Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1902 — An Embarrassing Kindness. [ARTICLE]

An Embarrassing Kindness.

There is one young woman in Philadelphia, declares the Inquirer, whose benevolent disposition received a severe shock recently. She was at church and sat directly behind a tall, welldressed stranger, who had a raveling hanging over his collar. Being one of those generous-hearted, whole-souled girls who grow up to be motherly old ladles, a friend to everybody In town, she thought how glad she would be if some kind-hearted girl would do as much for her father, if he were to go to church with a raveling hanging down his back; so when the congregation rose for the first hymn she decided to pick It off. Carefully raising her hand, she gave a little twitch, but the raveling was longer than she supposed, and a foot or more of thread appeared. Setting her teeth she gave a pull, and about a yard more of that horrible thread appeared. This was getting embarrassing, but, still determined, she gave another yank, and then discovered that she was unraveling the man’s undershirt. Her discomfiture was evident when the gentleman turned with a kindly and inquiring look to see what was tickling his neck.