Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-03-20

was significant. Inc sentiment In Ia.
vor OF change was growing. 1t was
now to be reekoned with, for the abc~
lition party was said to hold the bal.
ance of power in New York and New
England and was behaving itself like
bull in china shop.
After dinner tried to put on some
of my old clothes, but found that my
nakedness had so expanded that they
would not cover it, so 1 hitched my
white mare on the spring wagon and
drove to the village for my trunk.
Every week day after that worked
in the fields until the senator arrived
in Canton about the middle of August.
On one of those happy days received
| a letter from old Kate, dated, to my
surprise, in Saratoga. 1t said:
tDear Barton Baynes: 1 thought
would let you know that my father is
dead. have come here to rest and
have found some work to do. am bet
ter now. Have seen Sally. She is very
| beautiful and kind. She does not know
that L am the old witch, Ihave changed
so. The others do not know-it is
Lord that brought me here. He has a
way of taking care of some people,
my boy. Do you remember when I be-
| gan to call you my boy-you were very
little. 1t is long, long ago since / first
saw you in your fathers dooryard-
F.! you said you were going to mill on a
butterfy's back. You looked just as
thought my boy would look. You gave
me kiss. What a wonderful gift IL
was to me then! began to love you.
| I have no one else to think of now. ]
hope you won't mind my thinking Sc
much Of you. Fl
"God bless you,
! "KATE FULLERTON"
understood now why the strong
will and singular insight of this won.
an had so often exercised themselves
in my behalf. I could not remember
the far day and the happy circum.
stance of which she spoke, but wrote
her letter which must have warmed
| her heart I am sure.
Silas Wright arrived in Canton and
drove up to our home. He reached
our door at eight in the morning with
his hound and rifle. He had aged rap
idly since 1 had seen him last. His
hair was almost white. There were
many new lines in his face. He
seemed more grave and digniffed. He
did not lapse into the dialect Of his
fathers when he spoke of the ancient
pestimes of hunting and fishing as he
! had been wont to do.
'Bart," he said when the greetings
were over, 1et's you and me go and
spend day in the woods. I'll leave
my man here to help your uncle while
you're gone"
We went by driving south a few
miles and tramping In to the foot of
the saltwater on our rivera trail
long familiar to me. The dog left us
soon after we took 1t and began to
range over thick wooded hills. We sat
down among small, spirelike spruces
at the rivers edge with a long stretch
OF water in sight while the music of
the hounds voice came family to our
ears from the distant forest.
"Oh, I've been dreaming Of this for
a long time" said the senator as he
leaned back against a tree and filed
his lungs and looked out upon the wa
ter, green with lily pads along the
edge and feeked with the last Of the
white blossoms. 81 believe you want
J to leave this lovely country"
ST am waiting for the call to go, -
4 I said.
swell, I'm inclined to think you are
the kind Of man who ought to CO." he
answered almost sadly. "You are
needed. / have been waiting until we
should meet to congratulate you on
yo1r behavior at Cobleskill. think
you have the right spirit-that Is the
ail-important matter. You will en-
counter strange company in the game
of politics. Let me tell you story
He told me many stories of his life
in Washington, interrupted by a sound
, like that of approaching footsteps. we
ceased talking and presently flock
of cartridges came near us, pacing
, along over the mat of leaves in lei
surely fashion. We sat perfectly still
: A young cock bird with his beautiful
: ruff standing out, like the hair on the
5 back of a frightened dog, STROBE
f toward us with comic threat In his
) manner. 1t seemed as If he were Of
half q mind to knock us into the river
y But we sat as still as stumps and ht
;. spared us and went ON with the others
= The baying of the hound was nearer
y now. Suddenly we saw a big bucl
: come down to the shore Of the cov'
r near us and on our side of the stream
4 He looked to right and left. Then III
e made a long leap into the water and
e waded slowly until 1t covered him. HI
raised his nose and laid his antler'
q back over his shoulders and swan
s quietly downstream, his nose jus
y showing above the water. His antler
= ! Iro,.n lilo a hit Of driftMnn1 he wv