Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-17

big lounge in a corner of their front
room with the children about him. The
dusk was falling.
Welcome, my laddle buck !" he ex-
claimed as l entered "We're telling
stories o. the old year an you're just
Ia time for the last o. them. Sit down,
lad, aud God give ye patiencei It'n
soon be over"
After supper he got out his boxing
gloves and gave me lesson in the art
OF self-defense, In which, | was soon
tc learn, he was highly accomplished,
Sol We had few rounds together
hyery day after that He keenly en-
ioyel this form Of exercise and | soon
i,egan TO. My capacity for taking pun.
ssiiment without flinching grew apace
ahl before long | got the knack OF
countering and that pleased him more
even than my work In school, have
sometimes thought.
God bless We. boyl" he exclaimed
one day after had landed heavily on
his cheek, "ye've nice way o snealsin'
In with yer right. I've a notion We
may find Ii useful some day."
! wondered little why he should
say that, and while was wondering
he felled me with singing blow on
my nose.
"Ah, my lad--there's the best thing
| have seen ye do--get UP an come
back with no mad In ye," he said as he
enve me his hand
One day the schoomaster called the
older boys to the front seats In his
room and ! among them.
Nov. boys, I'm going to ask We
what ye want to do in the world" he
said. "Don't be afraid to toll me what
ys may never have told before and I'll
dc what can to help ye."
For some months lad been study.
lng book just published, entitled,
"SIenographic Soind-Hnnd," and had
learned its alplnG,et ana practlccd the
use of It. That evening took down
Che remarks Of Mr.. Hacket in sound
hand
The academy chapel was crowded
with the older boys and girls and the
tcwnfolk. The master never cllpped
his words In school as he was wont TO
do when talking familiarity with the
children.
"Since the leaves fell our little vii
inge has occupied the center of the
Htage before an audience Of millions
In the great theater of congress. Our
leading cltizen-the chief aetor--bos
been crcwned with immortal fame. We
who watched the play were thrilled by
Che query: WIZ t'ncle Sam yield TO
temptation or cling 60 honor? He has
chosen the latter course and we may
still hear the applause in distant gal-
lerles beyond the sea. He has decided
that the public revenues must be mid
IN honest money.
MY friend and cassmate, George
Bancroft, the historian, has written
this letter to me out of full heart:
."sYour fellow townsman, Siias
Wright, Is now the largest figure In !
Washington We were all worried by the !
resolution of Henry Clay until il began !
to crumble under the irresistible attack
OF Mr.. Wright On the 10th he sub
ititted report upon ii which for lucid |
end accurate statements presented in
the most unpretendlng manner won
universal admiration and will he re-
membered alike for its intrinsic excel
lenee and for having achieved one Of
the most memorable victories ever
gained In the United States senate.
After long debate Clay himself, com
pelled by the Irresistible force OF argI-
nent in the report of Mr.. Wright, was
obliged to retire from his position, his
resolution having been rejected by a
vote of A to H."
With what pride and JOY | heard Of
this great thing that my friend had ac-
Going out wlth-the crow,, that eve
ming, | met Sally and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dunkelberg. The latter did not speak
10 me and when asked Sally II |
could walk home with her she an
swered curtly, "No, thank YOU"
have got a Bit ahead OF my history
Soon after the opening Of the new
year-ten days or 50 later II may have
Doen--l had begun to feel myself en-
by new and subtle force.
L was a thing as Intangible as heat
lut MS real as fire nnd more terrible, II
'eemed to me. felt IL first in the at
sttude Of my play fellows. They de
lied me the confidence and intimacy
which ] had enjoyed before. They
whispered together in my presence In
II this had not failed 70 observe that
1enfy Wills had taken lending part.
Nhe invisible, inaudihle, mysterious
hing wrought a great change in me. II
me through The day and lay
own with me at night i wondered
hat ] had done carefully surveyed
~ clothes. They looked all right to
le. My character was certainly no
'orse thnn Il Ind been. How it preyed
pom my pence and rest and happiness
that mysterious hidden thing
One day Uncle Peabody came down
see me and walked through the
lIage with him. We met Mr.. Dunkel-
'rg. who merely nodded and hurried
ong,. ArA Bridges. the merchant. did |