The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
Statesmen, Real and Near.
By FRED q. KELLY.

fAtrtck Danief NOTION. mchpeT VI
Congress from North Dakota was
brought up on the plains Of that state
and taught TO rope steers Just as
childish routine chore. He Is smiling.
od-nstursd looking young person, hut.
as the saying is. he wont take no sass
from no one.
There was one occasion. though. when
Norton deliberately ran away from
night. He was a lad about ten years old
and . boy four or five years his se11ior
came along and called him several mean
names. Norton came back with all the
depreciatory epithets he could think of.
whereupon the other boy started after
him. Noticing that the other lad was
nearly twice as big as he was, Norton de-
cided that the discreet thing to do was
to run. Accordingly. he went down a
convenient highway as rapidly as he
could.
He did not see the other boy for
long time alter that and when he did the
incident had slipped from his mind. Then
Norton went away TO school and to col
lege and ten years rolled around. One
summer when he was home from college.
Norton was driving a farm team along
the road when he saw ahead Of him a
man on wagon The man was the
same chap who had made him run that
time to avoid, one-sided fight.
They had met a few times since that
day, but this meeting was noteworthy
for the fact that Norton chanced to re-
call the day the other fellow chased
him. He hadn't thought of II before for
several years. and now the recollection
gave him feeling Of humiliation.
To think that that guy once made me
rum reflected Norton. Huh"
The more he thought about IL, as he
drove along. the mere he regretted he
had not put up a fight even II he got
licked. Nothing could be less brave than
to run away from a fight.
He speeded up his team and overlook
the man.
''Mornin', Pat?" said the man, cordially.
How are you. SAM" greeted Norton.
by the way" went on Norton, pleas
antly. do you remember the day when
We were kids that We called each other
names and you chased me up the road?"
Now that you speak OF IL. I do re-
piled the man.
We'll" remarked Norton, II don't hold
II against you at all. but ! just happened
to think Of il and II sort of hurts my
pride to think that I ran away. So
guess well have TO fix IL up"
What do you mean" asked the man
Simply this: I'll never feel right about
II Ill I've given you a licking. I'm sorry.
but that's the noticr I've taken about it,"
But You can't lick me-" pointed out
the man.
''I'll show you.'' said Norton, and he
began to take OF his coat.
He did show him. too.
Representative James Manahan of Min |
nesota. is a youEg person with the hair |
and complexion OF a Scandinavian but |
the pedigree Of an Irishman. And he |
has knack at plausible argument. He |
VIII argue about anything al all and |
often can convince one that he is right. |
From earliest boyhood Manshsn liked |
to argue. One OF the things he used TO |
argue about was the distribution OF |
household chores. II was a great disap- |
pointment to hiVl that he could not have |
been born into a larger family where |
many hands would make light work. He |
had only eleven brothers and sisters. and
so each one had a great deal of work /
to do Manahan always contended that
he got more than his share OF chores /
simply because he was good-natured
Il am perfectly willing to do it, he |
would say. when his mother assigned him |
10 task. but ] want II understood that /
always do much more than my share
And he would take ten or fifteen min
utes TO emphasize this point and make II
One day. in evaporation. his mother
said:
Jimmy. you'll drive US all crazy with
your constant talk. talk. talk. You'll
never be fit for anything when you grow
up unless it would be a lawyer"
That served as a suggestion and young
Jimmy determined then and there to
be a lawyer.
Representative Billy Kent. Of California.
was talking about the remarkable mental
of a certain Senator
What makes you think he's so SMART"
Kent WAS asked.
Well says Kent. when YOU pin me
light down TO 1t. I've always thought he
Mas smart because he never fails To agree
with me-
lCOryrisht. 1914. by Fred g. Kelly All rights re
Served.l
\ Martyr for His Country.