White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-04-27

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cuffs and gold buttons and cambria
wrist ruffles. There was great sill
yer tankard on a table surrounded by
glasses. The dear old gentleman was
much engaged with the pouring.
Often he would say:
"'Oh, my friend, what is the top
of the glass for?
"The servants are mostly Dutch Re
demptionists and Africans dressed in
homespun stuff. When their terms ex-
pire the ladies have to do their own
work until other servants can be en-
gagged. In many streets there are
wells in every dooryard.
"The best people ride in coaches
with heraldic designs emblazoned on
| their sides. In one of them I was
taken for drive through the near
country where there are many large
and beautiful houses on we'll titled
farms. We saw Cliveden, Stenton,
Belmont mansion. Buck Hill.
"As an American, feel certain
pride in this handsome city Of thirty
thousand people. 1t is a big city yet
every man seems to know every other
man and his dog. It's library, its hos
| pital, it's workhOuse, it's fire house and
wagon tank and Volunteer company
are monuments to the wisdom and
public spirit of Doctor Franklin and
other good citizens. Christ church is an
! imposing structure. All the pious folk
despise the Southwark theater where
we went to see performance of
: Romeo and Juliet by admirable local
| talent. 1t gave me melancholy thoughts
Of my own romance. May it have a
better ending. So thinking of Pat
! and of you, my dear lady. who have
tender interest in our welfare, and
lastly Of my beloved General l sign,
this hurried letter
"With affection,
Colin Cabot"
In day of the debate on the reso-
luton for independence Colin sat be-
side Doctor Franklin. Mr.. Patrick
Henry, soon to go to Virginia as it's
governor was present. He was dressed
in peach-blossom coat. A black wig
curled over his ears. His aquiline
nose supported pair of spectacles.
He sat silent and demure. His rather
square-looking head slanted very grad
ually to quite prominence in the
rear.
Twill you kindly tell me what is in
his backgrounds" Colin said to
Franklin
"Many kinds Of failure" the doctor
answered. "An idler in his youth.
Loved fishing and hunting better than
study. A bit wild. Worked in
country store. Married at eighteen.
Failed twice in business. Tended bar
for a while to earn living. Took
to the flute and violin. hopeless
bankrupt he began to study law. In
practice at twenty-four he found him
self. master persuader. He can
forge and fling aphorisms that are
like thunderbolts. The spirit of Amer.
ice is in him."
Richard Henry Lee with his Caesar
ian head, perfectly nodded features,
erect figure and courtly manners, was
the most attractive man in that large
group who were helping to make a
new nation. He was delight to eye
and ear when he arose to speak
Mr.. Thomas Jefferson, fastidious in
his dress. sat quietly reading a book,
while prosy man from the far South
was making an unnecessary display of
his opinions. Jefferson was tall bony
man. He had the face Of scholar
and arms abnormally long with large
wrists and hands. He was then thirty
three years old. There was little
sparkle of white in the wavy, red
dish-brown hair that crowned his head.
OF John Adams the doctor said !:
always an honest man, sometimes a
great man, but now and then his in
dignation mounts to madness"
"What do you think Of Simeon
Botts?" Colin asked.