The Winslow mail., 1922-11-24
after II, the ball. Then their state-
reoms-tben morning, end Nstchez

r6oms-fben morning, end NRtcheZ.
The address WIS to be delivered in
The afternoon. and when the time came
the General led him over TO the hall to
hear the speech. imprisoned him witi-
out hail in corner, and there he hal
To sit. The address wss long. academic
and dull. and the snfferer mused:
II don't see why Sh1ttle ever called
you remarkable character
Everybody came aheut the General
10 take his hand Young women todd
him that they had never heen >o
thrilled uI-ace lied to him. too sworp
him an orator.
Let us walk off alene," said tie
General.
Slowly they walked at first, but sfier
time the old gentleman struck
brisker psce. toward the River.
Now. my hoy. as we've got through
with these heat aterS Sf dust out of old
carpets we'll have Sa,a~ f,s,,. 0ld
Colonel Pee..
home with him, and he has delight
ful house, gracious wife and hand
some daughter. but l had TO decline.
I've stood about rs much now as
can. Wen go down to old 'Fohe Ma
sOne tavern, under the hill. TObe is
gentle old fellow, neser killed hut
three men. One Of them shot T0be's
i leg of and now he wears peg: and /
want to tell you that when he un-
straps it and hops around in fight,
he's right neddtesOnne At trial in
the courthouse here rot long ago. the
! judge issued an. order that HI deadly
weapons must be left with the deputy
sheriffs at the d0or-and sir, they
made old Tohee take off his wooden
leg
The tavern was rs tough place as
river men could make it. Built of logs.
bricks, stone and clapb0artis. it looked
like an architectural stagger. trying
TO climb the hill. In the main room
was the bar. Herein Tobe gave his
famous 'possunl feasts and dances,
when the spirit Of liquor mounted high
! enough to swing it's partner off the
ground.
well, I'll be knocked in the head
for steer. !" old Tobe cried out, stump
ing toward the General. 81 haven't
seed you since the River tuck fire.
Well, Well Thinkin' about you the
I other day. Glad TO shake your
hand, Mr.. Drace. Set right down."
1,a
General. "And fetch us about two
quarts of that summergrape wine. Let
me tell YOU about it, BRACE. We have
& wild grape here that gets ripe along
in August. It's much larger and is not
sour like the foX-grape, and its vine
likes to climb about sassafras sap
| ling. And then you see an umbrella of
grapes. Now don't say word till
you've had good taste of ii. Tobe
makes it himself, and he'll fetch US
some that's at least twenty-five years
old. Here we are"
The wine was as red as blood, cool
and vet warm It's flavor was the rip
ened sweetness of the spirit Of autumn.
4 it was as mellow as The scent of the
apple at harvest time.
"What do you think of it, hey?"
"Uncle Howard, are you sure that
this was not made by Bacclus Instead
of Tabe?'
"Good, my boy, Enjoying yourself?'
"Yes, I'm doing fine, General. You
see, cant express myself as well as
YOU can l haven't as much 10 draw
from You've not only book-knowl-
edge hut experience, worth more So
cially than all the libraries in the
world"
You hit it off well. But what is
better than it all? Moral freedom.
This table here is rough, with one
rheumatic leg slightly drawn; these
chairs we sit in, bOttomed with strips
of hickory bark, would he scOrned at
a sherffs sale but sir, Mark Antony,
in his first triumph, his chariot drawn
by lions, was not more regal than we
are at this moment, enthrOned and
sceptpred with moral freedom. Pour
out. for rs that same Antony said:
'Scant not my cups.-Tohe. where's
that od scuundrel who used to play
The Arkansaw Traveller"
Tobe stumped his way over from the
bar.
"You mean old SiiihtrS?"
That's the man. What's become Of
hihi?''
"Nothin' And | reckon he's playin'
right now down at Cadman's joint,
that ought to be wiped of the earth.
Want him?'
Need him, Tobias Send a boy
after him
Old Slithers, bald and wrinkied,
came .wi,h his homemade fiddle. The
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