Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — He Cornered the Cucumbers. [ARTICLE]

He Cornered the Cucumbers.

The Shah of Persia is passionately fond of cucumbers. On one occasion, early in the season, a pile of them was placed before him. Now, in Persia, * early cucumbers are almost worth their weight in gold. The Shah never said a word, but began to put himself outside of as many of these cholera-provokers as he could safely do. He buried a couple of dozen of them, and the host and his more prominent guests began to indulge the hope that their turn would soon come, when His majesty quietly and solemnly stowed the remainder away in his various pockets, and left the table literally loaded. —[Yankee Blade. New vails are made of very fine Russian net, bordered around the lower edge with three rows of very narrow black velvet ribbon, and tied in front with three tiny bows.