Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

Harry FLICK was his close and constant
competitor.
Tenacity and Bluff.
The gentle Brother Ambrose says that
Schwab, during his two years at college,
was noted mainly not for special intellec-
tual acumen, but for bulldog tenacity and
What, in these modern days, is called
''bluffing," These two characteristics, the
mother declares, put and kept Charlie at
the head of his class.
Charlie especially liked arithmetic,'
Brother Ambrose explains. Generally it
was easy for him, though sometimes it
wasn't. But if it wasn't, Charlie would
never let on that he didn't know his prob
lens. Instead he'd go to the blackboard
and work away with might and main. And
| he wouldn't stop until he had solved the
problem or had convinced us that he knew
how TO get the right answer.
In all things Charlie was boy who
never said, Il don't know He went on the
| principle of pretend that you know. and If
you don't find out mighty quick
While he was at college Charlie learned
| to play the piano. Father Bohn the COL
! lege chaplain to the time of his death, was
the boys teacher Charlie was an apt pu-
Pill and became passionateiy fond of the
instrument. Several of the Sisters Of
Mercy at the convent also aided Charlie in
his musical studies, paying particular at
tention to his voice. Every Sunday be-
tween the time that Charlie learned music
organ and sang. At times he also assist ed
in serving mass.
Almost an Actor.
Charlie Schwab's love of music almost
kept him from being the president of the
worlds greatest trust.
at was this way" one Of his relatives
says: IAN old man of the name of Aber-
nathy used to live here. When his first
wife died no one around here would marry
MIN, so he went away somewhere and got
another Mrs. Alternately No. 2 had a sis
Ter VINO was on the stage. named Mary Rus
sell. Mary was here on visit one sum-
mer. Charlie got sweet on her and 1eafed
around on old man Abernathys doorstep
all day and pretty nearly all night Seems
as II the girl was gone on Charlie. too
wen, to make long story short Charlie
wanted to marry her She told Charlie that
the stage was the place for a nice fellow
like him who could play so well and sing
so sWeetly.
But all Charles people were dead set
| against Charlie marrying an actress and
going on the stage so after a good deal of
hard work Charlie was kept from running
away with the girl, he'd raved he would
do. Then the girl went away and after a
little Charlie went down to Braddock."
rms was Charlie Schwab's only love affair
as long as he lived in Loretto For some
reason or other he wasn't so popular with
the country 1asses as his classmates and
! comprehensive Flick boys Mike" Pfaff
now farmer; Charlie Adelsberger and Char
! lie Yfnger, Joe Bengle storekeener in tbe
railroad town Of Gallitzin; John Topper and
others. They could always find girls who
would go to picnics and barn dances and
husklns bees with them. Charlie often had
Charlie persisted in talking too much arith-
metic -
But if he did not shine in love, he did in
quois he was champion quot pitcher of
loretto. Yes" says Paddy Moran. .he'5
bring horses here to be shod and while
Waitin' he'd pitch quoits. and he'd WALTON
Bili-thats his uncle who keeps a grocery
up the street a piece-and Joe ReneIe and
the other lads who loafed with Charlie He
could wallop me, too
But he couldn't shoe a horse Once he
wanted me to let him try. Paddy he says,
L can shoe a Horse oh go on savs
! you can't shoe yourself your daddy has to
/! DO it for you, l says. But Charlie thought
he could, so I let him try Well. the first
whack ne gave at a nail he hit the horses
leg and the horse kicked. Charlie picked
| himself up. Paddy, believe you're right
| ne says. And ne never tried again, but he
| ioafed around here often watchin' me and
talkin to me. You see. Charlie and me are
| about the same age-Fm a little older-so
we've just about come up together and
were close friends"
His Quoit-Playing Mania.
Quoits frequently got Charlie into trouble
| with his mother. The house where the
! Schwabs lived when they first came to
Loretto. and before John Schwab built the
| present home. joined the livery stable.
| Whenever she wanted Charlie Mrs Schwab
was pretty sure to find him in front of the
! stable pitching horseshoes. She would call
| TO her offspring. Charlie would keep On
pltcnlng and yelling at his companions
| Mrs SchWab would call again. Charlie
would stay by the QUOT pegs. Next min
! ute the occupants of the badly Whitfield
| boxes in front of the neighboring stores
mr. fhar
| In hand, scatter the youthful quot pitchers
| ana. all triumphant, lead Charlie into the
| mouse protesting, Honest, nanny, I
| never heard you CALI
| 1t was Mrs: Schwab who insisted that
| Charlie should go to college ST want him
! to get all the education possible" she said;
| in the livery stable. all right So she saw
| at his books.
When he left college Charlie, still how
| had no definite idea to what he wanted
| to do. For time he worked little about
| the livery stable and loafed more Then
a cousin of his mother. Captain M F. Nc
| Donald, who ran q grocery store here
| wanted to make clerk of Charlie The
| boy was all ready to take the job when A.
J. Spiegeimire came to Loretto on a visit
| Mr.. Spiegelmre had lived formerly in Lo-
| retto He was part owner Of a general
| merchandise store in Braddock. He offer
| ed him clerkship at 81 a week Charlie
| accepted.
BOUNCED From Dry Goods Business.
| But young Schwab wasn't cut out for a
| dry goods clerk. At the end of five months
| Mr.. Spiegelmires partner, W. A. Dewitt
| Informed Charlie politely that as he could
not tell calico from Bingham after all these
| months he'd better look out for another
| job. Charlie looked out" so we'll that up
to date w. A. McDevitt has the dlstinc-
| ton of being the only man who ever dis
/ charged Charles M. Schwab
Between Schwab and Spiegelmire there
| is an attachment that is the joke of all
| Loretto. Whenever Schwab comes to town
everybody. says: We'll. l see Charlie is
back again. Guess A. ]. will be along
| pretty soon.' A. J. generally does ''be
| along pretty soon and makes straight for
| the Schwab house
| Spiegelmire loves to chair his ex-employe
| with, well, Charlie, I'm responsible for
your success. / saw 1t in you, took you to
Braddock and gave you your chance" One
day recently after Spiegelmire had told this
, to crowd of Loretto folk Schwab turned
| the tables by saying:
| TN grant you that, Spiegelmire If
you'll pay me the last weeks wages I
earned in your store. You've never squared
| the account"