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

! Honest Abe rose and walked up and
4 down thu room In silence for q mo-
ment. Then he sdded:
"Chonte phrased 1t well when be
said: We should beware Of swaking
the tremendous divtnities Of change
from their long SLEEP. Let us think
Of that when we consider what We
shall do with the evils that aflict us.'"
The boy Joe had bean deeply h.
terested In this talk.
IF you'u lend me book. I'd like
to begin studying" he said.
There's time enough for that" said
Lincoln. "First. I want you to under
stand what the Law 10 and what the
lawyer should be. You wouldn't want
to be q pettifogger. Choate 10 the
right model. He has 4 dignity suited
to the greatness Of his chosen master.
They say that before q Justice Of the
peace. In q room NO bigger than q
shoemaker's shop. his work 10 done
with the same dignity and care that
be- would show In the supreme court
Of Massachusetts,. A newspaper says
that In 4 dog case at Beverly be
treated the dog a. II he were q lion
and the grabbed old squire with the
consideration due chief justice"
HE knows how to handle the Eng.
lish language" Samson observed.
"He got that BY reading. He 10 the
best read man at the American bar
and the best Bible student. There's
lot Of work ahead Of you, Joe. before
you are a lawyer. and when you're
admitted success comes only Of the
capacity for work. Brougham wrote
the perorntion OF his speech In de-
tense Of Queen Caroline nineteen
times"
II want to be great orator." the
boy exclaimed with engaging frank.
ness.
Then you must remember that
character Is the biggest part OF It,"
Honest Abe declared. "Great thoughts
come out Of great character and
only out Of that. They will come
even II you have little learning and
none Of the graces which attract the
eye. But you must have character
that Il ever speaking. even when your
| lips are silent. 1t must show In your
life and fill the spaces between your
words. 1t will help you to choose and
charge them with the love OF great
things that carry conviction.
Il remember. when was a boy over
In Gentryville. n shaggy. plain dressed
man rode up to the door one day He
had a cheerful. kindly face. His char
acter began to speak to us before he
opened his mouth to ask for a drink
Of water.
~ don't know who you are my
father said. But I'd like 1t awful
well II you'd light and talk to u.s. He
did and We didn't know till he had
gone that he was the governor Of the
state. A good character shines like
candle on dark night. Yom can't
mistake It. A freely can't hold his
webster said In the Knapp trial:
There IL. no evil that we cannot
either face or fly from but the con-
sciousness of duty disregarded.'
"A great truth like chat makes won.
derful music on the lips Of . sincere
man. An orator must be lover and
dlscoverer Of such unwritten laws"
1t was nearing midnight when they
heard footsteps on the board walk In
front Of the house. In q moment
Harry Needles entered In cavalry uni
form with nne top boots and silver
spurs, erect a. q young Indian brave
and br0nxed BY tropic suns.
"Hello" he said Is he took OF his
belt and clanking saber. II hang up
my sword. have had enough Of
war"
He had ridden across country from
the boat landing and. arriving % late,
had left his horse at livery stable.
"rm lucky to ind you and Abe and
Joe all up and waiting for me-" be
said a. he shook their hands. "How's
motherf'
am WE'LL" Sarah called from the
top Of the stairway. "I'li be down In
u minute"
For an hour or moro they sat by
the Preside while Harry told Of his
adventures in the great swamps OF
southern F1Oridn.
"rve done my share Of the night.
Ing" he said at length. "l'm going
north tomorrow to md BIN and her
mother"
II shau want you to serve Q com.
plant OH one Lionel Davis" said Mr..
Lincoln.
II have one Of my own to serve on
him." Harry answered. "But I hope
that our case can be settled out OF
court"
II think that I'll so with you a. far
NJ Tazewell county and draw the pa.
pers there" said Lincoln.
When the latter had left for his
lodgings and Joe snd his mother had
gone to bed. Samson told Harry the
details Of his visit to Chicago.
"She mny have taken the disease
and died with It before now" snid the
young man. "Ill he on my way 10
Honey Greek In the morning"
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