Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1912 — Where He Drew the Line. [ARTICLE]

Where He Drew the Line.

An English earl, lately deceased, who had no family, was notorious for his hatred of children, and on one occasion he engaged as lodge keeper an army pensioner named McMicken. Some few months later McMicken’a wife presented him with a son and heir. On learning of the occurrence his lordship rode down to the lodge in a terrible rage. "I hear,” said he to Mr. McMicken, “that your wife has a son.” “Yes, my lord,” said the man proudly. “Well, now, look here, McMicken; when I put you here, it was to open and shut a gate, but, by the I-ord Harry, not to propagated