Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1896 — Story of an Idiot. [ARTICLE]

Story of an Idiot.

A nice young man in Scranton, says the Philistine, called on a nice young lady and spent the evening. When he arrived, there was not a cloud in the sky, so he carried no umbrella and wore neither goloshes nor mackintosh. At 10 o’clock, when he arose to go, it was raining cats and dogs. “My, my, my!” said the nice young lady, “if you go out in all this storm you will catch your death a’ cold!” “I’m afraid I might!” was the trembling answer. “Well, I’ll tell you what—stay all night; you can have Tom’s room, since he’s at college. Yes, occupy Tom’s roomexcuse me a minute, and I’ll just run up and see if it’s in order.” The young lady flew gracefully upstairs to see that Tom’s room was in order. In five minutes she came down to announce that Tom’s room was in order, but no Charles was In sight. But in a very few moments he appeared, very dripping and out of breath from running, a bundle in a newspaper under his arm. “Why, Charles, where have you been?” was his greeting. “Been home after my night-shirt,” was th< reply.