Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1918 — RUDE AWAKENING FOR GUEST [ARTICLE]

RUDE AWAKENING FOR GUEST

Visiting Parson Got the "Dusting" That Irate Father Intended to Bestow On Offspring. A story of how a parson got the dusting instead of a youth is related by a newspaper man of Wenatchee, Wash. “The boy in the plot was Oscar Woods,” he says. “It happened In Nebraska. In our home it was the custom for one of the boys to take his turn at starting the fire on cold mornings. It was 15 degrees below zero, and It was Oscar’s turn. He lit the fipe and then proceeded to the barn to feed the stock. But the fire went out “An hour later, perceiving that then

.was no fire, father sent another call, louder. Then several more. But nc sound came. The ‘governor’ started upstairs. “Without informing the head of th< house, my brother had brought home » preacher the night before and put him in the same bed with Oscar. “The parson had a thrilling awaken ing. He was yanked out of bed. Ht resisted. This was too much for in dlgnant dad. “The conflict was exciting. Tht preacher fought like a wildcat. “In the cold gray dawn dad fount that he had made a mistake. It was tough, but the preacher survived.”