The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-17
LOGIC AND REASON
An Instance Where Logical Man
Gave the Impression Of
Being in Earnest.
BY cLAuDlNE sIssoN.

BY cLAuDiNE sIssoN.
TN case war is declared, what is
the logical conclusion1'' asked the
professor of his class. !,
That some one is going to get
hurt" was the reply.
And in case of an earthquake?"
That buildings will be shaken
down"
And in case of lover"
That matrimony will follow"
"And in case of pinching the tigers
tail at the zoo?"
You get the bounce"
Correct, gentlemen. Always reason
from logic and you will always be
right"
Mr.. Fred Clinton, young man OF
"a, had been using logic for many
months when he set out to walk
across the country, a distance OF 30
miles, for visit to his old aunt. He
found nothing to reason about until
: within four miles Of his journeys
end. Then, as he was passing a farm
house Of the better class, he saw
something that halted him. A young
girl was on the roof of the Toulouse
mending a leak Her back was to-
wards him. but he saw that she had
three or four shingles and a hammer
and nails
There might have been men-folks
working in the field. but they were
not in sight. There might have been
mother in the house, but IL so she
gave no sign.
Nov. then. here is logic. and here
are conclusions" said the wayfarer
as he sat down to watch and wait
"A girl on the roof with shingles,
hammer and nails means that the
roof leaks. 1t also means that she is
taking risk.
IF she pounds her thumb, which
she is almost sure to do, she will yell
out Darn it!' and roll of the roof.
IF her foot slips she will clutch
and claw and scream, but go down
Just the same.
mo girl will climb up on the roof
Of shed II she knows there's a man
around II she sees one after she
gets up there she is startled and in
her haste to get down slips, slides.
anu COuuO6 uOWn KeT-pIuuk.
ANY way you fix It, the logical con-
clusion is that there is sure to be a
fall here. Now, then, the girl ia
perched about IA feet from the
ground. and the ground is hard. There
are nine chances in ten that she
breaks bone. At any rate, she will
get a hard jar. She will need some
one to hold the camphor to her nose
and call some one from tho field. II
may be necessary to telephone or send
for doctor
Il am at hand am the It. It's for
me to do and dare. don't save her
life. but she thinks I do, so it's all
the same. When girl thinks she
owes her life to young man what
does she do? The logical conclusion
Is admiration, gratitude. love.
"And when a young man has been
called upon to save the life of q
stavinglooking girl the same emo
tions are aroused and the same con
clusions must prevail. II go on and
she does not see me I won't be al
hand when she falls; II remain add
to her risk. There is no logic here
and there are no conclusions to be
drawn. It is a case Of even up. and
shall stay"
Five minutes after the young mar
had finished HIS soliloquy the gir
changed her position to get at hel
work the better. and there was |
scream and she went sliding He
fingers dragged over the dry shin
giles. and when the edge was reaches
she took drop.
Conclusion the first is all right
said Mr.. Clinton as he started on thu
run to the rescue.'I must tickle tn,
professor by writing him letter."