Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1895 — Neat Retort. [ARTICLE]

Neat Retort.

Poole, the tailor, was a most accommodating gentleman, and was often Invited to the houses of “the great” When staying with a certain nobleman, he was asked one morning by his host what he thought of the party who had assembled at table the night before. “Why, very pleasant Indeed, your grace; but perhaps a little mixed.” “Hang it, Poole!” responded the jovial peer, “I couldn’t have all tailors.”