Eureka Reporter | 1906-03-30 | Page 6 | Addressed Them in English

ADDRESSED THEM IN ENGLISH how congressman bede won over scand anavian aud ence congressman bede of minnesota still looks back with horror to an ex peri ence he had witta a scandinavian audience in his state last campaign it was up in the pine woods and the other orator of the evening was a stalwart norseman who was to speak in his native tongue this man failed to arrive and the committeeman asked bede do you speak norwegian stilla bede unthinkingly replied in the affirmative though he knew only a few phrases when he faced the audience of about big blue eyed chaps ot the ole and nels class he de ter mined to get out of the difficulty best he could so he said As many of you as cannot understand english stand up all were ashamed to make such an acknowledgment and not a man moved all right my friends said bede as it makes me hoarse to talk norwegian for any length ot time just address you in english which you all know and will appreciate as well chicago chron icie