The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-03-20
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to-do people In the towns were more
particular about their dress those
days than now.
'Tll ask my aunt and uncle about
IT," proposed.
That's all right" he answered. I'm
going TO drive TO your house this after
noon and your uncle wishes you TO
go with me. We are all to have talk
with Mr.. Grimshaw."
lie left me and 1 went over to Mr..
Wrights.
They told me that he was cutting
corn In the back lot, where I found
him.
"Mr. Dunkelberg came this morning
and wanted to buy me some new
clothes and boots" I said.
The senator stopped work and stood
looking at me with his hands upon his
hips.
II wouldn't let him do Il II l were
you" he said thoughtfully.
Just then I saw a young man come
running toward us In the distant field.
Mr.. Wright took out his compass.
Look here" he said, "you see the
needle points due north"
lie took lodestone out OF his
pocket. and holding II near the COM
pass moved II back and forth. The
needle followed IL.
The young man came up 20 us
breathing deeply. Precipitation was
rolling OF HIS face. He was much ex-
cited and spoke with some difficulty.
Senator Wright" he gnsped, Mrs.
Wright sent me down TO tell you that
President Van Buren, is at the house"
Iremember wildly the look OF mild
amusement In the senator's face and
I the serene calmness with which he
looked at the young man and said to
him:
'Tell Mrs. Wright to make him COM
| Portable in our easiest chair and to
say to the president that shall be up
directly"
To my utter surprise he resumed his
talk with me as the young man went
away.
"You see all ways are north when
you put this lodestone near the
needle" he went on. "If II is 10 tell
you the truth you must keep the lode
stone away from the needle. It's that
way, too. with the compass OF your
4 soul, partner. There the lodestone is
selfshness, and with its help you can
make any direction look right TO you
and soon-you're lost"
He bound the last bundle and then
We walked together toward the house,
the senator carrying his sickle.
81 shall introduce you TO the presi-
dent" he said as we neared our des-
tinatIon. "Then perhaps you had bet.
ter leave u.s."
could not remember that / had
ever been introduced" TO anybody.
knew that people put their wits on ex'
hlbItion and often flung down "snag'
by way OF demonstrating their fitness
for the honor, when they were intro
duced In books. l remember asking
rather timidly:
"What shall I say when-when you
Introduce met"
ooh. say anything you want to say
he answered with a look Of amuse-
ment.
"rm kind o. scared" said.
"You needn't be-he was once q
poor boy just like YOU"
"Just like mel" l repeated thought
fully, for while l had heard good
deal of that kind of thing in our home
IL had not. somehow, got under my
incket, as they used TO say.
"Just like you-cowhide and all
the son of small freeholder In Kin
derhook on the Hudson" he went on
"But he was well fed In brain and
body and kept his heart clean. So OF
course he grew and Is still growing
That's a curious thing about men and
women, Bart. II they are In good
ground and properly cared for they
never stop growing - never ! - and
that's a pretty full wOrd-isn't III
We had come In sight Of the house
1 Jagged behind a little when l saw
the great man sitting on the small
piazza with Mrs. Wright. l see Wv
IDLY, as | write. the full figure, the
rudy. kindly face, the large nose. the
gray eyes, the thick halo of silvered
hair extending from his collar to the
bald top of his head. He rose and
said In a deep voice:
"IIe sows III luck who hinders the
reaper"
Mr.. Wright hung his sickle on q
small tree In the dooryard and an
swered:
"The plowman has overtaken the
reaper. Mr.. President. l bid you vel
come 10 my humble home"
ut is a pleasure to be here and Q
regret TO call you back TO Washing
ton" said the president as they shooh
hands.
IL suppose that means an extra ses
sion" the senator answered.
First let me reassure you. 1 shall
get away as soon as possible. for
know that a president is heavy bur
den for one TO have on his hands"
Don't worry. l can get along with