Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1889 — She Didn’t Have ’Em. [ARTICLE]

She Didn’t Have ’Em.

Mr. Jason had just settled himself to read while his wife was washing the dishes after supper, when he heard a crash in the kitchen, followed by a scream. He rushed in, stepping upon his spectacles en route, and found his better half standing on the table. “O, Jehiel! A mouse! a mouse!” she screamed, as soon as she could get breath, “Of all the idiots,” said he, with withering scorn, “I think a woman is the—is the What do you want to raise such a row over nothing but a little miserable mouse for?” “Well, I don’t care,” she answered. “I’ve seen you carry on nearly as bad yourself. Only this was a real mouse I saw.” —Terre Haute .Express.