Show 1 the old settler my mv dear cigar san Jua ners it has been possible for me in the last little while to have a personal interview with two really great men neither one of them holds a scholastic degier nor any place of pretentious authority neither one of them is widely known 2 and neither one of them I 1 draws a fancy salary beyond all reasonable needs both of them are modest hardworking hard working men and would not relish being mentioned in person so I 1 shall refer to one of them as captain I 1 had heard beard of him in a round about way for years but my meeting with him was a very pleasant surprise he had bad heard beard of me too the things he had heard are the things I 1 wish he would f forget or the one who gave him his information must have been ruthlessly I 1 candid 1 while we were making reconnaissance stabs at each other to find a common ground on W which to build up some kind 0 of f an acquaintance he suddenly remembered leered something and broke out I 1 well you knew henry H hous ier i er i no I 1 had never heard that i name I 1 yes he pursued im sure you knew him ive heard him speak of you but I 1 regret to know that in your country he was known only as Ren henhouse house henhouse of course I 1 had i known him I 1 had known him to i be about as much as his nickname might imply and in the look that went over my face captain PI read what I 1 thought and was dis dia pleased 1 44 I have a very tender place in M my y heart f for or henry he went on and ive never referred to him by any other name than that 1 by which he has a right to bel be known henry did more for me than any one of the teachers appointed and paid to help me make the grade 1 henhouse I 1 reflected what in the world could he ever have contributed tri buted to the making of such a man as captain you say he helped you to become what you are I 1 asked incredulously what did he do to help you he demonstrated before me the futility of aiming in life at nothing in 9 at all and then with terrible sacrifice he showed that when you aim at nothing that is exactly continued on page 8 the old settler I 1 continued from pac 1 I what yuu hit nothing more the lesson was very impressive and 1 profitable to me I 1 did some serious reflecting i while he sauil d me penetrating ly let me tell you that some of the men who seem of the least importance in the world have contributed much to the good of their fellow creatures Ilen henhouse house I 1 was reflecting even lie he had done so some me good in the world in that case maybe I 1 had done some good but the thea 1 lightning of captain Plum nis ob I 1 haj had shuck so near to me I 1 hesitated for want of bome safe comment to make it now dont think im trying to flatter you he proceeded calmly and in perfect poise but you have done more good in this world than you have given youri self credit for youve put on some leal helpful demonstrations at which thinking men have looked 1 I and known what not to do to S succeed 1 I ALBERT IL LYMAN LYMA |