Connecticut western news., 1922-03-23

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 Flashes Out in Strange Adventure
 That Begins the Weaving of Long Thread of Romance.
 The shell of the cabin was finished that day. Its puncheon floor was in 4 place but its upper floor was to be laid when the boards were ready. It's two doors were yet to be made and hung, its five windows to be fitted and made fast, it's walls to be chinked with ], clay mortar. Samson and Harry \ stayed that evening after the rest { were gone, smoothing the puncheon floor. They made a few nails at the ; forge after supper and went over to Abe's store about nine. Two of the Clary's Grove gang who had tarried , in the village sat in the gloom of its little veranda apparently asleep. Doc tor Allen, Jack Kelso, Alexander Fer guson and Martin Waddell were sit ting by It's fireside while Abe sat on the counter with his legs hanging off.
 I'm sorry we had to have trouble" Samson remarked. Its the only spot on the day. I'll never forget the kind ness of the people of New Salem"
 "The raising bee is a most signifi- cant thing" said Kelso. Democracy tends to universal friendship-each works for the crowd and the crowd for each, and there are no favorites. Ev- cry community is like the thousand friends of Thebes. Most of it's units stand together for the common good for justice, law and honor. The schools are spinning strands of de- mocracy out of all this European wool. Railroads are to pick them up and weave them into one great fabric. By and by we shall see the ten million friends of America standing together as did the thousand friends of Thebes."
 "It's, great thought" said Abe. [ "No man can estimate the size of that mighty phalanx of friendship all trained in one school" Kelso went on. 1.-TWO years ago the Encyclopedia Bri- tannica figured that the population of the United States in 1905 would be 168, 100000 people, and in 1866, 672,- 100000. Wealth, power, science, lit erature, all follow in the train of light and numbers. The causes which moved the sceptre of civilization from the Euphrates to western Europe will car ry 1t from the latter to the new world"
 "They say that electricity and the development of the steam engine are going to make all men think alike," said Abe. If that's so democracy and liberty will spread over the earth. I reckon we are near the greatest years in history. It is a privilege to be alive"
 And young," Doctor Allen added.
 Young! What 8 Gods blessed thing Is that" said Kelso. Abe, have ye learned The Cdtter's Saturday Night'?"
 "Not yet. It's heavy hog to hold, hind leg and lift 1t out O the pen be- fore long. You sec" Don't fail to do that. It will be a help and joy to ye.'
 "Old Kirkham is a hard master" sal9 Abe. 'I hear his bell ringing ev- cry time get minutes leisure. I'm nigh through with him. Now I want to study rhetoric"
 "Only schoolmasters study rhetoric" Kelso declared. "A real poet or a real orator Is born with all the rhetoric he needs. Rhetoric Is a steed for a light load under the saddle, but he's too warm blooded for the harness. He was for the day of the plumed knight not for these times. No man of sense would use a prancing horse on a blow or a stone boat. A good blow horse is a beautiful thing. The play of his muscles, the power of his stride are poetry to me, but when he tries to put on style he is ridiculous. That suggests what rhetoric is apt to do to the untrained intellect. If you've < anything to say or write, head straight across the field and keep your eye on the furrow."
 Tn the last diary of Samson Henry Traylor is this entry:
 I went to Gettysburg with the Pres