Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1886 — Why He Couldn’t See It. [ARTICLE]

Why He Couldn’t See It.

* “I think the streets are in a fearful condition. ” “Do you mean dirty?” “Certainly. Any man can see that.” “I don’t know about that. There is a man in our neighborhood who can’t see it.” “You mean that he is blind?” “No; he is the street-cleaning contractor.” —Philadelphia Call. He Went by the Rules. “I wish you wouldn’t grin at me in that idiotic way, Mr. Lightwaist; you make me nervous.” “Can’t help it—my ‘Hand-book on High-toned Etiquette’ says you must wear a pleasant smile during the pauses in conversation, and 1’ m wearing one, that’s *ll n ~~Pvck.