Logan Republican | 1908-02-12 | Page 6 | Gov. Stuart's Story

Gov. Stuart's Story. Gov. -Stuart, ot Pennsylvania, approaches ap-proaches public speaking with diffidence. diffi-dence. This feeling never left him, despite his four years as mayor of Philadelphia. However, his long and hard gubernatorial campaign gave him greater confidence lu himself, and today to-day ho makea a strong and powerful public address. Dut ho never attempts even a short address without first referring re-ferring to the fact that he Is not an orator, and thus prepares his audience audi-ence for a surprise Tho, other day, Introducing himself to the students at Pennsylvania Stato college, he told this story: "There was a loquacious Scottish dominie who always had something to say to his parishioners. It was a rainy Sunday. Mrs. McPherson found her way through tho rain to the church. Tho preacher, coming down the aisle, approached the regular attendant, and said: 'It's a wet day, Mrs". Mcpherson.' Mcpher-son.' 'Never mind,' said she, 'It will be dry enough when you got In tho pulpit.' " '