Show f. f I NICK FA FATHER THEil Was 9 One of the First Men Men of of Ohio OhIo- ot of t Luc Lh Congressman Nick Longworth the Presidents President's son law is a of ol Cincinnati its His family Is one of ot the che oldest and most aristocratic of that city His father Judge Longworth was oj a able a as ever sat on the supreme supreme su SUo su- su preme bench of the State and withal l one ono of f th the youngest He r resigned this as lie lW aid uld not care to take life me oo 00 seriously after passing flay When le ae died he ho was a colonel on Gov McKin- McKin eys staff stall death resulting from exposure exposure ex on an inauguration day Judge was a man not only but brilliant His courtship jf Jr his wife wIre mother of the present Congressman Congressman Con Con- gr gressman began when both were but y years ars old bhe She was then little Sue alker Some years b before fore the tho Judge lied he built a small steamboat for lea tare trips on the Ohio river He lie ailed it the tho C C O 0 It was an m odd name name and people wondered what It il Jle meant nt Some said it st- st stood od for fOl Cincinnati Cincin nati Ohio others said it meant Come off ft but the Judge would wO not make pubic pub ic the tho origin of such an odd christen christen- christening ing Years later ne no told this story As a boy he ho had fallen In love withe with Sue Jae e Walker and confided h his affection to his hs mother who wished to encourage encourage age ge hl him n in writing and advised him to express his love in a letter He did so but did not know how to spell Sue He pondered a wane reasoned reasoned reasoned rea rea- that if d do spelled o spelled do e o c-o 0 ought to spell Sue That was the way waybe waye he be addressed e his first love letter and when he was a man grown dear C C. 0 became his wife and the mother of his hisson hisson hisson son tho the present congressman congressman The mother cother still keeps and lri prizes s her first declaration of love Judge Longworth was once travelIng traveling travel travel- Ing in Italy He was in a forward car with a friend and when his wife sent word for him to come back to her the judge remarked We had best take allour all all' allour our things as the dago marquis here might swipe them This remark was I Imade made concerning a swarthy looking man in the opposite seat The judge was as only j joking king thinking too that the stranger did not understand English When the train stopped the Marquis handed the judge a card He was wasa a sure enough marquis and he knew English The card meant a duel but Longworth was equal to the occasion for he responded Why hello Marquis glad to meet you The offended nobleman nobleman noble noble- man had to laugh and the two beo be came good At another time the Judge conceived ed the plan pIan of living a few days with the bandits in bi Thessaly With several several sever sever- al friends an expedition was organIzed organized organized organ organ- and the party went Into the mountains mountains moun moun- of upper Greece They found a famous robber chief and told him they wanted to have a social visit with him and and his men A bag of gold was given given en en- the outlaws and for two weeks Longworth and his party saw much of a section and people which had been a se sealed led book to even the nearest nearest nearest near near- est inhabitants They hunted and played games but the robbers committed committed com com- no crimes during the visit When the stay was over the chief es escorted them to the frontier and saw them In safe hands There was a aprice aprice aprice price on his hiss head and beyond a certAin certain certain tain lin line he d dared red n not t go The Judge often remarked that he never enjoyed a trip more |