The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-18

over the old road by Calvert's TO Ann
apOlis, ChestertOwn, and 50 on to the
north.
Il found Franklin sitting under q
tree in his dOoryard, surrounded By
his grandchildren. He looks very whits
and venerable now. His hair Is q
crown of glory.
"'Well Jack, It has been no smsG
part of my life work to get you hap
PLY married, he began in his playIu&
way. "A celibate is Ike the odd half
Of a pair Of scissors, fit only to scraps
a trencher. How many babies liasG
your
Three / answered.
at is not half enough said ha
"A patriotic American should have az
least ten children. / must not forgae
to say to you what / say to every
young man. Always treat your wife
with respect. It will procure res2ece
for you not only from her, but frnta
all who observe it. Never use a Slight
ing word
My beloved, how little / need this
advice yeu know, hut l think that Sire
old philosopher never made a wiser
observation. ! am convinced tlse
civilization itself depends largely on
the respect that men feel and show fog
/ women.
II asked about his health.
"T am weary and the night is falling
and I shall soon lie down to sleep, buE
I know that I shall awake refreshed
in the morning he said.
"He told NE how, distressed by his
infirmity, he came out Of France in the
I queens litter. carried nv her maepin-
cent mules. or England he had only
this to say:
She is doing wrong in %discOurag-
ing emigration to America. Emilra-
ton multlplies a nation. She si,Ud;&
be represented in the growth OF ty4s
New World by men who have a vohG
in its government. by this fair means
she could rep0SsesS II instead OF Ietr-
ing 1t TO foreigners. Of all nations, VIA
may drown and stile sympathy for re
mother land. Il is now a fact tllat
Irish emigrants and their children a1&
in possession of the government of
Pennsylvania
81 must not fail to set down here n
the hope tbat my SONS may some tbs
read it, what he said 80 me of the
treason Of Arnold.
Here Is the VindicatiOn OF DoOE
Richard. Extravaganza Is not the way
to dissatisfaction. The man who does
not keep his feet in the old, honpst
way Of thrift will some time sell .iil-
self. and then he will be ready to SEA
his friends Or his country. by ana by
nothing is so dear 10 him as thirry
pieces of silver
II shall conclude my setter with @
beautiful confession of faith b. this
master mind Of the country. It waE
made on the melton for daily prayers
; in the convention now drafting a coz
stitutiOn for the states. J shall never
forget the lO0k of him as, Standing IN
the lonely summit Of his eighty years.
he said to us:
: "In the beginning OF our contest
> with Britain when We were sensible
Of danger, we had daily prayers in THIS
I room for Divine protection. Our
prayers, sirs, were heard and they were
graciOusly answered. Az Of Us wlse
were engaged in tlIe struggle must
: have observed frequent instances OF q
I directing Providence in our affairs
/ And have we forgotten that powerful
: friend? Or do We imagine that we Nc
! longer need His assistance? I haFe
: lived, sirs, a long tine and the lOngeE
] live the more convincing proof I
+ see Of this truth that God governs ia
. tho affairs Of men. An& II a sparrow
cannot fail To the groun' without Ia
notice is 1t probable that an empire
4 can rise without His nd? We have
= been assured, SirS. thar except tht
: Lord build lie house they labor in v:AI
r who build 4. I firmly believe this an(
I also believe that without His con
> curing aid We shall succeed in thii
d political structure no better than I'll,
V builders &C. -. -: vp shall be divides
d and commanded Il we ourselves be
y come 81 rePr0ach and e bywOrd ioW7
J. 70 future ages. And, what is worse
Y mankind may hereafter despair OF e.
l. tablishing government by human wis
d dom and leave it 10 chance, war ana
conquest
/ Dear Margaret, you and ! who havl
n. been a part of the great story know
full well that in these wegds Of on
d noble friend is the conclusion OF thi
d whole matter"
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