Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1901 — She Had a Question. [ARTICLE]

She Had a Question.

The worthy Sunday school superintendent was also the village dry-goods merchant, and It is only just to him to say that he was energetic and efficient both In secular and religious pursuits. Current Literature relates the story of his attempt to enlarge the scriptural knowledge of a class of little girls. He had told most eloquently the lesson of the day, and at the conclusion he looked about the room and inquired encouragingly: “Now has any one a question to ask?” Slowly and timidly a little girl raised jjer hand. “Ah, I see that there Is a question. Well, what Is it, Martha? Don’t be afraid. Speak out.” The little girl cast down her eyes, fidgeted a minute, twisting her fingers, and then said desperately: “Mr. Brooks, bow much are those little red parasols in your window?”