Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1911 — The Meek Man Retorts. [ARTICLE]

The Meek Man Retorts.

“Fountain pens," snapped the nagging wife, “remind me of some husbands." “What is the resemblance?" ventured the meek little man. "Expensive, can’t be depended upon, won’t work, and half the time they are broke." “That’s preUy rough, Martha, but you couldn’t compare a fountain pen with some women.” “I guess not.” “No; a fountain pen win up and some wives won’t."