Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1898 — Why He Got Mad. [ARTICLE]

Why He Got Mad.

“I admire a first-class idiot as well as any one,” remarked Dawson on his first trip down-town after a protracted illness, “but some people suit me too well.” . “Why, what’s tjie trouble?’ asked the drug clerk, as he wrapped up a bottle of tonic for the Invalid. f'Well, you know I haven’t been out of the house for six weeks until three days ago, when I managed to crawl out on the veranda for a little fresh air,” said the sick man, as he picked up the bottle, “and while I was there a neighbor came along and exclaimed: ‘Why,hello, old man! Been away, haven’t you? Have a good time? You’re looking well!’ Now, say, wasn’t that enough to freckle the disposition of a saint?’