Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1896 — Easy Circumstances. [ARTICLE]

Easy Circumstances.

A young man Inherited $50,000 from an aunt, and by a course of extravagance and speculation was pretty soon at the end of his fortune. “However,” said one of his friends, “Bill isn’t without resources. He has two more aunts.” Like this, but different, was the case of a colored man concerning whom, according to the Yankee Blade, a neighbor of his own race was called to testify in court. “Witness,” said the opposing lawyer, “’You speak of Mr. Smith as ‘well off.' Just what do you mean? Is he worth five thousand dollars?” “No, sah.” “Two thousand?” “No, sah; he ain’t worth twenty-five cents.” “Then how is he well off?” “Got a wife who is a washerwoman, sah, and s’ports de hull fam'ly, sah." The smallest flower known to the botanist is said to be that of the yeast plant It is miscroscoplc in size and is sand to be only one-hundredth of a millimeter in diameter.