Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1910 — Unflattering Truth. [ARTICLE]

Unflattering Truth.

A Chicago physician gleefully telle H child story at his own expense. Ths five children of some faithful patients had measles, and during their rathei long stay in the. improvised home hospital they never failed to greet hia daily visit with pleased acclamation. The good doctor felt duly flattered, hut rashly pressed the children, in the days of convalescense, for the reason of this sudden affection. At last the youngest and most indiscreet let slip the better truth. “We felt so sick that we wanted awfully to do something naughty, but we were afraid to be bad for fear you and the nurse would give us more horrid medicine. So we were awfully glad to see you, always, ’cause you Xnade us stick out our tongues. We stuck ’em out awful far! ”