Evening star., 1924-01-18
CONTINUED from Yesterdays Star.)

| look ''
/ And Patrick Henry, the ne'er-do
we'll, reined his horse about face I,
I &c back along the turnpike with tw,
OF the colonies most responsible per
| sonaxes. OF such small things ar
the dies Of fate made.
shortly after this conversation OF
| the autumn road there began to b
! circulated strange rumors which CAV
rise to merriment and much aston
| fshed comment.
What" cried Timothy Lovelace Z
the elder Mr.. Corton. Can this b.
other than Jest. sir? In the frs
| Place, was not the matter Of tn
! clergy settled at last session.
| -. II Was.' returned the elder man
put 1t seems that. after all. and th'
| time nearly spent for such action
the planters have decided to appeal
AND for counsel they present Pat
rick Henry. 'odsblood! A roya
jest, upon my soul!
And the fedgling lawyer hati
proved fashion. 1t bids fair to prov,
a matter of some amusement, though
J rear somewhat for our friends from
the Plantations"
Mistress Pen" said Harry cortor
90 that much beloved young person d
has turned TO the law. Perchance he
viii as soundIy trounce the judge anc
jury as he did our friend the slave.
buyer Shall you look on this time
The, girls hazel eyes lighted with
a smile.
Without a doubt" she answered
we have little enough Of excitement
And l wager there will be some thin 2
OF gallantry In the sight if our back
woodsnan boards the brains of the
triumphant clergy in a mass. I'll lay
you crown on his success"
Corton sighed dolorously.
Il lose ten crowns" he said, IAN
| might win such championing from
you
''Fte. Harry. And don't know
right we'll that In the winning you
would turn away. forgetting air about
me, did Sheiia Lovelace appear in the
ofting? One flutter from the lace-end
OF her 'kerchief and the world might
Well" said the young man IN
genuously. were it not for Sheila,
Pen, I'd fight every blade in Virginia
for you. Art satisfied nowe How
doth nay gallantry compare with tina ,
of the f1ddler?"
For words. right bravsly, M-. Cor
ton. For acts-I had rather not say,
recalling the day at the auction"
But though the affair of the appeal
brought forth a buzz OF laug Ching rail-
lery, none of il was spilled cn the OBJ
Ject Of mirth himself. Patrick Henry
betook himself to his wilder ness. and
none saw him IN the interim between
the servinGnpf his notice and the day
of the trial
Wagers were laid that he would
not appear and there were few TAX
srs' though Penelope Dunmort; laid
nEe crowns upon him in various ways
-tnat not only would he appear, but
that he would win his case, an{ thai
they who watched and listened would
be repaid.
How nowr Pen,"s said her. father
genially. why so. stanch for this
wastrsl from the woods? What base
you this pa-tisanship upon?"
His face. sir" said the girl "its
simplicity and honesty. the straight
courage and the FIRE Of spirit in his
eyes"
On the day of the trial the streets
were crowded with equipages. for the
people from surrounding counties,
stirred by the point at issue. since 1t
SO nearly concerned them all. had
come in to attend. Powder and patch
were there. brOcade and silk, tanning
their rosy cheeks, while ganants in
gay coats took SNUFF and sosxiped.
The planters were there, talking
heated!y in groups. and the clergy in
smiling cohorts looked on with that
nice degree Of patronage which por-
tends ultimate triumph.
Already they saw the glow of vic,
tory and were benignly genial
Also there were idlers PRESENT.
people OF small account who knety
Patrick Henry and meant TO add
their jeers to those Of his opposers.
For where Is there one risen above
his supposed rank who is not hound
ed, sometimes even unto death, by
some upstart OF the rank?
Henry barrister? F9e, It was a
for laughter and that great
est OF Jests-the ridiculing of .Astrra-
ton reaching blindly upward,
They were primed for a Joke and
meant to have it. this lower class
who crowded on the outskirts Of their
betters.
The courtroom began to fill and
IN the wintry yard the groups stu
moiied the pros and cons OF the
issue.
And at last into this unfavorable
5etting. came the man of the hour
Patrick Henry, striding tall and
saunt and looking neither to right
nor left.
He was anxiously met and spoken
6y his constituents, and it was while
hus engaged that he looked up across
the open way to see approaching none
other than that one of all his blood
Tor whom, beside his father, Henry
held in deepest reverence-nameiy.
he Rev. Patrick Henry. hia uncle. An
Of sharp disTlay escaped his
lps, and Mr.. Lee remarked its cause.
did you not know that the Rev.
ike nature now pending" he asked,
nd Patrick shocked his head.
The weodaznan disenGa&ed himself
Ind with great. dif1dence approached
lis uncle's carriage.
1T grieves me, SIR" be said sim
,ly with a line OF care between the
usually smiling eyes. "to see you
lere.'
why som demanded the elder
nan. his keen eyes, not unlike his
lephew's own, searching him from
because, sir" said Patrick, you
snow that I have, never spoken in
,ublic, and fear that shall be too
much overawed by your presence to |
,e. able to do my duty by nay clients
ome very hard things Of the clergy,
nd I am unwilling to give pain to
our feelings"
How then, sir" demanded the min
ster, do you, come to engage In this
ause against us?"
which consider good. !
firstly. the clergy did not consider
ne worthy to retain. Secondly. /
inow of no moral reason why I
heuld refuse a fee which I need.
both my heart and iudg-
re t on thes side Of the peopie. And
low, sir he continued earnestly. /
you. could do me no greater favor
han to return home. |
Tho aged clergyman stared at his |
for q pregnant moment in |
amazement. Then his l
,leasant face broke. into q. genial |
mile. |
MY boy" he repfied, ''as to your
aging hard things Of us-why. you /,
will do yo<self the greater harn
nd as to my leaving the ground L.
ear that, my presence would be |
lefther here nor there but since you
% earnestly desire 1t shall do as !
;ous request.
Whereupon he entered his carriage |
gain and drove away.
Thus II was that for the first time {,
~; 8. Do oh ALI OIL nm