Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1885 — A Solemn Question. [ARTICLE]

A Solemn Question.

A distinguished Boston divines, of unusually solemn and impressive appearance, went out to a country town to lecture. He arrived early in the afternoon, and all the town, of course, “spotted” him- within five minutes as a very great and very saintly man. He went to a drug store, ami, in tenei that froze the young blood of the celrk behind the counter, said: “Young—man—do—you —smoke?” “Y—yes, sir,” said the trembling celrk; ‘‘l’m sorry, but I learned the habit young and haven’t been able to quit it yet.” “Then,”said the great divine, without the movement of a muscle, or the abatement of a shade of the awful solemnity of his voice, “can you tell me where I can get a good cigar “i”—Boston Record.