Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1894 — A Pleasing Moment. [ARTICLE]

A Pleasing Moment.

Harper's Magazine. Squire B is. .the -Mfirst, citi*' zen” of the New’ Ehglarid town' In which he lives, and is respected by all classes for his sterling qualities and abstemious habits. . He has Inueh of thee courtliness of the bld ‘School, coupled with'great ysjs|npH»«ftith[ a sOnse. of hum,or that he cah appreciate !a jpikeii even though, it' be at'hiS owij expense. He, relates thp following episode with relish: .' , Not long- since' his business' called him to 'New York, which is as much His home as is his native pfaee.' He hailqd.acFjfth, avenue stage,, abd-'enb’ ’ tbripg U,' found it -filled; i w *i; * Sprawling across i the ,'h. man ih tliat stage'■ of intoxication which renders ode careless of appearances. . .Squire Bto step over his legs, but jqst then the stage gave a lurch, and he stumbled, over them. To the great amusement of every one in the stage, the man sat erect, and With maudlin severity. said, “Man 'n your o,’ndish’n oughter take ar cab ” . . '