Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — John Johnson’s Complaint. [ARTICLE]

John Johnson’s Complaint.

Men who become suddenly rich should be judged leniently. They have many temptations from which the rest of us are, happily, delivered. Mr. John Johnson, a man of thii class, was desirous to be known as ol a literary turn of mind, and to thal end proceeded to lay In a library. One of his purchases was an old dictionary, which, being somewhat out of repair, was sent to the binders. When it was returned to the pur. chaser he found printed on Its back the words, “Johnson’s Dictionary." The sight threw him Into a furious passon, and he demanded of ths messenger: “Why didn’t he put ths full name on. ‘John Johnson’s Die. tlbnary?’”—Tid-Blts.