The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-10
sAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre, MINI.

are satisfied to let the busting of
youth and Of middle age suffice,
now remain quietly out Of the scene
to observe all that passes. Once in
the forefront of the hectic hustle;
now they are forgotten Of their own
volition.
OF Shoes and Ships All mixed up
with dinner buckets, shiny tin ones
with the cup screwed to the top,
and school, and languages. Is this
tale. Harley Forsyth, as a lad, spoke
nothing but Norwegian in his early
years. Came time for his schooling
and reading from the primer and
the lad could not speak English.
What's more he wasn't overly
anxious to learn the language. His
younger brother could and was al
ready going to school, his parents
pointed out, but to no avail. But a
neighbor Lad who had started that
year Haunted shiny dinner bucket
before the envious eyes of Harley
and it provided the straw to which
his parents grasped. He could have
a bucket like that if he learned
English. So Harley set to work, and
the story Of course has the right
ending. He learned English. The
bucket was his in which to carry
his lunch to school. And his school
ing began at the age of eight years,
ceased only after his graduation
from college Today he reads
lives and works Of Aristotle, Plato,
Socrates. =.
Wit Few 1t would seem were a
match for the sparkling wit Of the
late DR.. j. A. Dubois. 1t was S. P.
Hansen, ST., and the late Gene
Richards who learned of it one day,
we believe. The story runs that
there was discussion of a subject,
and to make the conversation more
spirited the Doctor chose to oppose
the two gentlemen. Now as far as
the logic of the argument, the boys
had the Doctor and they knew it.
So did he. But he struck hard at
their vulnerable spot. Suddenly he
veered off with, "And what did
Aristotle say about it," And they
didn't know. "You see," he said,
You don't know the beginning nor
the end Of subject, yet you want to
argue" -. And he strobe off,
chuckling, his eyes twinkling.
Bits Youth today, believe many
oldsters, doesn't get the kick out of
things like dad did when he was in
knee britches And right there
is one Of them: what kid today en-
joys the graduation into manhood
when he molts from the short to
the long pants era a.. In yore it
was long-awaited pleasure to take
a trip to the cities, and there todays
adult gaped with unshamed awe at
all that went on about him To-
day a trip to the cities to many of
the youth Is like walking into their
own backyard, and the country Is
taken out of the hick Which
may be a reason why many young
people talk 50 interestingly about
what they've seen, and babble inces-
sanity over trifles . So we turn to
the oldsters to get the exciting side
:. And few can talk so entertain
ingly about trip as George O'Gara
-. Two Of the local boys were in
a fight sometime ago. One called
the other a Chin,aman. never know
when I'm insulted And inject:
that the pleasantries of life magnify
while troubles pale into forgotten
hood. And the thot Is that memories
are merely pleasant prejudices :.
This repression must be awful
even a fire side chat can't crack 1t
;. There are all kinds Of laws:
Federal laws, state laws, tax laws.
traffic laws, in-laws :. Choose
your own poison.