Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1880 — Innocent Simplicity. [ARTICLE]

Innocent Simplicity.

One of the assistants at the Postoffice happened to be standing at one of the delivery windows, the other day, when a buxom damsel of about 18 summers, hailing from Berry town, s epped up and asked if stamps were sold there, Upon being told that they were, she said she wanted to buy f 1 worth. “Oue dollar’s worth,” repeated the smiling assistant: “of what elenomination ?” The damsel showed symptoms of embarrassment, and hesitated to reply. She twirled her shawl fringe nervously, cast her eyes about to see if anyone was near, moved a little closer to the window, and finally asked in a timorous voice: “ Do you hes to write it down ?” ‘ By no means,” answc red the courteous assistant; “that is not necessary ; but I presume you have some preference as to the denomination ?” “Ah —well—yes,” replied the stranger, her face turning scarlet, “ I hev some. I generally go the to ’Piscopal Methodist myself; but the feller I’m buying the stamps for he’s a Universal Orthodox.” —lthaca Journal.

A London paper, in tracing the mode in which 122 of the titled families of England have acquired lands, states that scarcely a dozen of the number got them by professional or commercial pursuits. The writer asserts that not one-tenth of the 5,500,000 acres possessed by the 122 was acquired for value received.