Show INCIDENT TOLD BY CYNIC proof of presence of skeleton in every man s closet the late emerson bennett of patia delph a was in his prime the most popular american author he was the star of robert bonner s new york ledger staff and certa n of his books the pra rie flower and the phantom of the forest had a cincu laon that would be thought enormous even now mr bennett was over 80 years old when he died he was so unfortunate as to hae outlived his fame never he continued cheerful to the end and in the masonic home where his last days were passed his humor was prized highly mr bennett often used to talk about robert bonner at the home this Is one of the bonner stories that he sometimes told bonner one day was criticizing criticising critic ising hu man grature cynically A clergyman took up the cudgel in hurbai nature s defense there is good in all of us he said more good than bal I 1 believe that 99 per cent of us have never done any thing tor which there is real cause to be ashamed nonsense said mr bonner every man has a skeleton in his closet you cou d shoot a gun any where and bring down a bad man why he continued warmly I 1 once knew a bishop who was cons der ed the hoi est man in america A friend of mine by the way of a joke telegraphed one night to this bishop all is d sc fly at once mr banner paused and chuckled wella said the clergyman ampa well what happened 9 by morning said mr bonner the b shop had disappeared and he has never been heard of since new or leans states |