The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-01-14

this when saw Webster and heard
him speak At Plymouth"
"What kind Of 4 looking man 10
her Abe asked.
"A big erect, splendid figure Of q
man. He walked like . ram at the
head Of his flock"
Abe who since his story had sat
with Z sad face looking Into the fire
now leaned forward. his elbows on his
knees. and shook his head with inter-
est while his gray eyes took on q
look Of animation. The diary speaks
often of the well Of sadness" on his
face.
.He is q very great man." Abe ex-
claimed. :.
Have you learned that last noble
flight Of his In the reply to Haynes,
a. you promsedr' Kelso asked.
II have" said Abe. land the other
day when l was tramping back from
Bowlin' Green's came across q drove
Of cattle and stopped and gave II to
them. They all let 20 Of the grass
and stood looking"
"(3ood Now stand up and let ~ see
how you initiate the great chief Of
the Whig elan." said Kelso.
Tho lank and awkward youth rose
and began to speak the lines In high
pitched voice that trembled with ex-
element. 1t lowered and steadied
and rang out like noble music on a
well-played trumpet ~ the channel
Of his spirit filed With the mighty
current Of the orator's passion. Then.
indeed, the words fell from his ffps
"like the winter snowa."
~They shook our hearts a. the wind
shakes the branches Of Q tree" Sam
son writes In his diary. "The lean,
bony body Of the boy was TRANSPORTED
and - I looked at his face In tho nrs-
light thought It was handsome.
"Not q word was spoken for . min
ute after he sat down. I had got
my nrst look at Lincoln. had seen
his soul. l think It was then began
to realize that q man was being made
among rs more precious than nne
gold; even q man more precious than
tho golden wedge Of Ophir.'"
The Doctor gazed In silence at the
boy. Kelso sat with both hands In
his pockets and his chin upon his
breast looking solemnly into tho IRE.
''Thank you. Abe" he said In . low
voice. Something unusual has hap
pened and I'm just q little scared"
"whyr Abe asked.
'For fear somebody will spoil II
with another hog story. I'm . little
afraid Of anything can say. I would
venture this, that the man Webster
Is q prophet. In his Plymouth address
he hears recedlng Into never-returnins
distance the clank Of chains and all
the din Of slavery. 1t will come trus."
do you think sof' Abe asked.
"Surely-there are % many Of %
who hate 1t. These Yankees hate II
and they and their children are scat
tering all over the midlands- Their
spirit will guide the West The love
Of liberty IL the salt Of their blood and
the marrow Of their bones. Liberty
means freedom for all Walt until
these babies, coming out here BY the
wagonload. have grown to manhood.
Slavery will have to reckon with
them"
II hate II, tso," said Abe. IF live
I'm going to hit that thing on the
head some day"
DO you still want to be q lawyerr'
Kelso asked.
Eyes, but sometimes think I'd
make q better blacksmith" said Abe.
I'm trying to make up my mind
what's best for me-"
'No, you're trying to decide what
Is best for your friends and your
country and for the reign Of law and
justice and liberty"
"But think every man acts from
selfish motives" Abe insisted.
Doctor Allen demurred a. follows :
'.Ths other night you happened to
remember that you had overcharged
Mrs. Peters for Q jug Of molasses and
after you had closed the store you
walked three miles to return the mon
o. which belonged to her. Why did
you do itr'
.For q selfish motive" said Abe.
II believe honesty IL the best policy"
xu0u yVu IOVA k03S lVu& W0tA June
to advertise your honesty-to induce
people to call you Honest Abe a. they
have begun to dot"
II wouldn't want to put II that
way" said Abe.
"But that's the only way out" the
Doctor Insisted, land we knowing ones
would have to cali you 'Sordid Abe "
..There's q hidden Abe and you
haven't got acquainted with him yet"
Kelso lnterposed. Eve have all caught
glimpse Of him tonight. He's the
Abe that loves honor and Justice and
humanity and their great temple Of
freedom that II growing up here in
the new world. He loves them better
than fame q fortune or life itself.
I think It must have been that Abe
whose voice sounded like q trumpet