Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1911 — Had an Eye to the Future. [ARTICLE]

Had an Eye to the Future.

‘1 would probably take many generations of adversity to train Americans into the farseelng thriftiness of my people,” once observed an American of Scotch birth. “I remember a case of a Scotch woman who had been promised a new bonnet by a lady. Before she undertook the purchase the lady called and asked the good woman: “ ‘Would you rather have a felt or a straw bonnet, Mrs. Carmichael?’ M 'Weel,’ responded Mrs. Carmichael thoughtfully, ‘I think I’ll tak’ a strae ane. It’ll maybe a mouthfu’ to the coo when I’m done wi’ It.’ ” —Llppincott’s Magazine.