Evening star., 1922-12-10

IoolH ldNulIS udu uoNCu u OtuCt Quok-
ters.
But TO return to my story.
As we passed through the helds
noticed what / thought were the
foundations of numerous haystacks
Rails had been laid down on the
ground several feet apart. Acroe.
these and close together other rails
had been placed. On these grass had
been piled up 10 the depth of two o.
three feet.
You must have had wonderful
crop Of hay on this held," l remarked.
Judging from the number Of founda
tions for the stacks"
A merry twinkle came into his eye
and he laughed as he said: Those
are not foundations for haystacks. 1
had those built as shelters for the
rabbits. 1t makes a nice warm piace
for them in which to live in the win
ter"
After passing the rabbit shelters
we came, a little further on. 70 q.
cornfield IN which the bare stalks of
last years crop were still standing.
Why did you not cut this field o.
corn?' I asked.
.ABAlu luCTS was q hSliS SudSAic or
he answered: We'll. you see. plant
ed that corn for the squirrels. ana
some Of my other friends. and left IL
standing SO they could get at it in
the winter. And let me show you
what they did,
WE followed him a little way int"
w the woods and found tho ground
covered with cobs from which the corn
had been stripped.
'I have a lot Of frienQe in here" he
said Let mo show you , particular
friend Sec that bird box-the one
on the pole? Notice that the box ts
fastened to a straight. smooth rod Of
iron and the iron is bolted to the top
of the pole did that so the squir-
rels could not get 1t the birds. But
see what happened. A flying squirrel
took possession of that box and made
it his home. He runs out on that
limb that hangs over the box and
makes a flying leap. He never fails
to land on the roof of his home. Tn
bet he's in there now. He knows
nv signal, and IL he is there he'll
come out and take look. Now, boy.
keep your eye on the hole in the
box
He went to the pole to the top o.
which the box was fastened He
raped upon it three times and then
out came the head OF friend squirrel
For q minute he eyed US very calmly
and very solemnly and then turned
back to his nest as IL satisfied that
everything was all right and tina;
Henry and another boy were just
making a friendly call.
And 80 the multimillionaire spent
the better part Of the day with ten
year-old boy, having a bully time
calling on his furred and feathered
friends. He loves the great out-of-
doors. Beneath the fire and steel in
him there is a boyish. Joyous spirit.
| It is one of the lights that fall among
the shadows.
I have referred elsewhere to the
fact that Mr.. Ford makes his most In
Innate counselors men in his own
organization with whom it would
seem he would have the least in COM
| mon. That there is in Mr.. Ford ths;
which is attractive to men OF highe:
order is seen in the intimate friend
ship he has enjoyed with two great
men@John Burroughs. up until the
time OF his death. and Thomas A. Ed
son. These three were in the habit
of taking their annual outing to
gether. and were not infrequently to-
gether between times. What is there
| in common among them?
| Between Burroughs and Ford there.
was the love Of nature. OF birds and
flowers, and streams and hills. One
loved far more understandingly than
the other, but both loved the same
things
Between Edison and Ford there is
the bond of mechanics and invention.
And back of it all there is the spirit
of youth. 1t was in Burroughs TO
his last hour. 1t is in Edison and
Ford Edison at seventy-five is work
ing his two shifts and finding his joy
in life and his interest in his work
increasing rather than diminishing.
When are you going to retire?" he
was asked recently. The replyy was:
Never"
There is a story of Ford and Edi-
son that has never gotten into print 4
1t has an amusing and at the same
time a dramatic incident in it that
, makes it worth rpeating.
Late in the fall of 1914 Mr.. Ford
i planned to take Mr.. Edison by sps-
cial train over the route between De-
troit and Port Huron on which Edi-
son in his youth had worked as a
newsboy. The train consisted OF
three or four coaches. and the party
| was limited to a small number OF in
| vited guests. of whom ! CHANGED TO
/ be one.
| Arriving in Port Huron. Mr.. Ford
decided to give TO Mr.. Edison new
start in his old business. He pur-
| chased from a newsboy his entire out
ft-basket, papers. apples. oranges.
chewing gum. crackerjack and all the
| rest-and had it smuggled aboard our
! train.
! As We were pulling out a son OF
Mr.. Edison brought the basket to his
father and, holding 1t up before him.
said: Here you are. dad. Go to it
Edison hooked his arm through the
handle of the basket and began to call
his wares. Down through the train
he went. doing a Office business
for everybody bought. and EdtsoN
gave back no change. I have before
me as write a copy Of the El Paso
Herald. which I purchased from the
newsboy Edison. It cost me q dollar.
II is worth more than that today.
| The boys-Henry and Thomas