Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1890 — A Woman with a Hard Kind of Luck. [ARTICLE]

A Woman with a Hard Kind of Luck.

The following conversation is reported to have taken place between a minister and a widow, both of Aberdeen. The widow, who called upon the minister, seemed desirous of relieving her mind of something which oppressed her, at which the reverend gentleman, wishing to hurry matters, exclaimed: “My good woman, you see I can be of no service to you till you tell me what it is that troubles you.” “Weel, sir, I’m thinkin’ o’ gcttin’ married again.” “Oh, that is it! Let me see: that is pretty frequent, surely. How many husbands have you had?” “Weel, sir,” she replied in a tone less of sorrow than of bitterness, “this is the fourth. I’m sure there never wis a wumman sae completely tormented wi’ sic’ a set o’ deein’ men as I’ve been.” In China all the land belongs to the state, and a trifling sum per acre, never altered through long centuries, is paid as rent; this is the only tax in the country, and it amounts to but about 60 cents ; per head. Little Freddy (to the minister) —I know why you wear such a long coat Minister—Why, Freddy?" - Little Freddy—To cover up'the patches on the seat of "your trousers. A blue-black silk warp Henrietta cloth on a brilliantine are the fabrics of which to make black dresses. Wear waterproof boots in preference to arctics or rubbers. Keep your feet warm and dry.