Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — WHY, YES, SHE GOT THE NOTE [ARTICLE]

WHY, YES, SHE GOT THE NOTE

Beautiful t Roses Appreciated, but There Was a “Fly In the ! Ointment A young man whose gallantry Is In excess of his means sought to remedy this defect and to save the expense of the money required for the purchase of flowers for his lady loves by arranging with a gardener to let him have a bouquet from time to time, in return for his castoff clothes. So it happened that one day he received a bunch of beautiful roses, which he at once dispatched to her house. In sure anticipation of a friendly welcome, he called on the youngs woman that evening. He got a frosty reception. “Did—er—did you get my flowers today?” he was finally forced to ask. “Yes, and the note that went with them.” "Note? Why, did I send a note?” “You did. A disgraceful note, scrawled with a blunt pencil on dirty paper. Here it is: I don’t understand it, and I don’t think you are very humorous. The note read as follows: “Here’s your flowers, but ydu owe me a pair of pants for ’em.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer.