The Jasper news., 1921-08-25

htuu ieb ana llft u out q the pen Do
fore long You see"
Don't fall to do that. II Will be
help and JOY to ye."
"Old Klrkhnm is hard naster,s
said Abe. Il hear his bell ringing ev-
cry time get minutes leisure. I'm
nigh through with him. Now want
to study rhetoric"
"Only schoolmnsters study rhetoric"
Kelso declared. "A real poet or a real
orator Is born with all the rhetoric he
needs, Rhetoric is a steed for light
load under the saddle. but he's too
warrd blooded for the harness. He
was for the day Of the plumed knight
NOT for these times. No man OF
sense would use praneing horse on
a pillow or a stone boat. A good pillow
horse Is a beautiful thing. The piay
Of his muscles. the power OF his stride
are poetry to me, but when he tries
70 put On style he Is ridiculous. That
suggests what rhetoric Is apt to do to
the unframed intellect. II you've
anything to say or write, head straight
across the field and keep your eye on
the furrow."
In the last diary OF Samson Henry
Trnylor lie this entry:
Il went to Gettysburg with the Pres
ident today and sat near him when he
spoke. Mr.. Everett addressed the
crowd for nm hour or 80. AS Kelso
would say He rode the prancing steed
Of Rhetoric My old friend went
straight across the field. When he
finished. the field, plowed and bar
rowed and fertfilze1 by war, had been
sowed for all time. The springs work
was done and well done"
At a quarter Of ten the doctor rose
and said:
"We're keeping Abe from his sleep
and wearing the night away with phil
loscphy. I'm going home"
Il came over to see II you could find
a man to help me tomorrow" Samson
said to Abe. Harry Is going over to
do the chinkIng alone, want a man
to help me on the whipsaw while cut
some boards for the upper flooring"
"Pll help you myself" Abe proposed.
II reckon I'll close the store tomor-
row unless Jnck will tend It."
"YOu can count on me-" said Jack.
"rm short OF sleep anyhow and day
of rest will do fne good"
Abe went with his friends to the
door beyond which the two boys from
Clary's Grove sat as II sound asleep.
II Is probable. however, that they had
heard what Samson had said to Abe.
Next morning Abe and Samson set
out for the woods soon after daylight.
81 like that boy Harry" said Aba
~ reckon he's got good stun In him.
The way he landed on Bop McNoll
was a caution. like 10 see teller
bcome right up 10 the scratch. without
an Invitation just In the nick o. time
as he did, Tint boy Is likely young
colt--strong and timber and well put
together and broad between the eyes"
"An' gentle as a Kitten" Samson
added. "There never was q better
face on boy or better heart behind
II. We like him."
"Yes. sir. He's well topped young
tree-straight and sound and good
timber. Looks as II that little girl q
Jacks was terribly took up with him.
I don't wonder"
"What kind OF girl 10 shef" Sam
son asked.
awful shy since the arrow hit her.
She don't know what II means yet.
She'll get used to that, / reckon. She's
good girl and smart as a steel trap"
Harry Needles went whistllng up
the rood toward the new house with
sickle. hoe and trowel. As he passed
the Kelso cabin he whistled the tune
OF Sweet Nightingale" 1t had haunted
his mind since he had heard It in the
woods. He whistled as loudly as ever
he could and looked at the windows.
Before he had passed. Bins face
looked out at him with smile and
her hand flickered back Of the panes
and he waved his to her. Bis heart
beat fast as he hurried along.
"Pm not so very young" he said to
himself. II wish hadn't put on these
old clothes. Mrs. Trayior Is an awful
nice woman but she's determined to
make me look like a pillow horse.
don't see why she couldn't let me
wear decent clothes.s
Sarah had enjoyed motheSing the
boy. His health had returned. His
cheeks were ruddy. his dark eyes clear
and bright. his tall form erect and
sturdy.
He had helped Alexander Ferguson
with the making Of the fireplace aud
knew how to mlx the mortar. He