West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-12-14
IN A NEW ROLE.
Col. Jake Kemple's Latest Venture In
The Lecture Field.

Seknows the genial Jake
kemple, ofiice-seeker, politician,
lecturer, stump speaker, alleged
"funny man." etc. He is also a
Colonel" by old Virginia adoption
and the latest report is that the
Colonel is getting ready to run for
Congress in this district next year,
as the Republican candidate. This
will be about as harmless psstime
as the Colonel can engage in, aud
the defeat won't go hard With him.
as he has long since getten Injured
to such disarpointments.
But the story we started out to
relate happened during the recent
campaign over in Ohio, while Col.
Kemple was stumping the State for
Mckinley. He tells the joke him
self and 1t shows him up in new
role on the lecture platform. lie
addressed large audience on Sat-
nrday night at Dresden, Ohio, and
tue next day Sunday was resting
up and going to take the express at
2 o'clock that evening and run into
Columbus. After dinner he had
retired to his room at the hotel,
taken off his hat, coat and shoes
and lain down on the bed to look
over the Sunday paper and enjoy
solid comfort. lie had just gotten
comfortably fixed. when the bell
boy Knocked and announced that
some ladies' bad called to see him
The Colonel didn't know a female
in the town, but with his usual gal.
lantry at once re-arranged bis toilet
and repaired to the hotel parlor.
Here he found ~ delegation OF ,dics
who said they had heard his speech
the night before aud were very
much pleased with it. The Colo
mel bowed low and was about to
order mp the drinks when he
bethought himself. The ladies'
went on to say that they were a
committee from the Woman's
Christian Enderver Society and had
come to invite him TO address their
meeting at the church that evening.
The Colonel came very near saying
"WeIl, that's a - of a note, +"
but caught himself IN time and
protested that it would be impossi-
BILE for him to do anything Of the
kind. But they said they had been
informed that he was in the habit
OF giving talks and lectures Of this
kind and refused to let him of.
The Colonel told them he was u
politician and could make stump
speech and had delivered some
"alleged to be funny" lectures, but
the church business was entirely
out Of his jurisdiction. But they
smiled at the COlonel's apparent
dIfiidence and hung on. lie saw
that some weg had put up job OF
him and if it had been men be
would have refused point blank
but the gallant Colonel couldn't
resist the ladies and so promised 10
come. lie was m a tight place, but
happened TO think Of lecture on
Life in Old Mexico" that he had
frequently delivered, be got out OF
the scfape very nicely. lie spent
some time down in Mexico, as a
special officer Of the Treasury Dc.
paTtment under Harrison's admin
istration and from bis observations
down there he gave q very interest
ing talk before the w. g. r.
Society, contrasting the home life
Of the Mexicans with that Of our
people aud how the Sabbath was
desecrsted down there with horse
racing, picnics, bull Sights and var.
ious brutal forms Of amusement
and what a great field for good
work there was open there. IL was
a new feature and caught the au.
dicnce in great shape and The ladies
we're delighted with The lecture, and
the Colonel came out with alyine
colors. Ho afterwards learned that
one Of the business men Of the town
who had known bim in Wheeling
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