Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-23
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CHAPTER with his grandfather,
small Ramsey Milholland is watching the
decoration Day Parade in the nome
town. The old gentleman, a veteran OF
the Civil war, endeavors to impress the
i youngster with the significance of the
great conflict, and many years afterWard
The boy was to remember his words with
startling viVidness.
CHAPTER II-In the schoolroom,
few years afterward, Ramsey was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
though his two pronounced dislkes were
arithmetic and ''Recitations." In sharp
contrast to Ramsey's baCkwardness is
the precocity Of little Dora Yocum,
young lazy whom in his bitterness he de-
nomnates Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER III.-In high school, where
he and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
tivenessl he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating in the resolution that some
day he would Show her.
CHAPTER IV.-At class picnic Ram
Sey to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
Mllla Rust, a young lady of about his
own age and the acknowledged belle Of
the class. Milla has the misfortune to
fall into creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water is only some three
feet deep, but Milla's gratitude for his
heroic act is embarrassing. He is in fact
! taken captive by the fair one, to his great
i CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER V.-The acquaintance ripens,
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping COM
pany," while the formers parents Won
der His mother indeed goes so far as
to express some diSapprOVal Of his choice,
even limiting that Dora Yocum would be
more suitable companion, a suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
/ CHAPTER Vl.-At this period our nero
gets the thrill Of his first kiss" Milla
being a very willing partner in the act
Her hippancy over the matter discOn-
csrts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
erWard the girl departs for a visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing missve
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling of
melancholy.
CHAPTER VII-Shortly after Milla's
departure her friend, Sadie Clews, in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin and is not
coming back, SO that little romance is
ended. Within a few months Ramsey
and his closest friend, Fred Mitchell,
go to the state university, Ramsey's chief
feeling being one Of relief that he has got
away from the detested Dora. To his hor-
ror he finds she is also a student at the
university. Induced to join a. debating
society, Ramsey is chosen as Dora's OPP
ponent in debate dealing with the mat
ter of Germany's right to invade Bel
GUM, Dora being assigned the negative
side of the argument. Partly on account
of his feelings toward Dora, and his nat
ural nervousness, he makes a miserable
showing and Dora carries off the honors.
A brash youngster named Lnski objects
to the showing made by Ramsey and be-
comes personal In his remarks The mat
ter ends with Ramsey, in the university
vernacular, giving Linski peach of
punch on the snoot."
The subject assigned to me-" he
said, 'is resolved that Germany is
nor'ly and legally justified in Bel
gians-Belgiums! This subject was
assigned to me to be the subject Of
this debate" He interrupted himself
ficult, but faltered on again: '"This
subject is the subject 1t is the sub
ject that was assigned to me on
postal card" Then, for moment or
so, he had a miraculous squirt of conf
dence, and continued, rather rapidly:
II feel constrained to say that the
country of Belgian-Belgium, / mean
this country has been constrained by
the-invaded [ mean-invaded by the |
Imperial German Umpire and my sub
ject in this debate is whether it ought |
to or not, my being the informative, !
affirmative [ mean-that got to prove |
that Germany is mor1y and legally
justified. / wish to state that"
He paused again, lengthily, then
struggled on. Il have been requested
to state that the German Imp-Empire :
that it certainly isn't right for those !
Dutch-G Germans, mean-they haven't
got any more business in Belgium than
have myself, but II feel constrained /
to say that / had to accept whatever .
side of this debate / got on the postal ,
card, and so I am constrained to take
the side of the Dutch. | mean the
Germans. The Dutch are sometimes
called mean the Germans are some
times called the Dutch in this country,
but they aren't Dutch, though some
times called Dutch in this country.
Well, and $3.50, well, the war began
last August or about then, anyway
and the German army invaded the Bel
gian army. After they got there, the
invasion began. First, they came
around there and then they COM
menced invading. Well, what 1 feel
constrained"
He came to the longest of all his
pauses here, and the awful gravity OF !
I irh% Nu;+ho,< Heat