Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1910 — A Gentle Rebuke. [ARTICLE]

A Gentle Rebuke.

It was late in the year for strawberries, but Mrs. Beacon was determined to have some for Sunday dinner. Over the telephone came the news that they were “very fine, ma’am, very fine indeed.” Being, however, a cautious housekeeper, she decided to look over tbs fruit herself, as the grocer was not always to ba trusted.“They don’t appear very good,”-she -""T -rriHi"")'" * examining carefully a look"—We ■he extracted one and look a little green. I don't know. Just Ist me try one.” She took another “I guess I’ll take oue box. please. Yotf * don’t put very many in a box. do yoqr she inquired. > “There waa,” said the grocer, respectfully, “but there's been so many ladies looking 'em over that there ain’t * “You may give me two boxes,” said Mr* Beacon.