Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1895 — Prompt Rejoinder. [ARTICLE]

Prompt Rejoinder.

Mr. J. L. Macadam, the illustrious Scotchman who invented the kind of paving which bears his name, is said to have been, a guest at a large dinner given in honor of Sir Walter Scott. Being asked to respond to a toast, Mr. Macadam rose, and at the end of his speech proposed the health of “the great Sir Walter Scott, the colossus of literature!” In an Instant Sir Walter was on his feet, and lifting his glass, exclaimed: “Here’s to the great Mr. Macadam, the colossus of roads!” After a woman gets married, her husband discovers when he talks that she Is no longer a good listener.