Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-13
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49,, BY Irving Bachellerl

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nricel,ss and unusual tai
.-aiiing school-reader English
,,,s If defamation and for
difficult subject to enter
Va brain. The underlying Sc
%. mower vas soon apparent
=, stood always for that great
,merica which, since then
hos raIIrl "the divine aggre-
I'D seeing clearly how every
rauId b. likely to affect its
!. bo followed the compass. 1t
him 10 height Of power
n others and was to lead him
). hnplipsr summit of accom-
,- IN American history.
arch in ms term of service
im,orranr to this little task
ibid my work well, if l may
no senator. and grew familiar
r,ntIp and ungentle arts OF
lician.
rqat fact grew in magnitude
rnon portent as the months
+bs gigantic slave-hOlding in
,hibp South viewed with grow
ann tbe spread Of abolition SEN
Svbtly, quietly and naturally
7gq feeling for the means to de-
mi Increase their power. Straws
m1ipg to the surface in that
ubich betrayed this deep un'
r-srt Of purpose. We felt it and
major was worried, ] knew, but
peace. He knew how to keeT
Unions until the hour had struck
unnoned them to service. The
r never played with his lance
ibr Spencer openly sounded the
4 conflict.
most welcome year of my life
a on the first Of January, 1874
-rber that I arose before day
bat morning and dressed an(
rt on the street to welcome it.
q less than six months to wal
lt day appointed by Sally. 1 ha(
that She would be true to me
hlmy days of fear and depres
* lt always my sublime faith IL
na back in good time.
YES indeed. Washington was {
1 beauty and gallantry those
Igy il all. | have spent many
ID the capital, and | tell you the
4 4 that time had manners an(
l0v to wear their clothes, bur
he magic Of old memories KEEP
Iy on her throne. There wa!
hem-juSt one of those other;
sometimes thought, was almos
-,etul and charming and noble
n as Sally and she liked me,
but the ideal of my you'll
d IN the light of the early morn
70 speak, and was brighter thar
la& Above all, l had given my
% Sally and-well, you know
.une Yankee of good stock wa.
geadtaSt. whatever else MAJ
I. Of him-Often a little TOO
't as were Ben Grimshaw anC
Fullerton.
Slator and went calling tina
learS day. We saw all th,
People and some of them wer,
-etftul thun they had a RICH
vas a weakness of the time
not 90 into details for fear Of
1l-s too far from my main road
z step aside a moment to say
& that there were two cloud.
Sy Of the Washington society
days. One was strong drinl
y 0iher was the crude, rough
aggressive democrat from tn,
~ Of the West. These latter
~'sl seen in the holiday RECALLS
y OF village Mt fashionable func
some OF them changed slowly
and by reached the stage OF
Ileh and diamond breastpin:
''SIeoats Of figured silk. Il
SId' however, that their mo
''Te always above their taste.
winter wore away slowly IL
WA Mr.. Van Buren, came dowr
-e senator one day from hi:
Seat on the Hudson. The ex
y mad been solicited to accept
-,laIlon again. I know thai
wright strongly favored the
\, feared that the South would
--- IN convention. ii being vel
I-' Van Buren, was opposed tC
--'4alon Of Texas. However
SSl MS friend to make a fight
summation and this the latter
" do. Thenceforward until
-'' gave my time largely t.
-o-s OF letters for the senator
SCren's behalf.
--e appointed for the conven,
o4umoce drew near. One day
-,'' received an intimation that
Put in nomination If Var
@--yl' Immediately he wrote
'!af Of Ogdensburg, chair.
az delegation from me north,
-"' OF New York, fOrbiddine
his name on the ground
tt-'eS'ence would involve dis.
us friend the ex-president.
lie leave to go to the con.
NY way home to meet Sally
---sa 70 Mrs. Wright the de.
At,.t eve AFFAIR." had to
-a Shown a tender, sympa.
~.y,5S' in tho story.
80 ~ hal said to me one day
sa,e smile:
..F' business in Canton
'..l which trlfling matters
ri president and the
,.'>,.o1 cannot be permitted
You must take time to
OF TWO at the convention
= Or, -. ~ ''~r way. Re
h, .slead Fine, who will look
u, -.''TI there. The expert.
In Oe useful to a young man
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