Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1884 — Too Much Sc[?]pticism. [ARTICLE]

Too Much Sc[?]pticism.

An Austin darkey entered a lawyer’s office, and asked for a private consultation, which v being granted, he said: “I wants you ter bring a suit for divorce agin’ my wife. ” “On account of infidelity, I suppose,” “You hit de mark, first pop. She goes ter ebery ebening, and doesn’t get back till arter midnight, and wheneber 1 comes home onexpeeted I finds de preacher in de house splainin’ de Bible to her. Es dat’s not infidelity den I Ueber wants ter see any no moab.”— Tertis Siftings. Doi glas Jf.kr. ld was a keen observer. He, once said': “Fix rourself upon the wealthy. In a word, take this for a golden through life: Never, never, have a fmrnd that is poorer than yourself.”