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

who visited the prophets? Who shall
say? Naturally, ! think often of the
look Of him and Of his sudden dlsap-
pearance in that Highland road. And,
looking back at Thornhil, this thought
comes to me: Who can tell how many
angels he has met in the way Of life
all Of the high commission
Of his visitor?
ION my westwar' trip I found that
the Indians who &c dwelt in the
Long House were scattered. Only a
tattered remnant remains. Near old
Fort Johnson I say a squaw sitting
in her blanket. Her face was wrinkIed
i with age and hardship. Her eyes were
nearly blind. She held in her withered
hands the ragged, mOth.eaten tail of a
gray wolf. I asked her why she kept
the shabby thing.
"Because Of the hand that gave
It, she answered IN English. L shall
take it with me to the Happy Hunting
Grounds. When he sees 1t he will
know me-
$50 quickly the beautiful Little
White Birch had faded.
AT Mount Vernon, Washington was
as dignified as ever but not so grave.
He almost jOked when he spoke Of the
sculptors and portrait painters who
have been a great bother to him since
the war ended.
Now no dray horse moves more
readily to the thill than ] to the paint
er's chair he said.
"When I arrived the family was GO
ing in to dinner and they waited until
! could make myself ready to Join
them. The jOcUlar Light Horse Harry
Lee was there. His anecdotes de.
lighted the great man. / had never
seen G. w. in better humOr. A sin.
gularIy pleasant smile lighted his whole
c~ountenance. ! can never forget the
gentle nOt in his voice and his dig
nifed hearing. 1t was the sam
whether be were addressing his guests
or his family. The servants watched
him closely. A look seemed to h,
enough to indicate his wishes. The
faithful Billy was always at his side
I have never seen a sweeter atmos
phere in my home. We sat an hou
at the table after the family had re
tired from 1t. In speaking OF his dali.
life he said:
~ ride around my farms until
is time to dress for dinner, when
rarely miss seeing strange faces, com,
MS they say, out Of respect for me. Pei
haps the word curiosity would bette
describe the cause Of II. The usus
/ time Of sitting at table brings me I
~candle-light, when l try to answer m
letters
"He had much to say on his favorit
theme, viz: the settling of the in
mense interior and bringing its trad
to the Atlantic cities.
IT was coughing with a severe col
He urged me to take some remediC
f which he had in the house, but l r
K fused them.
e "Ile wPnt to his Office While lie
and / sat down together. The hattie
told me Of u movement in the arm
led by Colonel NichOla TO make WasI
ington king of America. He had see
8 Washington's answer to the letter I
t the colonel. It was as follows:
d "Be assured, sir, no occurrence
the course Of the war has given n
e sensations more painful than your il
formation of there being such ideas
Is the army as those you have imparte
to me and 1 must view them with Al
horrence and ~reprehend them wit
e severity. l am much at a loss to co
eelve what part Of my conduct cOu
nave given encouragement to an a
Il dress which to me seems big with II
greatest miSchiefs which could befs
e my country
De rs 1t not g sublime and wOnderf
thing, dear Margaret, that all 81
1t leaders, save one, have been men
1t i~ncorruptible as Stephen and Pei
and Paul?
when I went to bed my cough b
came more troublesome. After 1t h.
gone on for half an hour or so d
door was gently opened and [ observ
the glow of a candle. On drawing y
bed curtains SAW, to my utter asto
ishmeht, Washington standing az q
side with a bowl Of hot tea in his har
1t embarrassed me to be thus wait
on by u man of his greatness.
I'VE set next morning for Phi
delphia ia attend the convent,
Washington riding in his coach ORA,
by six horses, l riding The ~blaze-fac
mare- of destiny. still as SWEEP 81
strong as ever. A slow journey it W