Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — Trying to Be Witty. [ARTICLE]

Trying to Be Witty.

They were sitting in the parlor with the lights turned low. The hour was pretty late. He and she had talked about everything, from the weather to the latest shows. He yawned and she yawned, but he made no attempt to move toward home, and she Was becoming weary. At last she said: "I heard a noise outside just now. I wonder if it could be burglars?” Of course he tried to be funny. “Maybe it was the night falling?" he said. "O, I guess not,” she exclaimed; “guess it was the day breaking.”, (Hasty exit of he.)