Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1911 — The Answer Polite. [ARTICLE]

The Answer Polite.

A woman- was continually accusing her servant of extravagance without any real cause. The servant always bore this accusation patiently. One day the servant informed her mistress that the coal had all been consumed. This was followed by the usual remarks on the part of the mistress, who finished up by saying: “You evidently sat them." The next day the candles were all gone. “Candles gonel" said the mistress. “Why I bought half a pound only a fortnight ago.” “Oh, - well," rejoined the servant, who could stand this sort of thing no longer. “I can tell you where the candles have gene. I ate them, to grease my throat so that I could swallow the coal more conveniently."— Red Hen.