The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-06-12
A PRETTY STORY.
A KENTUCKY GIRL SECURES THE N0HI-
NATION OF HER FATHEP.


nomination of John Blown to be
The Democtatic candidate for Gov
eInor OF Kentucky in the coming
campaign. The nomination was
made last week and according To Il
Kentucky maa who was ai the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Hotel ye,ter-
day the beginning OF the boom Ion
Mr. Brown Was made by his
daughter, a pretty girl of eight cen
or twenty years. This is the story
MIR. Brown was in politics III
early lite, and ably represented a
district OF Kentucky in Congress.
After serving with credit he de-
cliued To accept another nomina-
lion, and settled down to The prac-
tice Of law. lie SAID at The time
that he was done WITH politics, Ior
he could moi afford 10 devote The
best years of his life to Office hold
ing. For years he kept to his de-
termination, and though personally
popular all over his Stlie, aud
standing high in the counsels OF
his party, he would neither ask
nor accept any position within the
Glf, ot The people. But he has a
daughter who was il little Girl when
he was in Congress While he has
been praclicing law she has been
growing to be a woman and has
fallen desperately IN love with her
father.
She is devoted 10 him and is
very attractive, with all the spirit
and beauty that go TO The tradi
tional Kentucky girl. She was
ambitious, not alone for herself,
although the social prominence
that would necessarily come 10 the
family OF one who held IA high po-
sitlon was to h-r liking, but she
wanted her father 10 shine among
The public men of he Slate once
more.
She begged hIm 10 become
candidate either for. a State office
or for Congress, and brought all
her fine persuasive powers to bear
upon him in that direction. She
waged an incessant campaign, but
he put her off, joking her upon her
ambitions and declaring at lhe
same time that he had his day in
politics when she was little girl
and lie must stay at home now and
practice lis profession. But she
gave him no peace, and each morn
ing at breakfast she bewilched him
with her arguments. AT last he |
sad he could not resist her appeals |
but he had not Ihe time TO work |
up boom, so he would leave that
10 her. He told her to outline The
initial campaign and start him on
the road for such offices as TO her
seemed best. Then he laughed at |
her and went 10 his law office for
the day.
Next morning at breakfast the
fair campaigner handed him sheet
of delicate note paper, on which
.he had written a note ready for /
his signature. 1t was an announce
ment that rhe undersigned was
to become a candidate Tor
Governor.
He laughed at her and signed |
The document.
He did not know how serious The
affair was getting. but he had prom
I'd his daughter, and he kept his
word like a true Kentucky man.
That day The young lady took the
note 10 Louisville, and with il went
10 ihe editorial rooms of The COu-
risr-JoarRoi. and 10 Mr.. Waiter.
sons own Office. She showed him
he note and explained that her
father had promised to be can
lidaie, partially because she had
asked it, The letter bearing his
signature was documentary evI-
1ence.
Editor Watterson was charmed. /
He was personal freud of Mr..
Brown, and if anything had been
10 insure his support of
his candidacy The young lady cap
tured hm.
"lf John Yonng Brown says he
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