The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-04-13
CHAPTER XXI.

Whsrsin Q Remarkable School o. 20
iltIeai Science Begins Its SsssIons
In the Rsar Of Jeshua opssd's sters.
AIse At samsen's Flrsslds Honest
Az Talks Of the Authority Of the
Law and the Right Of Revolution.
The boy Joe had had q golden week
At the home Of the Brimsteads- The
fsir Annabel. knowing not the power
that lay In her beauty. had captured
his young henri scarcely fifteen years
Of age. He had no interest In her
younger sister. Mary. But Annabei.
with her long skirts and full form and
glowing eyes and gentle dignity. had
stirred him to the depths. When he
left he carried . soul heavy with re-
gret and great resolutions. Not that
he had mentioned the matter TO her or
to any one. II was o thing too sacred
for speech. To God. In his prayers,
he spoke Of 1t. but to no other.
He asked to be mude and TO be
thought worthy. He would have had
the whole world rtopped and put to
sleep for u term until he wa. delivered
from the bondage Of his tender youth.
That being impossible. II was for
him a sud. but not hopeless world.
Indeed. he rejuiced In his sadness. An
mabel was four years older than he.
II he could make her to know the
depth Of his passion. perhnpa she
would wilt for him. He sought for
seif-exprcssion In The Household Book
Of Poetry-a sorrowful and pious vol
ume lie could ind no ladder VI
rhyme with an adequate reach. lie
endeavOred to build one. He wrote
melancholy verses ind letters. confess
Ing his passion. to Annabel. which
she did not encourage. hut which she
always kept and valued for their In.
genuOus and noble ardor. Some Of
these Anacreon.ics IRE among the
treasures inherited by her descend
ants. They were matter Of slight
Importance. one would say. hut they
mark the beginning Of . great career.
Immediately after his return to the
new home In Springfield. the boy.
Josiah. set out to make himself hon.
ored Of his ideal. In the effort he
made himself hOnored Of many. His
eager brain had soon taken the footing
Of manhood.
A remarkable school Of political
science had begun its sessions In the
little Western village Of Springfield.
The world had never seen the like Of
II. Abraham Lincoln. Stephen A.
Douglas, Z. d. Baker. o. II. Browning.
lease b. Thomas. and Josinh Lamborn
"a most unusual array Of tnlent ~
subsequent history has proved-were
won't to gather around the fireplace In
the rear Of Joshua Speeds store. eve
ninEs, to discuss the issues Of the
time. Samson and his 500 Joe came
often to hear the talk. Douglas looked
like a dwarf among those iOng-geared
men. He wns slight and short. being
only about I'VE feet tall. but he had u
big, round head covered with thick.
straight. dark hair. n bulldog look and
q voice like thunder. Douglns md
Lincoln were In heated argument
over the admission Of slavery TO the
| territories tne utNt UIKut tHUt SumAOn
mud Joe sat down with them.
ave didn't like that little rooster OF
q man. he had such high and mighty
way with him and 70 frankly opposed
the principles We ',elieve In. He wns
an out-and.out pro-slavery man. He
would have every state free to regu.
late its domestic Institutions. In its
own way. subject only to the Constitu.
ton Of the United States. Lincoln
held TINT Il amounted to saying tina,
II one man chose to cnxlnve another
no third party shall be allowed to oh.
jcct.'"
In the course Of the argument Doug
las alleged that the Wings were the
aristocrats Of the country.
.sThat reminds me Of q night when
I was speaking at Havana" said Hon
est Abe. ~ man with u rufiicd shir,
md a massive gold watch chain go,
up and charged TINT the Wings wcr,
nristocrats. Douglas In his broad
cloth and hns linen reminds the o,
that man. TIN not going to answer
Douglas ~ I answered him. Most o.
the Wings know nre my kind o,
folks. ! was n poor hoy working OF