The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-09-06
HOW ONE AWKWARD
YOUNG MAN WON OUT
Sought Cure for Embarrassment
in the Country and Found
a Wife.
BY LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY.


Copyright 1912. by Associated Literary
In the world Of today young man
who has been about Is credited with
a full share of self-coHfdence, and
If he had any rough points to begin
with to have had them polished down
by contact with society.
Franklin Graham was an exception.
Nature had given him a handsome
face, as 1t had many Grahams before
him. His figure was good, too. but
he went about In a continual state OF
embarrassment and awkwardnesB.
Mischievous young women and the
1okers at his clubs kept him on edge
all the time. He realized his draw
backs. A man may realize that he
has a backache, but that doesn't cure
the ache. He would brace up now
and then and try to be assertive, but
the effort only made things worse.
When man is embarrassed and awk-
ward and has stammer added to 1t
and he steps on girls train and sits
down on f1fty-dc'llar fan and refers
to Renfew as Jones. what's the use
OF struggling further?
when l was your age IVES Just
that way" said a middle-aged club
man who liked the boy and felt pity
for him.
He lied when he said he was just
that way, but he lied with good In
tent. If all liars had good Intentions
there would be no evil in tipping
chairs back ON their hind legs and
lying for half day at a time.
Did you see a doctor about it2"
asked young Graham.
Certainly not A doctor can cure
the measles, but he's got no remedy
for your case"
Then wh-what shall d-do7"
"Cut out the town for awhile and
go down the country to some village
and begin on the ground floor. Rub
elbows with Tom, Dick and Harry.
Mingle with the people. Talk, fish,
loaf around. You've seen Europe, but
there are villages twenty miles away
you haven't seen. You've attended
functions and high teas, but you've
never taken O. straw ride. You've seen
grand danes and angel girls in eve
ming attire, but you've not firted with
the village belle. Go to. young mani"
And a week later young Graham
went to Harpersville. Nice little town
nice river, nice people, good fishing
nice air! He was surprised at find
ing such a place in America. Some
what embarrassed and somewhat awk
ward, but not so much as he expected
to be, he found the old-fashioned inn
but he had stopped at worse in Eu
rope and felt the romance of 1t
There was Uncle Hiram Buzz to vel
come him as he had welcomed every
stranger for the last fifteen years.
well, my son, come to stay 9
while?" he began.
IL hope so."
"Glad to hear 1t. Wen treat yor
right. Cost of living has gone wal
up, but we are not robbers here. Come
from the city, s'poser
'Yes, sir"
Folks there all we'll when 20,
leftR"
81 think so."
"Glad to hear II. Some one hai
predicted that the cholera would b,
along this summer but we amt a bI
skeered Of It up here. Dye like tn,
looks Of the town."
"Yes, sir"
"Glad to hear that, because know
we shall all like you. You Jest pitcl
right in and be one of us. There
dog fights every day or two-picnics
swimming. fishing, dancing. goinI
after berries-oh, wen take keer O
you"
And there were three or four youn
men that wore very large cuffs an
very high collars who called and IN