Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1893 — He Mispronounced It. [ARTICLE]

He Mispronounced It.

The Housekeeper’s Weekly tells how a boy was led astray by a misunderstood title. He was about eight years old, and was looking over the book-shelves for something to read. A volume bound in read attracted him. It was Pope’s “Essay on Man. ” He read it for a few minutes, and then threw it down. “It may be easy on man,” be said, “but it’s hard on a boy.“