Show L I NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY THE DEBT OF LOVE THAT SENATOR WOLCOTT TRIED TO PAY By J 3 E Edwards This daily dull series of or anecdotes and J Incidents that throw new Interesting and frequently r n dramatic light on n famous u events and personalities of i the tho past f dy g in inu inC le tall inti intimate have e been collected by Edwards rd during d nearly C forty r years of moro more or less mate acquaintance with many of oC the leaders since tho Civil War anecdote or Incident IP I im fresh from Mr Edwards E notebook and rind either In or In part It constitutes No Now of ot Yesterday garnered from time the men who made to thu news tho history or from rom eq authoritative sources As Im Important important contributions of ot the Human HUlDan Interest sort to American history thea thc e articles have a distinctive value all aU the lr Ir own Many Ian a good story stomy stol dealing with his lila love loe of oC poker and polities politics has limo been told of the tho late lato Edward O 0 Wolcott olcott who when wIzen he lit served sered Ju hm 11 tIme tilt United States senate matt from to 1901 1001 as fiR one of oC the time tho state stale of oC Colo Colorado Cob rado rude was vaa esteemed tho the most brilliant orator of that body But tho tIme anecdote hitherto I believe that Is la about to be ie related of him kiln deals not with lila his love of o poker or em politics but with a far greater Sleater love that of family Seine Sorro time after he lie and tile Ills Ih brother Henry Hem who ran unsuccessfully on omm tho the thoRell Republican Rell ticket In ISiS for Cor governor of Colorado had hud fought their way to affluence In that state stale the senator lena tor wrote tp to his parents who were then liv living living ing In In GI Cl Cleveland 0 O that he and Henry l were going to tako take them on a brief visit to the town of Long Iong Meadow Mass near Springfield hero Thero the lad had lived for 01 a number of ot years ears while the thu th fathom father struggled led to make mako both ends meet mee and give gle his numerous children a good education at the thc same sarno time as a the poorly paid pastor of oC the little o Congregational church But de do despite despite spite all tho the hardships and self sel of that pastorate It had lad been en both tho fathers and the time mothers favorite and so they were delighted dol to accompany their sons somis back to the th 4 town i of nf f Meadow feadow Arrived A there ethe the boys took their father and mother first of oC all to the old I church Then when they the had lingered theme thale a little while the senator asked Father do you OU remember that old mansion within the parkland that you used to admire so much when you lived hero here 1 The eyes oes of or the time godly old man glis glistened timed at the tho fond Cond recollection I 1 have hae never forgotten it ho said Yes replied Ed I remember you used to say Bay that you thought a mans earthly happiness could be rounded out It If ho had good children and a home in that old mansion Lots Lols go see seo co It for or orold old times stake A little later latel they stood before the tho entrance to the time place Tho The senator turned to his fathom father I dont suppose there would be any ammy objection to our wandering through the time grounds ho lie queried The Tho old oid gentleman with iti the time love of or ortho time the place strong upon him opened the tue gate and amI walked in lim For a long while the little parly party strolled through h the grounds tho timo fath Cath father Cather er or exclaiming joyfully every eyer while ut ilL tho beauties of oC tho tIme place that thoU had fascinated him In il the years that wore vere gone Finally they arrived neal near to the mansion Itself I 1 wonder onder If they the would let us UK look into tIle the house said tho thin senator l There seem to be anybody in It except tho the Lets try tf anyway So with tho time senator In the time lead lea they tho made mado Inquiry at the tho door and a care ear caretaker taker take I admitted them thom Up and down downstairs downstairs 01 stairs In every room they thc went the eyes ees Oes of oC the time father and also of tho tim mother feasting upon time the beautiful ul furnishings all ready read apparently for forthe forthe forthe the return of oC the owners At last the little party part stood for tho the second time timo In tho the front hallway Tho The father Cather was glancing over his lila shoulder r for a 11 final look hook at Urn tho mansion of his dreams You Yim like It do you father asked the senator Yes my boy bo replied the old man manIt manI manit It I t Is a beautiful place Well father said the time senator take off orr your things then and stay here lot for It Is yours as IlS long as you ou and mother live hive It Is IR our partial payment to you OU and mother for Cor till ull that you lid did for us as children for tor nil all tho sacrifices that you made mado for u us And there Is Id money mone deposited In bank to your credit which will take care of ot you and the house Stay hero and bo be happy |