Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1917 — RISKY. [ARTICLE]

RISKY.

At a Certain time every year a clergyman goes to a farm a few miles out to have a day’s shooting. He is a very poor “shot,” but a generous giverfacts well-known to Jack, the attends ant. Last Christmas he was out shooting and a rabbit jumped up about ten yards away. Bang went both barrels, but bunny escaped with a whole skin. “Did I hit him. Jack?” asked the parson in an excited whisper. “Well,” said Jack, thoughtfully, “I couldna say ’zactly as you ’it ’im, but I mus’ say I nivver seed a rabbit wuss scared. Ye’re vastly improved sin’ last year, sir.” The clergyman smiled proudly. “An* if ye keeps on improvin’ and comes again next year, why”—with a shake of his head —“summafll happen to that rabbit!”