The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-06-30


NJ the flreside." he said TO Samson.
MY wife and daughter are away for
visit and for two days I've had the
cabin 10 myself Look. We worshipers
of fire, and see how fine II Is now
The homely cabin Is place Of beauty.
What heaven II IN when the flames
are leaplngi Here is Hogarth's line
Of beauty; nothing perpendicular or
horizontal"
He took Abe's hand and went on :
Here ye lovers OF romance. Is one
Of the story-telIers Of Ispahan who
hns I'm him the wisdom OF the wander
ing tribes. lie can tell you n tale
that will draw children from their
play and old men from the chimney
corner. My boy, take chair next
To Mr.. Traylor. Mr. Traylor, you
stand up rs proud and firm as q
big pine. believe you're a Yankee"
$50 do l." said Samson. "If you
,ook all the Yankee out o. me I'd have
IN empty skin"
Then Abe began TO show the strnn.
ger his peculiar art in these words :
stephen Nuckles used to say /:
Gods grace embraces the isles o. the
sea an the utterrnost parts o. the
earth. II takes In the EsQuimaux an
the Hottcntots Some go so fur TO
say that II takes In the Yankees but
] don't go az fur"
Samson Joined in the good-natured
laughter that followed.
"If you deal with some Yankees
you take your life in your hands" he
said They can serve God or Nam
mon and | guess they have given the
devil some Of his best ideas. He
seems TO be getting lot OF Yankee
notions lately"
There was powerful prejudice
In Kentucky against the Yankees"
Abe went on Down there they used
10 tell about Yankee who sold his
hogs and was driving them to town.
ON the way he decided that he had
sold them too cheap. He left them
with his drover IN the road and went
on 10 town and told the buyer that he
would need help TO bring 'em In.
slows thntr the buyer asked.
'why they git away an go 10 run
min through the woods an fields an
we can't keep up with EN-
~ don't think I want EN- says
the buyer. A speedy hog hasn't
much pork to carry. TIL give ye
twenty hits TO let me on"
II guess that Yankee had one more
hog than he'd counted" said Samson.
whatever prejudice you may find
here will soon vanish" said Kelso,
turning 10 the newcomer. IL have
great respect for the sturdy sons Of
New England I believe II was Theo-
dore Parker who said that the pine
was the symbol Of their character.
He was right. Its roots are deep In
the soil II towers above the forest
II has the strength ~ tail masts and
the substance of the builder In It's
body. music In It's waving branches and
turpentine In Its veins I thought Of
this when I saw Webster and heard
him speak nj Plymouth
what kind OF IA looking man 10
her" Abe asked.
"a big erect, splendid figure Of a
man. He walked like a ram at the
head OF his flock"
Abe who since his story had sat
with a sad face looking into the fire
now leaned forward. his elbows on his
knees, and shook his head with inter
est while his gray eyes took on
look Of animation. The diary speaks
often Of the "ve'l Of sadness" on his
face.
"He is very great man." Abe ex-
claimed.
slave you learned that last noble
flight of his In the reply TO Haynes,
as you promsedr' Keiso asked.
81 have" said Abe. "and the other
day when was tramping back from
Bowlin' Green's came across a drove
of cattle and stopped and gave II to
them. They all let 60 OF the grass
and stood looking"
NOoA ANbN cAohb uhh ue ett
how you initiate the great chief Of
the Whig clan" said Kelso.
The lank and awkward youth rose
and began 10 speak the lines In high.
pitched voice that trembled with ex-
element II 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
hike 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 thought II was handsome.
-Not a word was spoken for a min
ute after he sat down. had got
my first look at Lincoln. had seen
bis soul. | think II was then ! began