Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1891 — A Sad Appeal. [ARTICLE]

A Sad Appeal.

A middle-aged, healthy-looking man, who had called at the Postoffice for a letter several days running, returned yesterday with the usual inquiry, and was answered as before: “No letter for you." “Are you quite sure?" he earnestly asked. “Oh, yes,” “Alas! but I can’t make it out!" sighed the man. “I should have had one Monday, and this uncertainty unnerves me." “Expecting to hear from some of your friends? queried the clerk, touched by his despondency. “Yes—my wife.” “She is away from home?” “Yes, in Buffalo.” “Any one ill ?” “No, not exactly." “But you were so anxious I thought it might be a case of life or death.” “It is, almost. You see, she cooks in a restaurant and sends me $5 per week to live on here, and this is the tlrst time in six months I have missed a letter on Monday. I don't know what to think. She may be ill—she may be out of a job—she may have gone back on me. I may even have to so to work again and earn my living! 'lease be very, very sure tnat you have not overlooked my expected letter."—Fret Press. “Now, my dear boys,” said the Sun-day-school teacher, to his infant class, “what shall I tell yon about th™ morning ?” Star Pupil (eagerly)—."Tell us all about de eluggin’ match ’tween Dave as Gerlier.”