The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-26

70 Kill the brute at the first shot /
became firmly convinced that | was
fitted for a military life.
'lsc way n which | happened to
Kill the steer was as follows The
niEecr7 OF our place had been told to
daughter beef, but they mus, lave
been afraid 10 shoot at Il, and per
suaded me to do 80 for them They
drove the animal around behind the
barn and ! fired at it while it was run.
ming. by some accident hit it in
the forehead and killed it instantly,
and was certain thereafter that |
had the making Of great soldier in
me.
Pat Short, treasurer Of the Olympic
and Century thcatcrs, had ideas of
his future when he was quite boy,
but his desire ran along practical lines.
i was always greatly attracted by
store windows said Mr.. Short, "and
one day while l was still in the old
country, visited Dublin. Here I
walked down the main street, and
when | saw all the show windows |
became convinced that a man who
could live behind windows like that
must be the happicst Of mortals The
idea was SO strong that | actually
started in as boy in dry goods
store, and followed it until came to
this country. had no intention of
entering the theatrical business when
| came here, but happened to secure
the post Of assistant treasurer Of
thcatcr, aud have stayed with the
business ever since.
James Campbell, the broker, was
another whose youthful tastes turned
to the profession Of soldier.
My great ambition when boy was
to become Il great General" he said,
land wanted to enter West Point
and be soldier. This desire had
pretty strong hold on me at one time,
but | gradually driftcd out Of it,
Charles +. Curd, principal of Smith
Academy, stated that he would never
have believed any one who had told
him when Il boy that he would finally
enter the profession Of teaching. His
ambition was to become politician
and an orator, and his taking up of
school teaching was rs sudden as it
was unexpected
louisville, Ky, was my first
home" said J +. Curd. "and Patrick
Henry embodied in my youthful mind
all that success and greatness could
include. My earliest ambition was to
become distinguished lawyer and
diplomat | went manfully through
the academy, college and the law
school with this intent, but before
entering the law school chance made
me teacher in large boys school.
To my surprise the work was fascinat-
ing, and | was pronounced great sue
cess. After year, however, l gave
up teaching and went back to the law.
After completing the law course at
Vanderbilt University I decided to 20
West and find place where there was
plenty Of law, but no lawyers.
drifted around iu California for a
while and finally settled in Prescott,
Ariz., where I found plenty of law
yers, but no law"
Many revcrscs came. One day
had to choose between work in the
mine with pick and shovel, driving
team or returning to the States to
teach Latin and German. secured
place at the Nashville High School,
and after year and half formed my
Smith Academy connections. If
had been told when 1 was 81 that 7
would pass my life teaching l would
not have believed it.
An exception to the usual run so
far as fulillment Of his boyish ideas
is concerned is Sim T. Price, the law
yer. He always wanted to become
lawyer, not so much on account Of
admiration for tho profession itself,
as on account Of his boyish admira-
ton for young attorney whose cley-
erness in rcpartee attracted him.
This cousin Of mine was a clever
folI
thought that it would be great thing
to be as quick in repartee as he was.
/ took it for granted that knowlodoo