Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1898 — Sharpening His Teeth. [ARTICLE]

Sharpening His Teeth.

A southern bishop arranged to spend three days during bls annual visitation at the home of one of the faithful, whose wife was a famous housekeeper. A negro boy was brought over from the plantation to be the bishop's body servant during his stay. The morning after his arrival the bishop having failed to make his appearance Jnke was sent to summon him to breakfast and found him shaving. In a few moments Jake re Aimed, loking much alarmed. “Where is the bishop?’’ "lie says he’ll be here directly." "What was he doing?" "A-abarpenin’ ob his tees."