Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1893 — An Irreverent Spouse. [ARTICLE]

An Irreverent Spouse.

A good man who lives in a thinly settled locality has the misfortune to be extremely deaf. His voice is remarkably loud in his devotions, and it is reported thathis morning prayer can be heard for half a mile. A neighbor, not long since, having occasion to visit his house in the morning found its owner at prayer, and, not wishing to interrupt, he waited outside. The tones of the voice within grew louder and louder. Each sentence was spoken with more vehemence than the preceding, until the prayer ended with a prolonged shout of “Amen!” The visitor was about to knock, when the sound of the wife’s voice arrested him. With a skill born of practice, she almost rivaled the tones of her spouse as she shouted: “Well, 1 guess you’ve drove all the rabbits out o' the swamp this morning!”