng-o. adding 70 the Esu-
reis -,-Insd II TalGvara 1-ad 3usEca.
Nap1lsul was beginning to wonder
ct tins EuEiishTu&n The Little Co-T,o,-
E's2l himself wsls ss.GriinE II the Rus-
sStn bezr; the White CzEr WIS dis
debeyiuE his commands to srarve ths
trade 0d England by closing he ptErrs
u ths CoEuus1I- England. d4lrea 10
desperation. vas ssiz11E American seq
Lnssa on the lreter- that they were
EusiishInsn. and forcing them 70 ss--7a
Egziust the French and sriu the sor-
a-rTas1r II Washington kept up its
endless attempts 70 stop these insults
By words. EorriS. wu-ris-
The little group Of w4ste-ua-s IN
dsr the sIars Ot the wilderness felt
themselves hupelAssiy remote from ehs
world af leadership; their Gfnirs
seemed petty and narrow. David Lar
renee al0us, Eazlux silently over the
broad prairiess misty ude- the newly
risen Enpaa- End remembering the
crowded cities nf ms native England.
suddenly saw how great q p-izs the
aIn1is lknds voIiid be TO her and snw
as in a vis;or Cd what mighty stature
The land for Amerce
The feealnS OF apprehension which
had been growing al summer seemed
70 txve reached an unendurnDae rJitcn
II was Inevitable that somertirx snouid
happen
In the skies Of early SepremSer a
comet EieAmed a miraculous porteaa.
But nothing hzppened
The nea aud wosnen ceuftuned thar
Pecnin1ieED - TO TecuEzshTs wsnsre-
af'outs md iu4eaxi0an. uey inTunnea
new thssE1sss encA h1 sna esuy
skanw hsR t1Es fRnsA oaas nsssans
0ssr - ssx, N - ~e raRuaa
-. - ugnA - sA1nai g haar