The Jasper news., 1921-12-08


ment. Then he added:
"Ghoate phrased II well when he
said: We should beware Of awakIng
the tremendous divinities Of change
from their long sleep. Let US think
Of that when we consider what we
shall do with the evils that afiict u.s."
The boy Joe had been deeply I'm.
terested in this talk.
"If your lend me a book, I'd like
to begin studying" he said.
'srhere's time enough for that" said
Lincoln. First, want you to under.
stand what the law IL and what the
lawyer should be. You wouldn't want
to DO a pettifogger. Choate is the
right model. He has a dignity suited
to the greatness of his chosen master.
They say that before a justice OF the
peace, in n room no bigger than q
shoemaker's shop, his work Is done
with the same dignity and care that
he would show In the supreme court
Of Massachusetts,. A newspaper says
that In a dog case at Beverly he
treated the dog as II he were a lion
and the grabbed old squire with the
consideration due a chief justice"
HE knows how to handle the Eng.
lish language" Samson observed.
"He got that by reading. he is the
best read man at the American bar
and the best Bible student. There's
lot Of work ahead OF you, Joe, before
you are a lawyer, and when you're
admitted success comes only Of the
capacity for work. Brougham wrote
the peroration Of his speech in de.
Tense Of Queen Caroline nineteen
| times"
81 want to be a great orator." the
boy exclaimed with engaging frank
ness.
'Then you must remember that
character is the biggest part OF It,"
Honest Abe declared. "Great thoughts
come out OF a great character and
only out OF that. They will come
even II you have little learning and
none Of the graces which attract the
eye. But you must have a character
that is ever speaking, even when your
lips are silent. 1t must show In your
life and fill the spaces between your
words. 1t will help you to choose and
charge them with the love of great
things that carry conviction.
II remember, when was a boy over
In Gentryyille. shaggy. plain-dressed
man rode up to the door one day. He
had cheerful, kindly face. His char
acter began to speak to us before he
opened his mouth to ask for a drink
Of water.
az don't know who you are my
father said. But I'd like 1t awful
well If you'd light and talk to u.s. He
did and we didn't know till he had
gone that he was the governor Of the
state. A good character shines like a
candle on a dark night. You can't
mistake 1t. A freely can't hold his
light long enough to compete with 1t.
webster said In the Knapp trial /:
There is no evil that we cannot
either face or fly from bur the con-
seriousness Of duty disregarded.'
"A great truth like that makes won
derful music on the lips Of sincere
man. An orator must be lover and
discoverer OF such unwritten laws"
II was nearing midnight when they
heard footsteps on the board walk In
front Of the house. In a moment
Harry Needles entered In cavalry uni.
form with nne top boots and silver
spurs, erect as a Young Indian brave
and bronzed by tropic suns.
"Helloi" he said as he took of his
belt and clanking saber. 81 hang up
my sword. have had enough OF
war"
He had ridden across country from
the boat landing and. arriving SO late,
had left his horse at livery stable.
"Tm lucky to find you and Abe and
Joe all up and waiting for me-" be
said as be shook their hands. slows
motherT
"Tm WE'LL" Sarah called from the
top Of the stairway. an be down in
a minute"
For an hour or more they sat by
the Preside while Harry told of his
adventures In the great swamps OF
southern Florida.
J "rve done my share of the Aght.
ing" he said at length. 'rm going
north tomorrow to ind BIN and her
mother"
81 shall want you to serve q com.
plant on one Lionel Davis" said Mr.
] Lincoln.
IL have one Of my own to serve on
him." Harry answered. "But I hope
that our case can be settled ont OF