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Show RESULT OF CHARITABLE ACT. Indiana Man Suffers Through Extending Extend-ing the Helping Hand. Joseph H. Barr of Brucevllle, member mem-ber of the Republican state committee from the Second district, comes to Indianapolis In-dianapolis often. Committeeman Barr Is sober and industrious and a farmer. While In Indianapolis Mr. Barr was telling his friends of the most embarrassing embar-rassing experience he ever had. It happened on account of his good nature na-ture and a willingness to do a kind act for a friend. One night Mr. Barr ran across a neighbor who had been out with "the boys." The neighbor was feeling most jubilant and Barr decided that he ought to take him home. The committeeman found he had a Job on his hands, and it was very late when ho arrived with his neighbor at the latter's door. "Where in the world have you been?" Remanded the neighbor's wife as he made his way upstairs. "Well, you see, ray dear," said tho neighbor, unsteadily, "I have 6pent two hours taking Joe Barr home." "It was but a few hours," said Barr, "until my family heard that I had to be taken home. I've been ever since trying to straighten that out with my wife. You see what an Innocent man gets by doing a charitable act." Indianapolis Star. |