Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1876 — Net Fun in Him. [ARTICLE]

Net Fun in Him.

One of the members of the Methodist Conference, recently held here, was out for a walk at an early hour one morning, and Wlille on Howard street he encountered a strapping big fellow, wno was drawing a wagon to the blacksmith shop. “ Catch hold here and help me down to the wagon. riQpty tbe whisky . cried the big fellow. . “ I never driqk,” solemnly replied the good man , r -.i • . .-4 “ W e d, you can take a cighr.” “ I never smoke.” ,7 , The man dropped tjie wqgop-tongue, looked hard aS the member, and asked: “ Don't you chew re -AtjTo sir,” waaUte decided renla:^H/ “You must get eighty, lonesonicj” muarid the teamster.' ® f “ I guess I’m all right—l feet" firstrate.” “ I’ll bet you even that I cap lay you on your back,” remarked the teamster. “ Come now, let’s warm up a little.” “ I never bet.” “ Well, let’s tike each other down for fun, then. You are as big as I am, and I’ll give you the under hold.” “I never have fun,” solemnly answered the member. “Well, I’m going to tackle you anyway. Here we go!” The, teamster slid up and endeavored to get Aneck hold, but he had only just commenced to fool about when he was lifted clear off the grass and slammed against a tree box with such force that Ire gasped half a dozen times before he could get his breath. “ Now you keep away from me," exclaimed the minister, picking up his c “Bust jne if I. don’t!” • repliedi tike teamster, as he edged off. “Wnat's the use-in lying and saying that yeu dtehPt have any fun in you, when you’re chuck fujl of it! tßlame it! you wanted to break toy back, didn’t you? You just hang around here about five minutes, you odd Texan, you, and I’ll bring on a feller who’ll cave in yottr head!” “ I never hang,” said the minister, as he sauntered on, and* the teamster leaned, on the wagon and mused.— Detroit Frec\ Preet.