The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-26

House for his callers. He described
his fellow senatOrs-Webster, Clay,
Rives, Calhoun and Benton. ] remem-
her that Webster was, in his view, the
least of them. although at his best the
greatest orator. We had delightful
day. ard when drove back to the vii
lage with him that night he told me
that could 90 into the Office of Wright
& Baldwin after harvesting.
1T will do for a start" he said. "a
little later shall try to find better
place for you"
My life went on with little in II
worth recording until the letter came.
/ speak Of it as ''the letter." because
of its effect upon my career. 1t was
from Sally, and it said:
Dear Bart: It's all over for a long
time, perhaps forever-that will de-
pend on you. l shall be true to you,
IL you really love me. even If have to
wait many, many years. Mother and
father saw and read your letter. They
say we are too young to be thinking
about love and that we have got to
stop 1t. How can ! stop it? l guess l
would have TO stop living. But we
shall have to depend upon our men,
cries now. | hope that yours is as
good as mine. Father saws no more
letters without his permission. and he
stamped his foot so hard that think
he must have made dent i'm the floor.
Talk about slavery-what do you think
of that? Mother says that we must
wait-that 1t would make father n
great deal of trouble If il were known
that / allowed you to write. | guess
the soul of old Grlmshaw is still fol-
lowing you. Well. we must stretch out
that lovely day as far as we can. On
the third of June, 1874. we shall both
be twenty-One-and l suppose that we
can do as we please then. The day
is long way off, but | will agree to
meet you that day at eleven in the
morning under the old pine on the
river where | met you that day and
you told me that you loved me. If
either or both should die our souls will
know where to find each other. If
you will solemnly promise. write these
words and only these to my mother
Amour Omnia vincit, but do not sign
your name.
SALLY"
What serious matter it seemed to
me then! | remember that ii gave
Time rather slow foot. | wrote the
words very neatly and plainly on q
sheet Of paper and mailed il to Mrs.
Dunkelberg. | wondered if Sally would
stand firm, and longed to know the
secrets of the future. More than ever
was resolved to be the principal wit
cess in some great matter, as my
friend in Ashery lane had put 1t.
was eight months with Wright &
when l was offered a clerk
ship in the office of Judge Westbrook,
IT CObleskill, In SchOharie county, at !
two hundred a year and my board. !
Knew not then just how the offer had
come. but knew that the senator must !
have recommended me. I know now /
That he wanted a reliable witness of |
the rent troubles which were growing /
acute In Schoharie, Delaware and Co !
umbia counties.
1t was trial to go so far from /
lone, as Aunt Deel put it. bat both my
iunt and uncle agreed that it was "for
he best"
How 1t wrung my heart. when Mr..
'urvis and j got into the stage at Can
on, to see my aunt and uncle standing
" the front wheel looking up at me.
low old and lonely and forlorn they
ooked! Aunt Deel had her purse in
Ter hand. I remember how she took a
loilar out of it, suppose 1. was the
My dollar she had-and looked at II
moment and then handed II up to
ne.
You better take It," she said. Pm
fraid you won't have enough"
How her hand and lips trembledl
ave always kept that dollar.
couldn't see them as we drove away.
The judge received me kindly and
owe Purvis job In his garden.
Tas able to take his dictation in sound
and and spent most of my time in
aklng down contracts and correspond
nee and drafting them into proper
orm. which had the knack Of doing
ather neatly. / was impressed by the
of certain towns in the
eighborhoOd, and there were some
in my way. Many people,
nd especially the prominent men, in
ulged in ardent spirits.
We had near US there a little section
I the old world which was trying. in
fashion, to maintain it.
Elf in the midst of q democracy. II
as the immortal life of the PATRONS
"A relic of ancient feudalism which
hd its beginning in 1929, when the
Test Indies company issued its char
II OF privileges and exemptions. That
barter offered to any member of the
'mpany who should, within four
ears, bring fifty adults to the New
and establish them along Z
lie Hudson, a liberal grant of land. to
called a manor, of which the owner I
PATRON should he full proprietor {
nd chief magistrate. The settlers
ere to be exempt from taxation for !
n years, but under bond to stay in e
he place and develop it. In the be- i
Dning the PATRON built houses and t
rms ana furnished cattle. seed and C
OILS. The tenants for themselves and s