HE CAME BACK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3904, 21 October 1880, Page 4

HE CAME BACK.

Governor Puval, of Florida, was the son cf a poor Virginian, a stern, strong, taciturn man. The boy was a huge youth of 15. At the cabin fire at bed-time, according to the cuetom of putting on a back log, the old man Baid, between the whiffs of his silent pipe — " Tab, go out and bring in that gum back log, and put it on the fire." Tab went out and surveyed the log. He knew it was no use explaining that it was too heavy, cr prudent for him to return without having it on his shoulder. His little sister, passing, was not surprised that he requested her to bring out the gun and powder-horn, as a possum or coon might have passed, or tho brother might have seer, bear signs. She brought the gun gun and Tab started. He found his way through the woods into Kentucky in 1791. Aft«r an absence of 18 years, he was elected to Congress. A man of immense size and strength, he started for Washington, going by the way of his old home, to see the folks who had long since given him up for dead. Entering tho little cabin door near bed-time, he Baw the identical gnm log. Ho shouldered it, pulled the latch-sfring, and, with his load, stood before the old man, pipe in mouth, as quiet as usual. " Eere's the gum back log, father." " Well, you've been a long time gettiog it," replied his father laconically. " Put it on tho fire and go to bed."