Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1897 — It Was a Feast, Anyway. [ARTICLE]

It Was a Feast, Anyway.

The highwayman had called the good gentleman from his steed and at the point of his arqdebus Was compelling him to render unto selzer the things that were not Setzer’s. Ttw good gentleman protested, for ts. *as rich In plunder, and was loath to give up to the robber. But the robber was greatly pleased with the situation and calmly proceeded to fill his pockets from the pockets of his victim. “My friend," pleaded the good gentryman, “It is not meet that you should thus take my money, my watch, and my Jewels.” “I should say It wasn't,” replied the robber, his eyes sparkling with greed and glee. “I should say it wasn’t meat; it's pie.” Having secured all the good gentleman possessed, he added his richly caparisoned steed to his oth« accumulations and rode away laughing merrily.