Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1888 — Not Appreciated. [ARTICLE]

Not Appreciated.

One night a policeman who Was po* trolling Grand River avenue and trjqhg the doors of business houses came to a grocery and found the door unlocked and the key in the lock. He sprung the bolt, put the key in his pocket and sauntered on, and in the course of an hour he found opportunity to send word and the key to the proprietor. He didn’t expect any particular praise for his action, but he was hardly prepared for the storm which soon swooped upon him. The grocer himself, with battered hat, torn coat and two fingers Heeding, suddenly appeared before him and said: “If I’ve any influence in this town HI have you off the force inside of two days!” Why, what’s the matterl” “Matter ? Ask me what’s thematter ? Ob! I’ll fix you!" "For what? For finding your store unlocked and sending the key to your house?” "Yes, sir! I was down there hunting up mustard for a sick child at home, and what do you do but lock me in and promenade off?” “bit possible?” “And there Pve been for an hour or more, and be yet if I hadn’t crawled through a cellar window! Ohl TH lay for you, old guardian of ths poooot*—-Dtfroft Free Ptmc. -ii n„, ■ . Cleveland, Thu i man & Re Zorin