The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-07-04

congress he had made addresses in
every county in the district many
times, and the people seemed delight
ed TO arrange dates for him. -
Colonel Dennie reflected that he
was close 10 seventy-five, and that
maybe his people thought he had lived
years too long. going on the Biblical
limitr True, his head was clear and
he was physically At. but the world
had no use for old men. he bitterly
considered; It thinks If they are not
dead at seventy they ought to be.
What made II hurt so at this time
was that the governor had promised
TO attend the celebration, and the az
fair was to be somewhat bigger than
usual. For Colonel Dennie TO nave
no hand in the exercises at all would
be to place upon him the seal OF
man forgotten.
Il was a torturing thought to a man
who had always cherished an abiding
affection for his people. His" peo-
ple, All! They were his no longer;
them he was as SO much old junk
ready for the heap.
Maybe the fact that Joe Sever was
running things this year had some
thing 10 do with II. Sever was prose
cutting attorney OF the county, and
had congressional aspirations. He
was a tall. aggressive fellow, smart as
a whip. but Yankee! That is. he
was from Down East" somewhere.
And Colonel Dennie was a rebel OF
the fighting type. But out here in the
free western air men had long since
buried lie. and taken up with ths
tools Of "a. However, he reasoned.
a l.-ke aver forgets. and now that
ono vas he saddle he would ride
ride ~ hod over oldorebels" who
had ~ 'or a principle, and when
lickec manfully Acknowledged Il
and said Amen 70 General Grants
noble advice-"Let us have peace!"
Colonel Dennis was personally ac-
ouainted with the gov ernor. and had
been one OF his stanchest supporters.
He recalled that he Rad many kindly
letters from the commonwealth
chief magistrate, thanking him for his
services. The govern nor, he knew,
would be a little asto nished TO learn
that his old friends had nof D even
been asked up on the grandstand. Joe
Sever would be IN ere wearing a
badge. ana cooking important: that
was his way. Most likely IL was
through jealousy he had ignored the
governors old friend at Starclin. All
right Colonel Dennie was not the
sort OF man TO run after anybody! II
the executive met him he would glad
ly shake hands and greet him warm
ly. but he would not seek him out.
He had as much self-pride as IL he
were governor himself.
IL was a beautiful day, and people
from the country began arriving early.
Every train brought additions 10 the
crowd. The streets were ablaze with
Tags and bunting and noise with brass
bands from all the towns In the coun-
". Joe Sever rode about on horse
back. delivering orders like some
yreat field marshal. the busiest and
most important man in town.
There was a parade out to the
rove whero the exercises were TO
'e held. Joe Sever rode at the head.
4 course. Then camo a brass band
ollowed by an open carriage with the
overnor and some local dignitaries.
'olonel Dennie recalled many times
hen he had been in that glIttering
arriage drawn by Liveryman Jones'
ne black horses. But that. was long
go. Today he was standing on tho
utskirts OF the crowd wearing ap old
raw hat and a patched alpaca coat
obody paid any attention TO him.
Behind the carriage marched the
'cal fraternal orders, the National
yards anGi lot OF school children
crying small flags.
Arriving at the grounds, one of the
ands played The Star Spangled Ban
err" and a medley. a little girlin