Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1879 — An Astonished Man. [ARTICLE]

An Astonished Man.

The Governor General of the Dominion has a footman whose dignity is quite too awful. When the Marquis and Princess were inspecting the Kingston penitentiary this sublime flunkey asked a prisoner: “Aw, my man, what aw you heah saw ? ” The prisoner, remembering a venerable story, said that he had been arrested for atealihg a swjniJl. “ Aw, weally, for

that?” said the surprised servant. “ Yes,” the prisoner said, “ but they did not mind that much. It was because I went back to steal the dam that they went for me.” The flunkey said it was very extraordinary, and left, an agitated and astonished man.