Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1899 — He Proved His Point. [ARTICLE]

He Proved His Point.

At a little uptown gathering not long ngo the guests played some simple games and told ghost stories, and managed to have a good in the oldfashioned way. Pretty soon one of the gentlemen said: “I don’t believe we appreciate wljat a steady old slow coach the human brain is. Notwithstanding all our talk about quick wits and flashes of intelligence, the brain is not so easily thrown from its accustomed ruts. If. for instance, I ask a question which is entirely new to you, but which your honest old brain mistakes for a query quite similar in construction, it will go right ahead and telegraph the reply in its own hidebound way.” “That sounds interesting,” said one of the guests, “but show us an example.’'s “I will,” said the first speaker, “with the proviso that you answer it promptly.” He smiled and then without any haste quietly asked: “Who saved the life of Pocahontas ?” “John Smith!” roared twenty voices. “Yon see,” said the questioner.— Cleveland Pleindeaier.