The Washington herald., 1913-07-27

! tunity.
"one of my seventy-four pupils was az.
overgrown boy whose face was as red
| as paint, and who had the strength Of a
| horse. was small and young. The boy
| took it into his head to run the school.
| His father told me that Calvin-he Is
now a prosperous farmer. good mar
and a Democrat-was hard to manage at
times. looked around one morning just
as Caltin clapped the half Of saleratus
| biscuit covered with sorghum molasses
| on another boys mouth and nose.
Il walked to Calvin's seat and said:
! You come with me and sit on the plat
| form until further notice The crisis
had arrived. Calvin sneered and arose
ready to fight. A big boy. older than
either of us, jumped out into the aisle.
You CO." he beloved at Calvin. doubling
up his fists and looking fiercely out Of his
eyes. Calvin went. That was Friday.
In the evening I invited Calvin to so
rabbit hunting the next day. He looked
sheepish. but met me, gun in hand. early
the following morning.
Art Gets Ahead of Strength.
AFTER tramping with him for an hour
or two / said: L am new in this part
of the country, Calvin, and you can breal;
me down. but / don't believe you care 10
do so. IN a stand-up fight you might
whip me, but don't believe you care to
do that, either So the matter was
settled. Calvin gave me no more trouble.
And that's the way with life. Negotia-
ton Is better than war. especially among
weak men and nations. Strategy is often
more effective than cannons.
Il entered McKendree College to pre-
pare for the legal profession. At the end
OF two years, 1 became a student in the
law department. and in course OF time
was graduated. 1 went to Springfield.
where 1 passed the bar examination and
was admitted to practice. The next PROB
lem was to ma location. 1 walked
and rode into the west as rar as Jop-
lin. Mo, talking to lawyers in county
seat towns ana examining docKets AT
Court-houses.
Il was out OF funds when 1 returned
to Lebanon. l meant to go into the har-
vest fields that summer and teach school
the following winter. Jacob Spies had
been my roommate while 1 was study
ing law. His father was a wealthy Ger
man-American farmer. If you don't
make a break now Jacob said to me,
YOU will put II OF from year to year
and will never practice law. but be
farm laborer and school teacher all your
days
But have no money I told him.
I'll lend you So Jacob replied.
after paying my debts had 80 left.
l went to Macomb. which is in the second
county east OF the Iowa line, having de-
cided during my travels that II was the
most promising place 1 had seen. 1t
was in the center of a corn country, the
black soil was two feet deep. and corn.
cattle. ana timothy seed were shipped
TO Chicago and elsewhere. An uncle by
marriage happened to live al Macomb.
1 called on him.
"'How much money have your he
asked. before committing himself.
Not any," replied, which was true
at the time.
well he went on to say. I am not
in good circumstances myself
It Wa. Only q Business Call.
"T am sorry on your own account
that such is the case" I answered, but
whether you have much or little makes
TO difference to me. / shall pay my
way in Macomb. Nor have ever seen
the day when I couldn't take care of
myself. I am here to practice law. and