Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-10

One day tho stage. on It's way To
BaIlybcrt. came to our house and
left box and u letter from Mr.
Wright. addressed to my uncle. which
read:
Dear Slr-I send herewith n box
OF books and magazines In the hop"
that you or Miss Baynes viii read
them aloud to my little partner and in
doing 50 get some enjoyment and
profit for yourselves.
Yours respectfully.
IS WRIGHT. JR.
"P. S.-When the contents Of III"
box have duly risen into your minds
will you kindly sr- that 1t does
IKE sorvic" TO your ncighbors In
Schoo! D!srr.ct No. :? S. W. Jr."
= guess Bart has made a friend o
this great WHn-sUrtln ayes. :" said
Aunt Decd Il wonder who'll be the
urNt "urI'
The work of Ia" day ended, the
candles wrr" gr.4p"d near tn" edge
OF the fnLI" md my nunt's armchair
vas placed beside them. Then | sat
Oh Uncle poahnIy'- lap by the fire
or. as time went on 10 my small chnir
l. side h.m Will" Aunt Dcel adjusted
her spcefa'iaz and began to read.
| remember wildly the evening we
took out the books md tendcFly felt
their cover and rad their titles.
There were "Crulks hanks Comic Alma.
uuc" and floods Comic Annual;
tales by Washington Irving and James
K. PnulIlng and Nathaniel Hawthorne
and Miss Milford and Miss Austin;
the poems "f John Milton and Felicia
HcmnuS OF the treasures in the box
| have now lH my possession: A life
OF Washington. The Life and Writ
lngs of Doctor Duckworth." The
Stolen Child" by "John Gait, Esq;
"Rosinc LAVAL" by MIR. Smith; Ser
mons and Essays by William Ellery
Claiming. We found In the box also,
thirty numbers OF the United States
Magazine and Democratic Review"
and sundry copies Of the New York
Mirror"
Aunt Decl began with The Stolen
Child" She read slowly and often
paused for comment or explanation or
laughter or to touch the corner OF
Rn eye with "a cDrurr OF her hanlkcr-
chief In moments when we were ull
deeply moved ny the mIsfortunes OF
our fayorte characters. which were
acute and numerous.
In those magazines We read of the
great Wcst-."the poor mans para
dlse"-"the stonel,es land OF plen-
ty": of its delightful climate, Of the
ease with which the farmer prospered
on its rich soil. Uncle Peabody spoke
playfully of going West, after that,
but Aunt Dcel made no answer and
concealed her opinion on that sub
ject for u long time. As for myself,
the reading had dcepened my inter-
est In the east and west and north
them. How mysterious and inviting
they had becomei
One evening ncighbor had brought
the Republican from the post-oiiice.
opened II and read aloud these words
in large type at the top Of the page:
"Sllas Wright Elected to the U. s.
Senate"
"Well l want to know!" Uncle Pea
body exclaimed THAT would make
me forglt II II l was goin' to be
hung. Go on and read what 1t says"
I read the choosing of our friend
for the Seat made vacant by the res
ignation OF William l.. Marcy, who
had been elected governor, and the
part Mich most impressed us were
these words from letter Of Mr..
Wright 10 Azariah Flagg Of Albany,
written when the former was asked
to accept the place:
II am too young and too poor for
such an elevation. l have not had
the experience In that great theater of
politics to qualify me for place SC
exalted and responsible. l prefer
therefore the humber position which
I now occupy
"Thats his way" said Uncle Pea
body. "They had hard work to con
vince him that he knew enough to bs
Surrogate"
'Blg men have little conceit-ayes 7
said Aunt Deel with a significan
glance at me.
The candles had burned low and
was watching the shroud Of one O
Aem when there came a rap at tn
door. It was unusual for any one t
come to our door In the evening ant
we were a bit startled Uncle Pea
body opened 1t and old Kate entere'
without speaking and nodded to m!
aunt and uncle and sat down by tn
DIRE. vividly I remembered the da,
# the fortuns-tellink. The same Esn