Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1888 — The Inquiring Mind. [ARTICLE]

The Inquiring Mind.

Boy—Papa, don’t men pray for success before going into battle ? Papa—Yes, my son. B.—Well, do pugilists pray for successtbefore going into the ring ? P. —No. I think not. A. —Why don’t they? P.—When men are going to merely pummel each other, prayer is not considered necessary. It is only when they are going to kill each other that Heaven is appealed to for help.—Boston Courier. General Fremont’s advice to an office seeker is to “shut his mouth and throw away his pen.” ,