Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1912 — The Giveaway. [ARTICLE]

The Giveaway.

“Jane,” said her father, "how does it happen that I find four good cigars on the mantelpiece this morning? Did Henry leave them for me?” “No; he took them out of his vest pocket to avoid breaking them last night, and I guess he forgot all about them afterwards.” The laugh that followed c made her wish that she had been as careful with her speech as Henry had been with his cigars.—Detroit Free Press.