I never saw
where you even made a speech."
Time went on. I served in 1915. Then I went to the Senate in 1917
from Montgomery and Putnam, and again in 1923. Some time shortly
after either the 1925 or 1927 Session, I met this man on the
streets here in Greencastle. He came up to me beaming, and said:
"I'll take it all back. You are the best Senator we ever had. . .
I can't pick up the papers without seeing your name strung all
over it. . ."
People jump at conclusions, and sometimes they jump wrong unless
they know all the circumstances. . .
Cordially,
A DAMAGED BULL STORY
The following exchange of correspondence occurred after a prize
bull on the Durham farm near Russellville was struck by a
railroad train.
May 31, 1933
Mr. Andrew E. Durham,
Greencastle, Indiana
Dear Mr. Durham,
Our mutual friend, Mr. Byers, has sent me your most touching
letter of May 27th, relating to the unfortunate usurpation of the
B&O right of way by your pet bull. Fortunately, however, the
incident does not--at least so I assume--extinguish your "line".
Naturally, the distinguished bull was a thoroughbred, and in this
respect he has nothing on our train, as it is also a
thoroughbred, and when thoroughbred meets thoroughbred something
must happen.
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