Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1911 — The Retort Caustic. [ARTICLE]

The Retort Caustic.

Artist’s Friend (patronizingly)— I think those thistles in your foreground are superbly realistic, old cbapl 'Pon my word, they actually seem to be nodding in the breeze, don’t you know!" Ungrateful Artist—Yes. I have bad one or two people tell me they would almost deceive an ass!”