American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-11
XVI.
The Man With the scYthe.

The Man With the Scythe.
II was late In June before l was able
To dlsengage myself from the work of
the judges office. Meanwhile there
had been blood shed back In the hills.
One of the sherlff's posse had been Sc
verely wounded by n bullet and had
failed to serve the wrlts. The Judge
lad appealed to the governor. People
were talking of "the rent war"
What n JOY entered my heart when
| vas aboard the steamboat, ut last,
nnd on my way to all most dear to me
As ] entered Lake Champlain l con
suited the map and decided to leave
the boat Mt Chimney Point to find Kate
Fullerton, who had written to the
schoolmaster from Canterbury. My
aunt had said in n letter that old Kate
was living there and that n great
change had come over her. so l went
ashore and hired n horse of the ferry
man,
1 passed through Mlddlebury and
rode into the grounds Of the college,
where the senator had been educated,
and on out to Weybrldge to see where
he had lived MS n boy. l found the
Wright homestead-a comfortable
white house at the head OF a beautiful
Wiley with wooded hills behind IT.
and rode UP to the door. A white
haired old lady In n black lace cap
was sitting on Its porch looking out
at the sunllt fields.
'Is this where Senator Wright lived
when he was n boy2" l asked.
ayes, sir" the old lady answered.
81 am from Canton"
She rose from her chair.
"You from Canton 7" she exclaimed.
"Why, of all thingsl That's where my
boys home Is. I'm glad to see you.G Go
an put your horse In the barn."
l dismountcd and she came near me
"Silas Wright is my boy" she said
"What Is your name2"
"Barton Bnynes," l answered as ]
hltChed my horse.
Barton Bnynesi Why, Silns has
told me all about you in his letters
lie writes TO me every week. Come
and sit down."
We sat down together on the porch
"Silas wrote in his last letter that
you were going to leave your place in
Cohleskill," she continued to my sur.
prise. "He said that he was glad you
had decided not to stay"
II was Joyful news to me, for the
senator's silence had worried me and
had begun to think with alarm of my
future.
al wish that he would take you t.
Washington to help him. The poor
man has too much to do"
81 should think II a great privilege
e. 60" l answered.
"My boy likes you." she went on
"You have been brought up just as he
was. | used to read to him every eve
ming when the candles were lit. How
hard he worked To make II man of him
self | have known the mothers Joy
| can truly say, Now let thy servant
depart in peace"
"'For mine eyes have seen thy sal
vntion,'" l quoted,
Abu Ntt 1 hhuN hluth Ahotl VOL
and much about your aunt and uncle
said Mrs, Wright.
She left me for n moment and SooI
the whole household was gathered
about me on the porch, the men hay
ing come up from the fields. They pu
my horse In the barn and pressed m,
Ia stay for dinner. which | did. AS
was going the gentle old lady CAV,
me Il pair Of mittcns which her diStln
guiShed son had worn during his las
winter in college. l remember wei
how tenderly she handled theml
81 hope that Silas win get you t
help him'-those were the last word
she said TO me when l babe her good
by.
The shadows were long when ] go
to Canterbury. At the head OF 1t
main street looked down upan a vii
lage green and some fine old clms. I
: was n singularly quiet place. l stoppe,
: In front Of a big white meeting hous,
: An old man was moving la it's grave
/ yard near the highway. Slowly h
swung his Scvthe.