Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1910 — Assailant That Ran. [ARTICLE]

Assailant That Ran.

“When I rose to speak,” related a martyred statesman*, ‘‘some one hurled a base, cowardly egg at me, and it struck me4n the chest" ‘‘And what kind of an egg might that be?” asked a fresh young man. “A base, cowardly egg," explained the statesman, “is one that hits you and then runs.” When a father objects to the object of his daughter’s affections his objections are about as effective as the bits of a toothless dog.