Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 251, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1912 — HE HAD DECIDED TO STAY [ARTICLE]

HE HAD DECIDED TO STAY

Ole’s Discharge Indefinitely Postponed, and for Really a Very Simple Reason. Ole had been the man-of-all-work about the Randall place so long that he considered himself a fixture, and had begun to assert his own ideas in the management of things, wherever he could. One eccentricity he practiced was that of denying the family to visitors whose appearance was not pleasing to him. One Sunday a friend drove up in his car and seeing Ole near the gate, asked if Mr. Randall was at home. "No, they bane out,” calmly replied the Swede. As a matter of fact the Randalls were all at home lounging around in lieu of something more interesting to do. When the occurrence was brought to light the next day on the telephone Mrs. Randall was very much exasperated over it and called the man to task. i "Why did you do such a thing, she asked. “Don’t you know that man is the manager of the Colossal railroad?” Ole looked a bit sullen for a second. “Aye knew it,” he said knowingly, “aye knew he was something on a railroad —a conductor, a brakeman or something—aye yust knew it.” This incident repeated, the Randalls served notice on. Ole that he was .no longer needed about the place. The day came for him to leave and Mrs. Randall found him working diligently weeding the garden. L “When are you going?” she inquired; kindly. "Oh, aye tank aye won’t go at all.” he replied, without stopping his work. “Aye tank aye will stay now.” And he did.