Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1911 — Both Strangers. [ARTICLE]

Both Strangers.

A convivial person from somewhere up-state was manoeuvring home from a banquet In this city, where the sons of a certain county had made merry. He lost his bearings-—all streets loowlng alike to him —and paused under a lamp post. wasn’t sure whether it was a case signal, an arc light, a comet or the moon.. He was inclined somehow to the belief that it was thq moon —the moon in* the middle of many. Presently, as tl*e convivial gentleman was swaying on his heels, another well-reefed person came along, and, after the manner of ships in distress, hove to alongside and regarded the light of the lamp post with the - ' first man. “Wash trouble,- ol’ tel’?” asked the newcomer. “She’ ’ere,” said the first convivial one, “whar I wan’ t’know.’s thish; Ish tha’ light a lamposh or ish it th' moon —hi?” , . The convivial newcomer swayed on his heels and studied the light for a long time. Finally he said with profound gravity; "Don’ know, ol’ fel’. Am a stranger here m’self!” —New York Times.