The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-11

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play and old men from the chimney
corner. Ny boy, take a chair next
to Mr.. Traylor. Mr.. Traylor, you
stand up as proud and firm as q
big pine. I believe you're a Yankee"
$50 do l." said Samson. III you
took all the Yankee out O. me I'd have
an empty skin"
Then Abe began to show the stran-
ger his peculiar art In these words:
"Stephen Nuckles used to say
Gods grace embraces the isles o. the
sea an the uttermost parts . the
earth. It takes in the Esquimaux an
the Hottentots. Some 60 SO fur to
say that 1t takes in the Yankees but
I don't 60 so fur"
Samson Joined In the good-natured
laughter that followed.
III you deal with some Yankees
you take your life in your hands" he
said. 'They q serve God or Nam
mon and I guess they have given the
devil some Of his best ideas. He
seems to be getting a lot OF Yankee
notions lately"
''There was q powerful prejudice
in Kentucky against the Yankees"
Abe went on. Down there they used
to tell about a 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 to town and told the buyer that he
would need help to bring 'em in.
Elbows that?' the buyer asked.
"Why they git away an go to run
MIN through the woods an fields an
we can't keep up with 'em.'
81 don't think I want EN- says
the buyer. "A speedy hog hasn't
much pork to carry. TIL give ye
twenty bits to let me Off,"
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 to the newcomer. II have
great respect for the sturdy sons of
New England. I believe 1t al Theo-
dore Parker who said that the pine
was the symbol Of their character.
He was right. It's roots are deep In
the soil; 1t towers above the forest;
it has the strength Of tall masts and
the substance Of the builder in it's
body, music In Its waving branches and
~turpentine In Its veins. / thought Of
this when I saw Webster and heard
him speak at Plymouth
"fWhat kind Of a looking man is
hep Abe asked.
"A big erect, splendid figure Of a
man. He walked like q ram at the
head Of his flock"
Abe who since his story had sat
with 4 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 a
look Of animation. The diary speaks
often OF the "ve'l Of sadness N his
face.
NE ii 4 very great man." Abe Is.
claimed.
1Have you learned that last noble
flight Or his In the reply to Haynes,
40 you promsedY' Kelso. asked.
81 have said Abe, ..sand the other
day when i was tramping back from
Bowlin' Green's ! came across . drove
Of cattle and stopped and give IL to
them. They all let 20 OF the grass
ana stood looking
Good! Now stand up and let Us see
how you nitrate the great chief Of
the WING clan, I said Kelso.
The lank and awkward youth rose
and began to speak the lines n i high
pitched voice that trembled with ex-
citement. II lowered md steadied
and rang ont like noble music on q
well-played trumpet 90 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 snoWs."
ssTshey shook our heartsFas the wind
shakes the branches of stree Sam.
8 writes IN his diary. The lean,
bonys body 0f the boy was transigured
and as Il looked All his face III the ~
iight I thought Il was handsome
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