Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1910 — A RESTRAINING HAND. [ARTICLE]

A RESTRAINING HAND.

(to Actios Followed by a Voleo That Waraed. “Patrick H. McCarrefl once told me of a funny incident that happened In Rome,” said a Brooklyn lawyer. "McCarren said feat on his first visit to Home, after he had seen the Coliseum and the Forum, he visited the Ara Coell Church, on the left of the Capltoline Hill. He climbed the grand stairway leading to the church, the finest open air stairway in the world. He pushed back the heavy leather certain. and, entering, he found a service ia progress. So he put his hat on the ■marble Boor at his side and took a seat “After ten minutes or so he decided hie would go and reached down for his hat. But a restraining hand was laid on his, and he desisted. He knew, of course, that some churches don’t like people to leave in the midst of a service. “Ten or fifteen minutes more passed. The service still continued. Senator MeCarren geyt impatient and again reached for his hat. But agate the unseen hand restrained him froar the rear. “A little later, however, the senator quite lost patience. This was. he told himself an important service, of course. Nevertheless, he did not propose to miss his luncheon, and it would harm no one if he slipped out quietly. “So a third time he reached for his hat, and the invisible hand a third time detained him. He persevered, however. The silent hand pushed and his silent hand pushed against it. But just as he was conquering in the struggle a voice said in good American;• “Cheese it, boss; that’s my hat you’re taking."