Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1875 — An Unfortunate Comment. [ARTICLE]

An Unfortunate Comment.

Last night Mr. Joblink had just hung up his hat on the rack, and dressed up his countenance in the amiable and somewhat conciliatory smile with*which he is wont to greet the partner of his bosom, *when that lady appeared and pointed sternly to the door. She said: “Leave this house!” “ Matilda!” “ Don’t Matilda me. Go!” “ Dear me,” whimpered Joblink, rub r bing his bald head with violence, “ what, in fleaven’s name, have I done now?” “Done now, you brute? Look there!” Joblink took the newspaper held out and read: “ The English language is more spoken than any other of the civilized tongues.” And on the margin opposite this innocent statement of fact appeared in Joblink’s handwriting the sentiment, “ Too True.” With a groan the husband and father departed. It was after midnight when Joblink sneaked back and made up a bed for himself on the lounge in the diningroom.— Virginia {Neo.) Chronicle.