The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-29
CHAPTER XIV.
! Use My Own Compass at . Fork In
the Road.

of the young those days.
Mr.. Wright came up for days fish,
ing in July. My uncle and took him
up the river.
While we ate our luncheon he de-
scribed Jackson and spoke of the fa-
nous cheese which he had kept on q |
table in tho vestibule Of the White
House for his callers. He described
his fellow senators-webster, Clay. |
Rives, Calhoun and Benton. remem- |
ber that Webster was. In his view. the
least of them, although at his best the
greatest orator. We had delightful
day, and when drove back to the VII
lsge with him that night he told me
that could go into the office Of Wright
4 Baldwin after harvesting.
"It will do for start" he said. "A
little later shall try to find q better
place for y0u."
My life went on with little In II
worth recording until the letter came.
I speak Of It as "the letter." because
Of its effect upon my career. 1t was
from Sally, and 1t said:
"Dear Bart: It's all over for long
time, perhaps forever-that will de-
pend on you. I shall be true to you,
II you really love me. even II I 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 It. How can stop it2 i guess
would have tn stop living. But we
shall have to depend upon our mem.
ories now. I hope that yours is as
good as mine. Father says no more
letters without his permission, and he
stamped his foot so hard that think
he must have made a dent In the floor.
Talk about slavery-what do you think
of that7 Mother says that we must
wait-that It would make father q
great deal Of trouble II 1t 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 suppose that we
can do as we please then. The day
is long way of. but I 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. II
either or both should die our souls will
know where to find each other. II
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
I me then! remember that 1t gave
8 Time a rather slow foot. I wrote the
words very neatly and plainly on q
. sheet Of paper and mailed II to Mrs
Dunkelberg. wondered II Sally would
stand frm, and longed to know the
: secrets Of the future. More than eveI
was resolved to be the principal wit
ness In some great matter. as my
friend in Ashery lane had put 1t.
I was eight months with Wright 4
Baldwin when was offered q clerk
ship in the office of Judge Westbrook
at Cobleskill, In Schoharie county, a
two hundred year and my board.
knew not then Just how the offer hat
come. but knew that the senator mus
have recommended me. know nov
that he wanted a reliable witness O
the rent troubles which were growing
acute In Schoharie. Delaware and Co
lumbia counties.
1t was trial to 60 so far from
home. as Aunt Deel put 1t. bat both m.
aunt and uncle agreed that 1t was "fo
the best"
How It wrung my heart, when MI
Purvis and / got into the stage at Can
! ton, to see my aunt and uncle standin
by the front wheel looking up at me
How old and lonely and forlorn the
looked! Aunt Deel had her purse 4
her hand. remember how she took
: dollar out of It'll suppose 1t was tn
3 only dollar she had-and looked at
moment and then handed 1t up I
Il me.
a "You better take It," she said. TT
g fraid you won't have enough"
; How her hand and lips trembledl
have always kept that dollar.
Icouldn't zee them as we drove ava!
The Judge received me kindly an
gove Purvis Job In his garden.
IL was able to take his dlctatiOn In sount
e. hand and spent most Of my time !
ns taking down contracts and correspond
e. ence and drafting them into propt
ct form. which ! had the knack of doln
rather neatly. ! was impressed by tn
ed immensity Of certain towns In II
II. neighborhoOd. and there were son
q temptations In my way. Many peopl
at and especially the prominent men. Il
On dulged In ardent spirits.
IN We had near us there a little sectic
&c Of the old world which was trying. In
In half-hearted fashion, to maintain
ne self In the midst Of democracy.
1t was the manorial lifs Ut the patrool
"a relic Of ancient feudallsm whit
- had it, beginning In 1929. when Il
III West Indies company issued its cha
lro toe of pgivtleges and oxapaphoNG tn