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_The words made Burnett realize that the rough moun- tamem· was a truer man than himself. lie arose and said "I'll sec that your brother I·S pardoned-you need not take' h"1.s Plac~." ~he face of the mountaineer was eloquent, but w1th native d1ffidence he could only mumble his gratitude as he departed. Senator Burnett was deeply moved. Once more
be had had a glimpse of his past, and the simple face and love Qnd loyalty. of his boyhood days seemed to be emphasized in the mountameer. He walked to the window and looked out. There, silhouetted clear against the clarkne·s shone the dome of the Capitol in all its white grandeur. so:Uehow it seemed to Bumett the symbol of the true people of ..America-the lto:[)e and promise of a pure nation, free from politics. He
tHought of the ea~·nest man in the \Yhite IIouse workin"' for thepeoplelateintothenight. ThenitwasthatSe~ator
Burnett re~l that which he had lost lonO' since and :Col. 0 )
unc agam ; and as he consigned a certain telegram to the Aames the look on his face was as one who stands only to arve.
S. R. :McCULLOCH.
