South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-23
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON. July 23.-Rep.
Percy E. Quin of Missouri was court
ing a beautiful young southern girl
at the time of his race tor congress
two years ago. The girls father had
aristocratic leanings and did not care
for Quin, because he worked for a liv-
ing. He called Quin redneck.
Quin. however, kept coming around
and helping himself to space on ia
theirs veranda and doing his counting
there regardless. When he was sue
cessful in his campaign for congress,
that helped good deal and he ceased
TO care much whether the girls faith
er called him a redneck or not.
You've got your nerve with you,
going to congress- a young redneck
like you" was fathers greeting when
the returns were all in. He was half
smiling when he said it. but he meant
most of it. at that.
We'll, there's just this about il, 8"
remarked Quin. IF I'm a redneck the
jokes on you, for I'm inclined 10
think I'm going TO be your son-in-
law"
The young woman herself was pres
ent al the time and it was the first
I time Quin had preached the subject
Of his intentions quite that plainly.
! He thought il was a good chance to
1
needless verbiage or formality.
The frankness Of his statement
rather carried weight, too At any
rate. when he came up here to enter
congress a certain attractive young
woman came along as Mrs. Quinn.
/ And today Quins father-in law
/ proudly thinks there is nobody quite
| like Gum.
For the reason that he is one OF the
best shots in New England. and loves
to aim at things with a gun. Rep.
/ Eugene Elliott Reed of New Hamp-
shire, set out for a wild little hotel
| in the Canadian woods one autumn TO
I do a bit of hunting The hotel was
run by half Indian, and Reed and
4 his companion were about the only
\ guests who had come along for sew
I eral weeks. That being the situa-
/ ton. guests were at a premium. The
Indian desired to keep them just as
| long as possible. At the end of ten
DAYS. Reed went TO his host and told
him if he would make out his bill he
believed he would be on his way.
I having had a delightful outing. and
perhaps he would come again some
time.
The Indian merely pulled at his
pipe and said nothing Reed thought
perhaps he didn't understand and re-
peated his remark that. much as he
regretted it, he felt obliged to go
away from that place. and IL the
/ cashier would make out a statement
OF his account and the porter see TO
the proper checking of his baggage
/ il would indeed he an accOmmo da-
ton Even this joke about the cash
Ter and the porter did not bring any
change OF expression on the Indians
face, but he grunted
Cant go now Roads too bad"
Then Reed saw the light They
were 80 miles from the nearest rail
road station and the only horses and
wagon belonged TO the Indian pro
prietor Of the hotel. II was true that
the roads did not compare favorably
with a macadam park driveway. but
they were about as good as they ever
had been. III he waited for them tC
become really good roads he feared
he might spend the rest OF his life
there paying that Indian $3.50 a day
besides a daily fee for hunting priv
leges.
Its mighty nice Of YOU to dote OF
our company so that you can't beai
10 see US leave" remarked Reed tC
his host. but such a display OF hos
pitality can be Overdone."
He thought of walking the 81
miles. but was not sure OF the route
; and then there was his baggage. 81
) he began 10 pace about the hotel won
dering how 10 outwit the Indian In
a little room back Of the Office was
little old telegraph instrument cover
Z ed with cObwebs II had been Their
before the Indian bought the hote
and the wires were still up because i
was easier 10 leave them up than TAX
them down. Now Reed made his liv
ing as train dispatcher Of the Boston
, & Maine railroad for many years. II
clicked out a word or two on the in
strument but got no response. Thel
he followed the line through the for