Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1910 — Mrs. Briggs’ Speech. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Briggs’ Speech.

If brevity is the soul of wit, one of the wittiest speeches on record was made by a woman. Mrs. Briggs lived in the northern part of Indiana, a long distance from any village. Hearing that the Rev. Mr. Goodwin was to preach in a township some twenty miles distant, she resolved to be present, and as no other way offered, she walked the twenty miles. The pastor heard of this and was so pleased at the appreciation which it showed that at the close of the sermon he mentioned thp fact to the congregation, and called upon Mrs. Briggs to tell them how she came. Rising slowly, she looked ever the audience with great solemnity, and said: “I hoofed it." Then she sat down again.—Youth’s Companion.