The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-19

~ soon as they see - comm an that |
you pull the trees up by the roots to |
git Mt EN-"
"A certain amount of such deviltry |
Is necessary to the comfort Of Mr.. |
Purvis." remarked. 'Tf there is no
body else to take the responsibility
for II nc assumes 1t himself. His imag-
ination has an intense craving for
blood and violence. It's that type of
American who, egged on by the slave
power. Is hurrying US into trouble
with Mexico"
Purvis came In presently with
look in his face which betrayed his
knowledge Of the fact that all the cob
webs spun by his fancy were now to
be brushed away. Still lie enjoyed
them while they lasted and there was
a kind Of tacit clnim In his manner
that they were subjects regarding
which no honest man could be expect.
ed to tell the truth.
AS we ate our dinner they told me
that an escaped slave had come into
n neighboriing county and excited the
people with stories of the auction
block and of negroes driven like yoked
oxen on plantations in South Carolina,
whence he had escaped on steam
boat.
II b'lieve Tn goin' to vote for abo-
lition." said Uncle Peabody. II Won
der what Sile Wright will say to that"
Hell probably advise against 1t; the
time isn't ripe for so great n change"
was my answer. "He thinks that the
whole matter should be left to the gla-
cMl action of times forces"
Indeed I bad spoken the view of
the sounder men of the North. The
7 subject filed them with dread alarm.
But the attitude Of Uncle Peabody
was significant. The sentiment In fa-
vor of a change was growing. 1t was
now to be reckoned with, for the abo-
litfon party was said to hold the bal
ance of power in New York and New
e England and was behaving itself like
9 a bull In china shop.
a After dinner tried to put on some
J. of my old clothes, but found that my
!. nakedness had SO expanded that they
9 would not cover 1t, so l hitched my
white mare on the spring wagon ant
Q drove to the village for my trunk.
Every week day after that worked
It in the fields until the senator arrivet
r in Canton about the middle of August
e On one Of those happy days received
a letter from old Kate, dated, to m.
J. surprise. In Saratoga. 1t said:
J. "Dear Barton Baynes: I thought
would let you know that my father 4
e dead. I have come here to rest an,
le have found some work to do. nm BET
II ter now. Have seen Sally. She Is YER
n beautiful and kind. She does not knov
r that am the old witch, have change
ID. SO. The others do not know-it l
better that way. think 1t was tn
Lord that brought me here. He has
o. way Of taking care Of some peopl,
/, my boy. Do you remember when I bt
er gan to call you my boy-you were yer
~ little. It Is long. long ago since I FRI
saw you In your fathers dooryard-
at you said you were going to mill on
d. butterfy's back. You looked just as
O. thought my boy would look. You CAV
ne me a kiss. What wonderful gift
r. was to me then! I began to love 20,
ID have no one else to think Of now.
hs hope you won't mind my thinking q
Of much Of you.
ne "God bless you,
rs KATE FULLERTON"
1t, I understood now why the stror
Ie. will and singular insight Of this won
ct an had SO often exercised themselvt
I in my behalf. could not rememb'
n the far day and the happy circur
er stance of which she spoke, but I wr0
or her 0 letter which must have warmt
her heart I am sure.
tn Silas Wright arrived In Canton ar
lr- drove up to our home. He reacht
our door at eight In the morning Wi
nd his hound nnd rifle. He had aged ra
ly. idly since I had seen him last. II
hair was almost white. There we
ut many new lines In his face. T
cit seemed more grave and dignified. +
did not lapse into the dialect of
rs fathers when he spoke of the ancie
ey pestlmes Of hunting and fishing as
dy lad been wont to do.
ct Bart" he said when the greetin
~ were OScTp icl . yOu uhu AhC ~ "a
spend a day In the woods. I'll lea
MT my man here to help your uncle whl
in you're gone."
We went by driving south Il
ny miles and tramping in to the foot
IN the saltwater on our rivera tr,
on long familiar to me. The dog left
soon after we took IT. and beGRns
Ter range over thick wooded hills. wSI
'er down among small, splrellke spruc
eel at the rivers edge with long stret
m of water in sight while the music
Ich the hounds voice came family to o
ears from the distant forest.
he "Oh, I've been dreaming of this I
rt- long tlme," said the senator as
leaned back against tree and I'LL
ew his lungs and looked out upon the "
W. ter, green with lily pads along I
lsy edge and fecked with the last Of I