The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-03-22

tlNl4 NliA tANtAs
The president rose now and stood,
tain and striking llgure OF man over
six feet ia height, 81 clean cut features,
dark hazel eyes aud sandy, almost an-
burn. hair His long. thin legs were
clad la close fitting knee bfeeehes %
green velyefeen, somewhat stained. His
high collarel coat. rolling above the
loosely tied stock which sirded his neck,
was dlngy brown la color and lay ia
loose folds lie was one o. the worst
clad men Ia Washington 81 that hour.
/ His waistcoat OF red was soiied aud
/ far from new. and his WOODEN stock
ines were covered with no better foot
wear than carpet slippers. badly d0wn
AZ the heel
Yet Thomas jefferson. even clad thus,
seemed the great man that be Was.
stopped though his shoulders were, his
frame was - strong. his eye 50 clear
and keen, thOugh eonieInplaslye that
be- lid not look his years.
Here was a man. all said who knew
him, Of whose large soul 80 many large
deeds were demanded that be had 80
ame for little aud incOnsequent things
indeed scarce knew that they exist
Ell To think. 10 feel. IL create. a.
achleve-these were bis absorbing
tasks aud 20 e1iSent were the demands
on his great intellectual resources that
he seemed never TO know the existence
Of a personal world.
He stood careless. sliIshod. 90 the
side Of desk elufteresi with mass q
maps. papers. letters la packets Or
spread open. There we're writing las
plements here. scientific Instruments -
all sorts. long sheets ~ specifications.
cancelled drafts, pages ~ accounts all
the manifold lmpe,limenla % nian o.
the fun swing ~ BUSINESS life. a might
have been the deHk ~ ans nietilosFe
man. JET on that desk lay the future ~
q people aud the history n world
lie stool just q trifie sloited. auiilng
quixzlcaliy 81 the youHs man. sci bali
lovingly. Tor 10 no other heinz la the
world did a. ever give the ennfdenee
that be accorded Meriw~ther iewls.
Il % uot .ee hoN I coua o. pFrsl-
dent wilhoti you Merne. ni seu said
b.. employing the famIiiar term that
Meriwether Lewis bad nof eiseu here
heagi used except ~ bis mqfheF. eLOnk
what - must 10 to-day =
Tile young secretary turned his 0nn
grave eye upon the eiulterrd desk. nas
L was aot drrad ~ tho re5onbtable
tasks awaiting him that gave his faee
al the gravity 4 boFr
Afr. Jeners0u = b. treau. f.al tsus.
~. Tor BE- could sec INV STANDING D..
fore him bis fFieud. the man whom 81
an "a the world BE- lowed ard the man
who hcileretl Ia him ard loved him
Eyes. ms sonF~
Your burden = erisvoas hard. sud
yct''-
~Yes. my sDns-
hut Meriwrthcs Lewis could not
,feak further. tie sfoci now. hls Jaws
sct hard. looking out 81 fhr window.
The Older man came and gently lald
! hand upou his shoulder
~comc. come. my son said -. bis
,wn voice lOw ard q = kindness Il
.ould assume ~ times. "toa mast not
-you muat NOT yleld 10 this. say.
ihakc on this melancholy which - 90.
esscs you ! know whence Il comes
.our father gave u 70 rou. and you arr
.ot 10 blame. But Jon hare morn Than
our fathers strength 10 aid you And
ou have me. your frirnd. who can un.
ersfnud"
Lewis only turned On him az eye 80
uli Of anguish ~ caused The older man
D knit his brow la deep conerru.
What = Il. AfcrneT BE- demanded.
Tel me. An. you cannot tail9
now. 'Tis the old melancholy aud
omethins more. Meruc. my boy. TEL
leah. yes. II ls woman
The young man ala not speak.
II have often told ell my young
'iends~ said Mr. Jefferson slowly
fter q time. ~that they should marry
ot later than twenty three u Is wrong
, cheat the years Of llfe-and you ap.
roach thirty now. ms son. Why lie.
TT Listen 70 me. No young man
as work 81 bis best and have q wo.
ans face IN bis desk 70 haunt him.
hat win not do We 81 hare handi-
- enough without that
But still Meriwethcr could only look
TO the face Of bis superior
Il know very well. my son. the
'csidcnt continued "A know Il au.
ut her out Of your heart. my boy.a
'ould you shame yourself aud her
VI meT'
NO. Never would I DO that. SIR
ferson. believe me. But now must
q Of you, please. sir. let me 60 soon
. Il be at once
The older man stood looking NJ him
T a time IN silence as be went on
rriediy.
7 must say goodby 20 you. best and
blest Of men. Indeed. ! have saldN
Ddby to-evcrythinz.
As you say. your case Is hopeIessx
Yes. sir
An. well. We have both been plan.
* for our western expedition fhesnA
J years. my son. SO why should vel
{ II matters conspire 20 bring Il
out trihe earlier than We plannedr
II asked fou when I vrna g. 49,. 80