Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1904 — A Good Story. [ARTICLE]

A Good Story.

When Representative Morris Sheppard, of Texas, was nominated for Congress as the successor of his father, he was but 27 years old, and his opponents lost no opportunity to make capital of his yout’ - In joint debate, one day, one of Sheppard’s opponents proceeded something like this: “Why," he said, “It is ridiculous to think of sending a mere boy to Congress. It Is a time and place where we need mature men with mature minds. It reminds me of the old darkey who thought the end of the world was at hand and who got down on his knees to pray. “ ‘O Lord,’ he pleaded, ‘come down and save this sinful world. And come yourself, Lord; don’t send your son. This ain’t no time for boys.’ "