The Jasper news., 1921-08-18


how you initiate the great chief of
the Wing clam" said Kelso.
The lank and awkward youth rose
and began to speak the lines in high
pitched voice that trembled with ex-
element. 1t lowered and steadied
and rang out like noble music on a
well-played trumpet as the channel
Of his spirit filled with the mighty
current of the orators passion. Then,
indeed, the words fell from his lips
like the winter SHOWS"
"They shook our hearts as the wind
shakes the branches Of a tree" Sam
son writes in his diary. "The lean,
bony body Of the boy was TRANSPORTED
and as looked at his face in the fire.
light l thought 1t was handsome.
mot a word was spoken for a min
ute after he sat down. l had got
my first look Mt Lincoln. l had seen
his soul. / think 1t was then / began
to realize that man was being made
among us more precious than fine
gold; even a man more precious than
the golden wedge of Ophir.'"
The Doctor gazed in silence at the
boy. Kelso sat with both hands In
his pockets and his chin upon his
breast looking solemnly into the fire.
"Thank you, Abe" he said in a low
voice. Something unusual has hap
pened and I'm just little scared"
"Why?" Abe asked.
"For fear somebody will spoil 1t
with another hog story. I'm a little
afraid of anything can say. l would
venture this, that the man Webster
is prophet. In his Plymouth address
he hears receding into never-returning
distance the clank of chains and all
the din of slavery. II will come true"
"Do YOU think sol" Abe asked.
"Surely-there are so many OF US
who hate 1t. These Yankees hate 1t
and they and their children are scat
tering all over the midlands. Their
spirit will guide the West The love
Of liberty is the salt of their blood ana
the marrow of their bones. Liberty
means freedom for all. Wait until
these babies, coming out here by the
wagonload, have grown to manhood
Slavery will have to reckon WIN
them"
81 hate 1t, too" said Abe. IF live
I'm going to hit that thing on the
head some day."
DO you still want to be lawyer
Kelso asked.
"Yes, but sometimes 1 think I'd
make a better blacksmith" saio Abe.
I'm trying to make up my nina
what's best for me-"
mo, you're trying to decide what
is best for your friends and your
country and for the reign. of law and
justice and liberty"
"But l think every man acts from
selfish motives" Abe insisted.
Doctor Allen demurred as follows
"The other night you happened tC
remember that you had overcharget
Mrs. Peters for q jug of molasses anc
after you had closed the store you
walked three miles to return the mon
ey which belonged TO her. Why die
you do lit"
"For q selfish motive" said Abe
81 believe honesty Is the best policy
"Then you took that long walk JUS
to advertise your honesty-to induce
people to call you Honest Abe as thel
have begun to dor
81 wouldn't want to put it tina
way" said Abe.
"But that's the only way out" tn
Doctor insisted, land we knowing onei
would have to call you 'Sordid Abe
. "There's a hidden Abe and 20,
haven't got acquainted with him yet,
Kelso interposed. "We have all caugh
a glimpse of him tonight. He's tn
5 Abe that loves honor and justice an
humanity and their great temple 0
freedom that is growing up here 4
the new world. He loves them bette
kthan fame or fortune or life itseli
5 l think II must have been that Alb
whose voice sounded like a trumpe
1 Just now and who sent you off TO Mr.
9 Peters with the money. You haven
the chance to know him that we hav'
[ Some day you two will get al
e quainted."
s At this moment there was a lou
: rap on the door. Mr.. 'Kelso opene
a 1t and said: "HellO. Eli Come In
S A hairy-faced, bow-legged man, Der
s under great pack, partly covere
with bed ticking, stood in the doc
: way.
"Hello, Mr.. Kelso," the bearded ma
e answered. 1.-THE poor wandering Je
J, has gone back ag'in-heyl l tlnk
hat to take de hump Off my back b,
r fore / gifts In"