The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-03

well, What ] say 10: Dora Yocum,
as an Orator, is Just an Actual Per-
feet Wonder. &C: Any obJections7"
Yocum as an orator is just an actual
perfect wonder. Got any objections?"
"N-no."
"All right then" Fred settled him.
self upon the window seat with pipe,
and proceeded, "There's something
about her, when she stands there, she
stands so straight and knows just what
she's up to, and everything, why,
there's something about her makes the
cold chills go down your spine-I
mean my spine, not yours particular
ly! You sit down. mean anybody's
spine, doggone it," And as Ramsey
increased the manifestations of his
suspicious, lifting a tennis racket over
the PROSTATE figure, "Oh, murder"
Fred said, resignedly. "All right, We'll
change the subject. That fat little
Werder cutie made out a pretty good
case for Germany, didn't sheT"
Ramsey disposed himself in an easy
chair with his feet upon the table,
and presently chuckled. "You remem-
Der the time I had the fuss with Wes-
ley Bender, back In the ole school
days?"
yep"
"All the, fiubdub this Werder girl got
Off tonight puts me in mind of the
way l talked that day. l can remem-
Der it as well as anything! Wesley
kept yelpin' that whoever mentioned
lady's name in public place was a
pup, and of course l didn't want to
hit him for that; boys got a regular
instinct for tryin' to make out he's
on the right side in a scrap, and he'll
always try to do something. or say
something, or he'll get the other boy
| to say something, to make II look as
II the other boy was In the wrong and
began the trouble. So told poor ole
Yves that my father spoke my moth
er's name in a public place whenever
he wanted to, and dared him to say
my father was pup. And all so on.
| A boy startin' up scrap, why, half
the time he'll drag In his father and
mother II there's any chance to do 1t.
He'll fix up some way so he can say,
We'll, that's just the same as If you
called my father and mother fool,
or something like that. Then, after
ward, he can claim he was scrappin'
because he had to defend his father
and mother. and of course he'll more
than half believe 1t himself.
'Well. you take a government-it's
only just some men, the way see II,
and If they're goin' to start some big
trouble like this war, why, Of course
they'll play just about that same old
boy trick, because it's instinct to do 1t.
Just the same for a man as 1t Is for a
bOy-or else the principles ijust the
same, or something. Well, anyhow. II
you want to know who started scrap
and worked II up. you got to forget all
/ the talk there Is about 1t, and all what
each side says, and just look at two
things: Who was fixed for II first. or
thought they were, and who hit firstf
When you get the answer to those two
tutstlOus eNeiyIiihb oSt'oo oo'es
this being attacked business. As near
as can make out. this war began
with Germany and Austria's startin'
10 wipe out two little countries; Aus
tria began shootin' up Serbia, and
Germany began shootin' M Belgium
don't need to notice any more than
that, myself--all the girls In the coun'
try can debate their heads on, they
can't change what happened and they
can't excuse II. either.'
He was silent. appearing to feel that
he had concluded conclusively. and the
young gentleman on the window seat
after staring at him for several mo-
ments of genuine thoughtfulness. was
gracious enough to observe, swell. old
Ram, you may be little slow In class.
but when you think things out with
yourself you do show signs OF some
thing pretty near like real horse-sense
sometimes. Why don't you ever say
anything like that toto some Of
your pacifist friendsY"
"what do you meant Who you
talkin' aboutf Whose 'pacinst
friends'f"
ssee. herei" Fred exclaimed, a.
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