Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1882 — No Reflections Meant. [ARTICLE]

No Reflections Meant.

“Did you say, sir,” observed a Detroiter when presented with a bill of 67 cents yesterday, “did you say that if I didn’t pay this bill you would sue it ?” “ No ! never !” “Did you make any remarks that could be thus construed ?” “Did I? Let’s see. I now remember that I said if I should sue it ” “ Ah, you thought of sueingit then ?” “ I said if I should sue it you would adjourn the case on me a dozen times, and if ” “You meant to sue me, sir—you meant to do so !” “ And if I should get judgment for the amount and costs—it would be the work of a lifetime to collect the money. That’s all I said, sir.” “ Then excuse my hasty speech. Of course, if you didn’t mean to sue, it is all right. I have kept my honor untarnished for the last forty yCars, and I propose to preserve it thus. I now see that you did not mean to reflect on my honor, and you may call around some aiternoon next week for your money.”— Detroit Free Press. Strong superlative : “ Yes, sir,” said the Kentuckian, “ I never was in a more tantalizing position in my life. There were three of us, with a pack of cards in the room, and not a deu<s<| cent in the crowd. Star ,