People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1895 — Comparison Odious. [ARTICLE]

Comparison Odious.

A populist editor who died of starvation was being escorted to heaven by an angel who had been sent for that purpose. ••May I look at the other place before we ascend to eternal happiness ? ” asked the editor. ••Yes,” said the angel. So they went below and skirmished around, taking in the sights. The angel lost track of the editor and went around hades to hunt him up. He found him by a big furnace fanning himself and gazing with rapture upon a lot of people in the fire. There was a sign on the furnace which read, “Delinquent Subscribers.” “Get a move on you,” said the angel, “we must go.” “You go on,” said the editor. ‘‘l am not going. This is heaven enough for me. ” —Exchange.