Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1889 — A Good Opportunity. [ARTICLE]

A Good Opportunity.

The deacon Lad been threatening to I repair that wfell-curb for the last thiri leen years, bat something had always I occurred to prevent. He was not, therefore, greatly surprised om> day wheu the boards gave way as he was hauling up the bucket, and he found himself going for the bottom. Se bumped around a spell, dodged the ,bucket as it followed after, and finally brought up in good shape with his fes* Tinder him, and the water up to his chin. 1 * The well was forty feet deep, and th* house five rods away; but nevertheless, (he deacon called his wife by n*me about 6,000 times before he got tired of playing on that string, and began •busing her relatives clear back for seven generations. He had dropped this and was threatening to mortgage ' the farm and run away with the 'Widow Taylor, when his wife appeared at the 4 well and called out: “Deacon, are you down there?” “Of course I am, and have been for the last three hours 1* he yelled. “Well I thought io, but I was busy and couldn’t look. Say, deacon, being as you are down there, you'd better jtir around and look for thst table-spoon which slipped out of ptj hand the day Joel SkinaJF* fora •AruT A Texas young man shot himself because a young lady refused to dance with him. In his blind rage he probably mistook himself for a rival. Try A 1 Bryers’ hand made Mascot cigar, ouly 5 cencs. Al Bryer has locat6d his cigar factory up stairs, over Priest & Paxtou’s store, is in full running order, and pr pared to furnish his & e ebrated Mascot cigar to all who desire a fr st class article. As a citizen and business man, he comes highly recommeuded. He respectfully solicits your patronage.