Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

Ika.GY victim Of the ingratitude of I
~5EIN~ republics, as expressed IN
fG a direct primary in Stevens
County, Iowa. | am on my {
WAY 10 the great new West, where
! shall seek to serve newer com
munities where perfidy may not
be so ingrained in the nature
of the body polite. And | shall
shun relations other than professional
ones. with persons OF youth, beauty
charm, and feminine gender. For by
these am a sufferer. | have with me
my notes, and to you is given the hrst
hearing of my side OF case which
may become historic.
THE contest is unequal, says
Epictetus, between a charming young /
girl and a beginner in philosophy
Let this be remembered when | am
blamed for the havoc wrought upon
my political educational career IN
Stevens County, Iowa, by Miss no
berta Lee Frayn of Tennessee. MOI
that | am a beginner In philosophy
The man who, at my age, has Deeh
elected county superintendent OF
schools IS no mere tyro in the Held
wherein Epictetus so distinguished
himself. But neither does the worn
charming" adequately describe MISS
Frayn. unless one trace back the woru
charm" to It's more diabolically sig
pificant root | expect to write thls'
nv apologia, and leave the verdict 10
posterity.
No citizen of Stevens County Is like
" TO be ignorant Of the manner III
which Miss Frayn was deposited In
nv mothers farmyard by the wreck
ing of a railway train, or no" nei
grandfather, Colonel Kenton Zen
Frayn. died there in her arms ana
left the Young girl penniless. Judge
Worthir gton, hereafter to be men
t,onad was on the train and doubtless
assisted in extricating Miss tTayI
and her grandfather from the wreck
age but | feel that my own eHort'
were more effective than was reported
We left the young woman in the car
&c my mother. and | took the Judg
with me in my buggy.
He was much distraught as we rou
along | tried to say something
tho wav of furthering my candldac
for tho office | now hold; but ne It
pulsed me.
"For Gods sake. Oscar" rememoe
him to have said. don't try 10 ele
tioneer me until can get. out OF III
mind the image of that poor youl
girl and her dying grandfather
do not care to criticize the 'ualc
arv hut will say that Judge Worthlh
TOMS early promotion to the pench ai
hio undeniable comeliness OF perso
have IN a measure induced In him
certain arrogance.
WAS triumphantly elected. l we
.o Roston and won recognition so I
as to be placed on the suDcoliinii''
for the investigation of Tone-Dealne
in the rural schools, in the super
tendent's section of the Natlol
Teachers Association.
Feeling the growing oreadtn
fuInass of life | returned ana
srred nv office. Then 1t was that
Frayn episode may be SAID 10 ha
begun. in letter from my pro.i
Chester. which have here, ana WI
rms using an undignified diminuu'
Dear DC: ,,o,na-
I'VE would like TO see you. Mother
Ill orc we'll. and glad you pulled throu
oven II YOU did run behind the ticket
Am feeding three loads OF suee ga
thew are making hne gam ~ w,
,r, look rough, and all the feec
thirx hess lose money on them ne
tour cents for them. This Is aoou.
the news. Can't you appoinI ,,,n -, E-s
denutv down here TO examine MISS u.
whose grandfather got killed III q
,recIro She wants to teach. she
southerner. but an awful nice lauy'
inst as smart as one of us. she ureau
90 70 Pacific City to be examined as
won't let ma get her hardy any oio.
che Is very sensitive about money
80 and 7 had to lie to her ABOUT
s,nds 10 hurry her grandfather WITH
tried to slip in $3.50 more put siie "a
me at II and cried. l will be strict
make her write out the exam r.i
properly; send along the aU''
and the appointment. ~.
yours truly VI
al, Iudpe Worthington's office
near YOURS you might leave the app
nent and the questions In three.
tudge will bring them down. he G
down quite often now, because ne
that the RogSses and the Nor'iliIs
o,,ad into Iowa in the same W
train IN an early day, and he thin
strange that that accident that
Colonel Fayn should have prouSh'
families together again. He THINKS
Miss Frayn will make a first-rate Yea
60 YOU need not be backward apou
snnontment and the questions
Not abating one jot or title o
official strictness, informed On
that Miss Frayn must appear an
examined as did others in the sam
nation. Chester is an Ames man
a fine judger and feeder OF cattle
not fitted for responsibility In
letters. ,-
Professor Dustin, an eldery
uvopic educator and the author
monograph on the CRUDE method
charge Of the examination Wnen
Frayn appeared. l found VI
smoking vile pipe in my loo
when | came home.
Say. &C." said he. this lou
old trilobite won't do. You've
get in here and do business you
Conjecturing that he meant I