He was the husband of the
eloquent speaker. It was the first time he had ever had a chance to
assert himself.
_He Saw Them, All Right_
Two officers were sent to arrest a Quaker; his wife met them at the
door and said, "Walk in, gentlemen; my husband will see thee."
After waiting some time they got impatient and called the woman,
saying, "You said we should see your husband presently."
"No, friend," she replied; "I said he would see thee--he did see thee,
did not like thy looks, and went out by the back door."
_An Easy Way to Stop It_
William Penn was once urging a man he knew to stop drinking to excess,
when the man suddenly asked:
"Can you tell me of an easy way to do it?"
"Yes," Penn replied readily, "it is just as easy as to open thy hand,
friend."
"Convince me of that," the man exclaimed, "and I will promise upon my
honor to do as you tell me."
"Well, my friend," Penn answered, "whenever thee finds a glass of
liquor in thy hand, open that hand before the glass touches thy lips,
and thee will never drink to excess again.
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