Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24

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being built, manufacturing developed,
and he took pride in making himself
indispensable in what was going on.
When little Cynthia appeared at Con
istOn lie at once loved her us he would
have loved his own daughter. Her
father was unable to meet his Obllga-
lions at the bank. Jethro quietly
bought the mortgage and had 1t as
signed to himself. Cynthia used to
call him Uncle Jethro and loved him
as she did her father.
After a time the railroad corpora
tons decided to consolidate. Jethro,
whether he feared that they would be-
come too large for the state, or for
him, did not approve Of consolidation.
Thereup0n they decided to overthrow
him. The fight began over his home
post office. He was known to favor an
old soldier named Eph Prescott who
had been badly wounded in the VIII
derness and whom he had helped in
his uphill fight as he had helped many
another person. The railroad party de-
clded to defeat JethrO's candidate in
order to weaken his prestige in the
state, and 1t had the support of many
men who had formerly done his bid
ding and of the Congressman from
the district" the usual autocrat in the
distribution of offices of that class.
Jethro went to Washington and con-
trived to have an apparently chance
meeting between President Grant and
Fph. Grant was attracted by Eph's
simplicity. They talked over the bat
tie they had fought together with
modesty which furnished another in
stance that the noisiest patriots are
not always the greatest. Grant APP
pointed Eph. When the news of the
victory reached home, Jethro's pres
tige was much increased.
He placed Cynthia in finishing
school in Boston. Being young wom
an Of high spirit she was not happy
there. The fact that she came from
a remote country place and of an I'M
known family, very likely had some
thing to do with the treatment she re-
ceived in those primitive days before
finishing schools had been made who'll
ly safe for democracy. One day pa
per controlled by Isaac WOrthingtOn
the head of the corporation party
made a savage attack upon Jethro as
a lobbyist and a boss" The paper
found it's way into Cynthia's hands
and gave her the greatest distress
She went to JethrO and asked him if
the story was true. He said: "They
hain't put it just as they'd ought to
perhaps, but that's the way / done
it in the MAIN" His manly confess
sion caused her to love him even more
than before. She withdrew from the !
school and went to teach in
Brampton, the town in which Worth
ington lived. Jethro, shaken by the
effect on Cynthia, determined to with
draw from politics.
The state was in a ferment. Would |
the corporations be able to down Jeth-
ro? For the first time in nearly 40 |
years Jethro did not appear at the
ConiSton town meeting. The enemy |
won by default. The news heartened |
the corporations everywhere. Worth
ngton had always been an enemy Of
Tethro's, although he had accepted his
help more than once, and while in
lulging in very virtuous speeches, had
)ractfced essentially the same meth
IDS. His son, Bob, was madly in love
With Cynthia, but she subordinated
Ter own love for Bob completely to
Ter fidelity to Jethro. Bob proposed
% her and she refused. He declared
hat he would leave his father and
earn his own living and then claim
Ter on account Of what he had him
self done. He wrote his father tell
ng him his purpose. When the latter
received the letter he flew into a rage.
Learning that Cynthia was teacher
n his own town, he called the commit
zee together, the majority Of whom he
and had them pass a vote
ANONYMOUSLY dismissing her from the
school. This action aroused JethrO
md he straightway took up the battle
again against the corporation magnate
for the outrage. He
swooped down upon the capitol like
IN eagle. His genius for political gen.
flashed out with its old-time
brightness. Messages went to the val.
ey towns and to the north country.
The "throne room" was open again,
and although the battle had been ap-
lost through JethrOs with
travail, 1t became evident that the
corporations were destined to defeat.
Finally Worthington was willing to
and asked Jethro's terms.
Jethro said, Consent to the marriage
Of Cynthia and Bob" WorthingtOn COM
piled in some high flown letters and
the marriage took place. Jethro with
drew from the fight and from politics
and passed his old age near Cynthia,
blessed by her love and that Of her
with apologies to Mr.. Win
ston Churchill).
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