The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-09-05
A New Test of Love.

L Hc T.lSllSfl papers tcll Oh SCu1Sl-
mental individual named Stanhope,
that his wife was not 90 En...! II A!:c :.
she should be, resolved to put her lov1
to the test This he did by hanging
himself In efligy in the attic and con-
cealing himself where he could watch
the effect of the spectacle. Here Is the
sequel
After while his daughter came up
after skipping rope, ami caught
glimpse of the suspended figure. She
ran down the stairs, screaming, "Oh,
mother, mother. papa has hung HIM
self" "Now for it." thought Felix In
ambuscade, tive shall have = touching
scene presently Hung himself" he
heard Mrs. Stanhope repeat, a. shs
got pluck enough for such thing or 10
would have done II long ago. Well, +
believe he has done 1t, however" she
continued rs she came in view Of Felix
representative. Moll, Ito the little girl)
] think that he ought to be cut down.
You had better go into tho kitchen and
get a knife but don't 90 to fast, dear, or
you might fall and hurt yourself. Stay,
There's no knife in the kitchen sharp
enough. You can go round to Mr..
Holmes, the shoemaker-he IL only fouy
streets off-and ask him TO lend us his
pairing knife; tell him to whet 1t before
he sends it. And Molly, when YOU'RE
in the neighborhood, you can stop ~
Aunt Sukey's and ask how the baby H.
And, Molly, you can stop at the grocer's
shop and get a pound Of sugar. Poor
Felixm sighed Mrs. Stanhope, when her
daughter had departed, II hope that we
shall get him down before the vital
, sparks are extinct, for these btrylngs
are very troublesome and cost money.
He wanted to put an end to himself, too;
and l think l ought to have let him
have his own way for once In his life;
he used to say that I was always epsss-
ing him. wish he hadn't spoiled that
new clothes line; an old rope might
have answered his purpose" Here U
voice, which sounded like that OF tho
supposed suicide, broke in upon Mrs.
Stanhope's soliloquy with, "You con-
founded Jezabel, III be the death Of
you!' Mrs. stanhope, thinking this
must, of course, be a ghostIy exclama-
ton. uttered wild scream and attempt
ed to escape down the narrow staircase.
Felix, starting from his place Of con-
cealment, gave chase. Mrs. StanhOpo
stumbled midway on the flight Of stairs.
and Mr.. Stanhope having just reached
her and made Il grasp ut her disheveled
hair as 1t streamed backward, the amia-
BILE partners were precipitated tothe bot
tom together. Both were badly bruised.
An old Dutch farmer had handsome
daughter named Minnie, who lately
joined the Methodist Church. against
which the old farmer was senew hat
prediudiced. The young minister, un-
der whose instrumentality Miss Minnie
| was converted, visiting her frequently,
excited his suspicious that all was not
right. Accordingly he visited the
church on Sunday night and seated
himself unobseryed among the congre-
CATION.
Soon after taking his seat the minis
ter who was preaching from Daniel V. 25,
repeated iua loud voice the words of his
text, "Nene, meme, tekel upharsen,' y
upon which the Old man sprang to his
feet, siezed the aiii.ighted girl by the
arm and hurried her out of the meeting
house. Having reached the church
yard he gave vent to his feelings III the
words:
II links dare vos something's wrong,
and now | schwares to 'enl.o
"Why, father, what do you mean ~
replied the innocent and bewilderetl
girl.
"Nat mcans?' shouted the old man,
striking his fists together and stamping
with his feet, "didn't | hear de parson
call out to you, Minnie, Minnie, tickle
de parsol"'