Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1912 — ON THE JOB [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ON THE JOB

■ ' v—jy:; v »■ “I tell you you pjm'f beat my wife for presence' of *s#d? th©‘ man at the club, proudly. “Listen to this. One day last week an old gossip of our neighborhood called, and I left her and wifie alone In the parlor. “An hour later, having the impression that our caller had departed,' I bounced into the room with, ‘So the old cat has gone, eh?’ Wall, as I lift-' ed my eyes, there was the woman herself In front of me. But my wife — bless her —was there with the goods. “ ‘Yes, dear,” she said, calmly, ‘1 sent it to the cats’ home in a basket first thing this morning.’ ” -

“Say, pop, what is meant by letting well enough alone?” “A good example of It is when an unmarried man just continues to remain single.”

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