Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1882 — Mrs. Partington on the Romans. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Partington on the Romans.

**l never did like the Romans,” said Mm. Partington, when seeing the play of “ Coriolanns,” V since I mistook some Roman punch for an ioe cream, and it got into my head. And I came pretty nigh exploding onoe in trying to light one of Isaac’s Roman candles, thinking it was wax. I mnst say they are a set of fickle-minded creatures, taking the gentleman in the red table-cloth for a counsel, and then going to throw him over the terrapin rock. lam very glad, though, they didn’t do it, because I don’t see how the play oould get along without him, and it would have disappointed so many-—” “Ship talking,” said a harsh voioe behind her. Mrs. Partington looked around at the speaker, who scowled at her with the indignation of two shillings’ worth of impaired enjoyment, and she, simply saying, “You needn’t be so bituminous about it,” was silent. It is only a few years since freightcars were allowed to be loaded with more than ten tons. Now but few eightwheel cars are built with a carrying capacity of less than twenty ions.