Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1896 — Why He Wasn’t Interested. [ARTICLE]

Why He Wasn’t Interested.

James Payn relates a curious eolneb cidence: “A youug engineer was describing to the occupants of a railway carriage a late experience on an en, gine: ‘We were making up time between two stations, and going at a great rate, when we suddenly sighted an old gentleman walking quietly in front of us along the line. We screeched and whistled, but he was very deaf, and we could not attract his attention. An old lady, horrified by the situation, and hoping there was some way out of it, here exclaimed: ‘But you didn't hurt him?’ ‘We were down upon him, ma’am, like one o’clock! Hurt him, indeed! Did you ever hear such a question, sir?’ addressing a young man In deep mourning, who had maintained a melancholy silence. ‘I have heard the story before,’ he replied, in explanation of bls want of interest; ‘lt was my father.’ ”