Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1911 — The Bridegroom’s Portion. [ARTICLE]

The Bridegroom’s Portion.

Miss Elsie Gentsch, who teaches Sunday school, had been reading to her class from the gospel of Matthew, and was a promising boy, a newcomer, about the subject matter. “There were ten virgins,” said the young man, “five wise ones and five foolish ones, apd the five wise ones filled their lamps and the five foolish ones wasn’t in no hurry. And at midnight came the bridegroom. So the five foolish ones went across the street to buy oil and got locked out.” “Very good,” said the teacher. “And what did the bridegroom ’ do T’ “Why,” said the good little student, "he married the five wise ones.”— Cleveland Leader.