Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1896 — Far-Seeing Scotchwoman. [ARTICLE]

Far-Seeing Scotchwoman.

It would probably take many genera tions of undesired and undesirable a*-> versify to train Americans Into the tmrJ seeing thriftlneea of the Jteotcb. As illustration of this thrift the story of a Scotchwoman whs bad! been promised' a present of *i new* Itounct by a lady. Before she made tbs purchase, the lady called and asked the good woman: "Would you rather have a felt or at straw bonnet, Mrs. Wilson?" “Wee!,” said Mrs. Wilson; “I think F« tnk’ a strae nne; It’ll maybe be a moutvj fu’ to the coo when I’m done wl* It:”