Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1904 — LYNCHED A LA AMERICAN. [ARTICLE]

LYNCHED A LA AMERICAN.

Astonishing Talc That E titled an English Dinner I’arty. At a recent dinu er in London the eonversatlon turned on the subject of lynchings in the United States. It waj the general opinion that a rope was the chief end of a man in America. Finally the hostess turned to au American, who had taken no part in the 'cone versatlon, and said: - "You, sir, must have often seen thesse affaire.” "Yes,” he replied, "we take a kind of municipal pride in seeing which city can show the greatest number of lynchings yearly.” “Oh, do tell us about a lynching you have seen yourself,” broke in half a dozen voices at once. "The night before I sailed for England,” said the American, "I was giving a dinner to a party of intimato friends when a colored waiter spilled a plate of soup over the gown of a lady at an adjoining table. The gown was utterly ruineel and the gentleman of her party at once seized the waiter, tied a rope around his neck and at a signal from the Injured lady swung him into the air.” "Horrible!” said the f.ostess with a shudder. “And did you actually see tblj yourself?” "Well, no,” snid the American, apologetically. "Just at that time I was downstairs killing the chef for putting mustard in the blancmange.”—Modern Society.