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But when nearly grown up, I was invited by a traveling Protestant Missionary, whose name was Alvin Coe, to go home with him to the State of Ohio, with the assurance that he would give me a good education like the white man, and the idea struck me that I could be really educated and be able to converse with the white people.
Babbitt said that he was very sorry. Besides the five official delegates to the convention Babbitt, Rountree, W. A. Rogers, Alvin Thayer, and Elbert Wing there were fifty unofficial delegates, most of them with their wives. They met at the Union Station for the midnight train to Monarch.
Get the board together, and we'll let the contracts for the factory. And then well, McCabe, if our stock doesn't hit one hundred and fifty inside of six months, I I'll eat every one of these!" And, say, allowin' for all his extra enthusiasm, it looks like we stood to win. I expect the other directors'll be some jarred, though, when they hear about Alvin. I started in to break it to Swifty Joe.
In the mountains of Tennessee Alvin York had won fame as one of the best shots with both rifle and revolver that those mountains had ever held, and his imperturbability was as noted as the keenness of his sight.
But she talked with the influential men in the valley hoping there would be some suggestion that would honorably relieve Alvin from the duty of going. Pastor Pile had gone ahead to see what he could do, and he learned that those who were "conscientious objectors" would not have to go. The tenets of his church, he held, were against all wars.
Among all the American officers present there was but one who recognized his reference to the old marble game. The death of his father when Alvin was twenty-one, relaxed a hand that had protected and guided him more than he realized. His two older brothers were married and he became the head of the family of ten that remained.
Inside of three minutes we'd voted unanimous to hold on for two months longer, made Alvin vice president of the comp'ny, and his check has been handed over to the treasurer, which is me. Then he'd shaken hands hearty with each one, patted 'em on the back, and even got Doc Fosdick smilin' amiable as he leaves. "Alvin," says I after they'd all gone, "take it from me, you're some pacifier!
Alvin was an elder; he had subscribed to and was living the principles of his religion. He hurried home to Mrs. York. But the soldier, himself, had to make the plea for exemption, no one could make it for him. Alvin never made it. In the middle of November his summons reached him. He had but twenty-four hours to respond.
"She's Parson Fair's daughter. She is going to marry Burr Gordon she must see him." Alvin Mead shook his head stubbornly. Then Dorothy spoke, thrusting her fair face forward, and looking up at him with terrified, innocent pleading, like a child, and yet speaking with a gentle lady's authority. "I beg you to let me come in, only for a few moments," said she. "I will not make you any trouble.
So I goes on, "McCabe's my name; but among friends I'm gen'rally known as Shorty." "The best of credentials!" says he. "Then hail, Shorty, and welcome to the Free Brotherhood of Ego Tamers!" I shakes my head puzzled. "Now I've lost you," says I. "If it's a comedy line, shoot it." "Ah, but it's only tragedy," says Alvin, "the original tragedy of man. See how its blight rests on these around us!
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