Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1898 — Sleight of Hum! for the Pastor. [ARTICLE]

Sleight of Hum! for the Pastor.

Many years ago. when lion. Joseph Marsden lived in Hawaii, he attended church on Sunday morning In Hilo. Mr. MRrsden wan then noted for his skill In legerdemain. When Dr. passed around the contribution ling at a Sunday service Mr. Marsden held up a ten-dollar gold piece between his thumb and forefinger so that Dr. could plainly see it. He then placed his hand over the bag, palmed the gold piece, and dropped in a silver quarter. Dr. —— returned to the table with his collection. After the service he cantled

the bag on a table, but could not And the ten-dollar gold piece. He shook the bag repeatedly, turned over the small pile of contributions, got down on the floor and looked under the table, walked down the aisle, looking closely at the cracks in the floor, felt in his own pockets, fearing that he had made some mistake, and then w r ent home wondering at the strange loss of the gold piece. Some time as terward the deceiver quietly sent the gold piece to the church