Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1878 — RUMOR’S GROWTH. [ARTICLE]

RUMOR’S GROWTH.

Savs Oo**ip One to Goasip Two, While shopping in the town: “Old Mrs. Pry to me remarked. Smith bought hlB good* of Brown." Sav* Gossip Two to Gossip Three, When buying her a gown: “I've heard it said to-day. my dear. Smith got his goods of Brown." Say* Go**ip Three to Go**ip Four, With something of a frown: “I've heard strange new*—what do you think? Smith took hi* goods from Blown." Sav* Gossip Four to Gossip Five. \Vho blazed it 'ronnd the town: “I’ve heard to-day such shocking news. Smith stole his goods from Brown."

Xr. Parsons, a lawyer in Chicago, was trying a case before a jury, being counsel for the prisoner. The judge was very bard upon him, and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. Mr. Parsons moved tat a new trial. The judge denied the motion, and remarked: “The oot»rt and the jury think the psfsiooers a knave and a fool." The counsel promptly replied: “The prisoner wishes me to say he is perfectly satisfied—he has been tried by a court and jury of his peers!" A pious old clergyman, while wending his way to church one Sunday morning, caught sight of the two sons of his paiishoners going into the woods, evidently for the purpose of hunting. Feeling certain that anything like a decent remonstrance with the young gentlemen themselves would scarcely turn them from their ways, he waited urnil after preaching, and sought the old gentleman, their father. After recounting the circnmstance of meeting Billy and Sammy as he had done, he closed the appeal by inquiring why they had not been brought up in the fear of the Lord? “Fear of the Lord, parson—fear of the Lord? Why they hev? They’re so ’feared of Him. now they dasent go out on Sunday without double barl shot-guns on their shoulders!"