Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1895 — A Matter-of-Fact Man. [ARTICLE]

A Matter-of-Fact Man.

A tourist wandering alone upon the | edge of a bog at the foot of Ben N evls had tne misfortune to miss the proper path and stumble into a bog, where, ere long, his st; ugg ling served to sink him to his armpits in the tenacious mire. In this terrible plight he espied a stout Highlander not far away, to whom he c.'ied out at the top of his voice - “Ho—what ho, Donald! Here-come here.” "My name is nit Donald,” the Highlander said approaching the spot. “Never mind what your name is! Do' you see t e plight I am in? I can never get out of this alone." “Indeed, mon, 1 dinna think you ■ can.* And wi h that ho turned away. ' “flood heavens, are you going 10 ' leave me here to die?” tho tourist cried. “Ed—-d you want me to help you’" “Do I w«m \ou to help? What can I do else?” “Sure, 1 didnaknow. " “Will you help me?" “Ay—if vou want me.” “t h, help, he p, help me, in heaven's , name * - “Indeed, mon, why didn't you ask that in the first place?” And the Hi hlander quickly lifted I him out and set him on hard ground.