Old John Norris, past earning his living, finds himself slighted and unwelcomed in his son's home. Wearing his faded blue uniform, and carrying his old musket, he steals away and trudges ... See full summary
The Reward of Service (1913) Online
Old John Norris, past earning his living, finds himself slighted and unwelcomed in his son's home. Wearing his faded blue uniform, and carrying his old musket, he steals away and trudges the long road to Washington, confident that he will find welcome and rest at the Soldiers' Home. At the Capital, he finds that long formalities stand between him and the rest he craves. Little Ethel Seymour, daughter of the Governor, is filled with sorrow and indignation that the old man should be sent away with only a blank form of application and follows him. She knows vaguely that there are high authorities with power to remove obstacles with a word and determines to seek them. The old man readily follows his determined little guide. They wander about the city, refused admission to the War Department, the White House, and at the Capitol. The child is in despair, the old man exhausted, when they attract the attention of a kind-hearted senator. The senator quickly unwinds the official red tape, and ...
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