Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1898 — His Hobby. [ARTICLE]

His Hobby.

Things not to be smiled at in themselves may take on a humorous aspect through the manner of their expression. An English paper says: An old country sexton, in showing visitors round the churchyard, used to stop at a certain tombstone ami say, ‘This ’ere is the tomb of Tuiumas ’Hoper an’ ’is eleven wolves.” On one occasion a lady said, “Eleven? Dear me; that’s rather a lot; isn’t it?” The old man looked at her gravely, and replied, “Well, mum, yer see. it was an ’obby of ’is'n.”