Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1904 — The Guidance of Reason. [ARTICLE]

The Guidance of Reason.

The villagers were ail gathered round the little store talking about Sam Jones' lost colt. It was a two-year-old anil had strayed out of the pasture lot the day before. Sam was worried about it, the neighbors bad all been out looking for it without success, and no one seemed to know where to look for it. Jim stood there looking on and listening. Jim was a tall, lank young fellow, regarded as half witted by some persons and as foolish by others. “I think I could find your b-liorse,” be said to Sam Jones. “Y r ou? Why, Jim, bow do yon think you could find him when we have had the best men in town out looking for him? - ’ “Waal,!’ said Jim, “I could try, couldn’t I?” “Yes,” answered the owner, “you can try, and if you find him I’ll give you a dollar.” “All right.” said Jim and walked away on his search. To the surprise of all he returned in less than half an hour leading the missing horse by a rope tied round his neck. “Well, well!” said Jones as he took the horse and paid Jim the dollar. "How in the world did you find him so quick?” Jim answered in his long drawn out words: “Why, I thought, ‘Now, if I was a horse, where would I go?* And so I went there, and he had.”