Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1909 — A Helpmate Indeed. [ARTICLE]

A Helpmate Indeed.

A popular- clergyman, says a story in the St. Louis Republic, saw a lady about to call, whom he was anxious not to meet. So he said to his wife, ‘‘l’ll run upstairs, my dear, and remain till she goes away.” -

After about an hour he quietly tiptoed to the stair landing and listened. All was quiet below. Reassured, he began to descend, and called out over the balustrade:

“Well my dear, you got rid of that old bore at last?”

The next instance a voice from below rooted him to the spot. It was the voice of the caller. Then came a response which sounded inexpressibly sweet to him. It was the -voice of hts wife:

“Yes, dear, she went away over an hour ago, but here is our good friend, Mrs. Blank, whom I am sure you want to meet.”