Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1898 — A King and a Guinea Pig. [ARTICLE]

A King and a Guinea Pig.

The late Rev. Charles Spurgeon. In reading out a list of subscribers to one of his charities made running comments and jokes as he went on that kept the audience in great good humor. Coming to a Mr. Klug who had given 5 shillings, he said: "There's a king who has given his crown.” Codling next to a Mr. Iflgg, who had given a guinea, he exclaimed: "There's a guinea pig!” —London Tit-Bits. "Unless you soon fall off, sir,” said the lady in her pony-cart, who hail made several unsuccessful attempts to pass a persevering lieginner on a blcycle occupying the whole road. "I'm afraid I shall miss my train.”—Tit-Bits. "I suppose your wife misses you a great deal?” inquired a lady of a commercial traveler. "Well, no. For a woman, she has a remarkably straight alm," was the reply.—Answers.