Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1915 — A Last Resort. [ARTICLE]

A Last Resort.

Mr. Tompkins was obliged to stop over night at a small country hotel, says Harper’s Magazine. He was shown to his room by the one boy the place afforded, a colored lad. “I am glad there’s a rope here in case of fire,” commented Mr. Thompkins as he surveyed the rdom, "but wnat’s the idea of putting a Bible in the room in such a prominent place?” “Dat am intended foh use, sab,” replied the boy, “in case de fire am too far advanced for yo’ to make you’ escape, sah.” But a man never realizes what fool ideas he has until after he builds a house according to his own plans.