Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1895 — Presence of Mind. [ARTICLE]

Presence of Mind.

The fault of exaggeration is a coipmon one, but not all who Indulge it have the presence of mind to retrieve their blunders as did a certain admiral. He was describing a voyage, at supper, one night. “While cruising in the Pacific,” said he, “we passed an island which was positively red with lobsters.” “But,” interrupted one of the guests, “lobsters are not red until boiled." “Of course not,” replied the admiral, nothing daunted, '“but this was a vulcanic island with boiling springs.” Kick at all times and about everything and you will become known in time 1 as high authority and a great Crltjc.