Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1902 — Our Man About Town. [ARTICLE]

Our Man About Town.

9 Discusses 1 Sundry . and 1 Other ■ Matters.

Every town has the man who taill ask another for his cigar to light his own “snipe”and if the borrowed cigar is longer than his own he will keep the borrowed cigar and smoke it and pass back the short one. *** 41. Talking of the new way of spelling by sound instead of the present method of spelling, a man who was in the office the other day said. "A man must be a danged fool if he can’t spell a word more than one way.” * * w A man in this town, who is eighty years old, is the most regular reader of the Youth’s Companion of any body in town. He cannot wait till he gets home, but stops on the way and goes into the first store he comes ‘to and sits down by the stove to read. V The other day a man got drunk. He was beastly drunk. Indeed, he was so “hooked up” that he didn’t know his own name. He went Into a place where he was not wanted. His side partner tried every way to get him out, but it was useless. They tried threats and cajolery, but all with the same results. Finally his side partner said: “Dome on, let’s go and get another drink.” He staggered to his feet and away they went like a ship in a rough sea, for more refreshments. Which shows what an awful thing a depraved appetite is. •»* Some funny things happen. A Remington girl got vaccinated and she couldn’t walk for a week. , * * * One of our sports got on a spree one time. He had a desire to buy things. His “skates” always take that form. ‘ He went into a clothing store and bought six fancy silk vests. He now wears them picking chickens or hauling rock, or whatever he may be engaged in. He is trying to wear them out. • , * * * A good Methodist and a good Baptist, got to telling dreams, to each other one night at a church social. “I dreamed I was in heaven and saw no Biptists there,” remarked the Methodist. “I inquired where they were and was answered, they have not yet arrived, they’re coming by water.” “I dreamed,’’ retorted the Baptist, “that I was in heaven and saw no Methodists there, but upon inquiry I was told that they were all outs.de the wall on six months’ probation. *»* A man in this town who has rather a loose religious belief, also has rather a good opinion of himself. We will call the man Brown, because that is not his name. One day In discussing bim another man said, “Doesn’t Brown believe in God? “O no,” said his companion, Brown does not believe in God. He just believes in Brown.” How is that for conceitedness?