Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1890 — Breaking the News Gently. [ARTICLE]

Breaking the News Gently.

Poor Tim O’Toole fell with his hod from the top of a live-story building and was. picked up dead. Larry Noonan was deputized by his fellow-work-men to break the news gently to the newly made widow. He found her at her’washtubs, and put out a feeler by saying: “The ton o’ the marning to yeez, Missus O’Toole, an’ where’s Tim this day?” “Where’s Tim? He’s where he’s been wurkin’ this day tin weeks on the new building on K strate.” “It’s a liar yeez are, ma’am —he’s dead.”—Drake’s Magazine.

Small boy—Oh, Mr. Booby, sister said you were ’bout half killed last night. Mr. Booby—Oh, no, Bobby, she is mistaken. Small boy—Well, she said so, anyway. Mr. Booby—What did she say ? Small boy—Said she saw you down town and you were ’bout half shot. It is a peculiarity of gambling-house proprietors, they "never abuse their betters.