The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-07-28

They Had a Long Day Of Comfort In
Its Current.
and butter and cold meat and pie. The
prospect Of being fifty miles nearer
home before nightfall lightened their
hearts and they laughed freely while
Abe told Of his adventures In the cam
paign. To him 1t was all wild COM
edy with tragic scenes dragged into 1t
and woefully out Of place. Indeed he
thought 1t no more like war than a pig
sticking and that was the kind of thing
he hated.
Harry shad not heard from home
since he left 1t. Abe had had letter
from Rutledge which gave him the
news Of Bins elopement. The letter
said:
II was over to Beardstown the day
Kelso and Mcneil got off the steamer.
I brought them home with me. Kelso
was bigger than his trouble. Said that
the ways of youth were part Of the
great plan. Thorhs! ThornsP 7 he said.
They are the teachers of wisdom and
who am I that 1 should think myself
or my daughter too good for the like,
since it is written that Jesus Christ
did not complain Of themT"
"Have you heard from homer" Abe
asked as they padded on.
mot word" said Harry.
You're not expecting to meet BIN
KelsoY" "
That's the best part Of getting
home for me-" said Harry, turning
with smile. ~
Let her drift for a minute" said
Abe. 1--WE got letter from James
Rutledge that i want to read to you
There's big lesson in 1t for both OF
us something to remember as long
as we live"
Abe read the letter. Harry sat mo
tiOnless. Slowly bis head bent for
ward until his chin touched his breast
7 Abe. said with a tender note in his
voice as he folded the letter:
"This man is we'll along in life. He
hasn't youth to help him as you have
See how he takes it and she's the onl!
child he has. There are millions O.
1 pretty girls in the world for you tt
choose FROM"
II know 1t, but there's only one Bin
Kelso in the world" Harry answered
mournfully. "She was the one
loved"
|. "Yes, but you'll find another. l
looks serious, but it isn't-you're ST
young. Hold up your head and keel
going You'll be happy again soon."
Maybe, but I don't see how" SAT-
the boy. -
There are lots of things you can
see from where you are at this presen
moment. There are good many mile
ahead O. you, I reckon, and one thin
you'll see plainly, by and by-that it
all for the best. I've suffered lot my
self but can see now 1t has been
help to me. There isn't an hour of it r.
be willing to give up"
They padded along in silence for
time.
1T was my fault" said Harry pres
emily. II never could say the half
wanted to when she was with me. M
tongue Is too slow. She gave me
chance and wasn't man enough
take it. That's all I've got to say o
that subject"
/ Some time afterward In a letter t
his father the boy wrote:
Il often think Of that ride down til
river and the way he talked to me.
was sogentle. He was big, power
full giant Of man who weighed owe
two hundred pounds, all Of 1t bone an
muscle. But under his great strengt
was a woman's gentleness; under tn
dirty, ragged clothes and the rougl
brown skins grimy with dust an
perspiration, was one Of the cleanes
N souls that ever came to this world.
I don't mean that he was like mini
ter. He could tell a story with prett
rough talk in 1t, but always for pp
pose. He hated dirt on the hands /
on the tongue. He loved flowers iii
q woman. He loved to look at II
4 stars at night and the colars Of Il
sunset and the morning dew on II
meadows. ! never saw a man so muC
Ia love with fun and beauty"
They reached Havana~ that evenir
Ind sold their canoe to q man wi
kept boats to rent on the river shor
They ate hot supper at the tavel
y and got ! ride with 4 farmer who WI