The Jasper news., 1921-08-18
CHAPTER III.-continued.


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"Welcomei and here's the best seat
at the flreside," he said to Samson.
my wife and daughter are away for
visit and for two days I've had the
cabin to myself. Look, We worshipers
of fire, and see how fine 1t is now
The homely cabin is a place Of beauty.
What a heaven it is when the flames
are leapingl Here is Hogarth's line
Of beauty; nothing perpendicular or
horizontal"
He took Abe's hand and went on:
"Here, We lovers of romance, is one
OF the story-tellers of Ispahan who
has in him the wisdom of the wander
ing tribes. He can tell you a tale
that will draw children from their
play and old men from the chimney
corner. My boy, take a chair next
to Mr.. Traylor. Mr.. Traylor. you
stand up as proud and firm as a
big pine. l believe you're Yankee"
$50 do l." said Samson. "If you
took all the Yankee out O. me I'd have
an empty skin"
ger his peculiar art in these words:
stephen Nuckles usec to say:
Gods grace embraces the isles o. the
sea an the uttermost parts O. the
earth. 1t takes In the Esquimaux an
the Hottentots. Some go so fur to
say that 1t takes in the Yankees but
/ don't go so 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 l guess they have given the
devil some Of his best ideas. He
seems to be getting a lot of Yankee
notions lately"
"There was a powerful prejudice
in Kentucky against the Yankees"
Abe went on. "Down there they used
to tell about n 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.
SLOWS thatr the buyer asked.
"Why they git away an go to run.
min through the woods an fields an
we can't keep up with EN-
81 don't think l want EN- says
the buyer. "A speedy hog hasn't
much pork to carry. I'll give "
twenty bits to let me off,"
81 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. 81 hav,
great respect for the sturdy sons O.
New England. believe it was Theo
dore Parker who said that the pint
was the symbol Of their character
He was right. Its roots are deep II
the soil; 1t towers above the forest
II has the strength Of tall masts ant
the substance Of the builder in 1t
body, music in its waving branches ant
turpentine in its veins. / thought o
this when saw Webster and hear
him speak at Plymouth"
"What kind of a looking man 1
he?" Abe asked.
"a big erect, splendid figure Of
man. He walked like a ram at tn
head of his flock"
Abe who since his story had sa
with a sad face looking into the fir
now Leaned forward, his elbows on hi
knees, and shook his head with inter
est while his gray eyes took on
look Of animation. The diary speak
often Of the well of sadness" on hi
face.
"He is a very great man." Abe e1
claimed.
"Have you learned that last nobl
flight of his in the reply to Haynes
is you promsedT Kelso asked.
at have" said Abe, "and the othe
day when was tramplng back froI
BOwlln' Green's came across a droV
ut cattle and GtonDed and gave 1t