Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1912 — HIS MIND UP IN THE CLOUDS [ARTICLE]

HIS MIND UP IN THE CLOUDS

Professor Imagined Appeal Was From .. Fldo, and the Situation Became Embarrassing. ▲ great lover of animals, Professor Dryasdust was much given to having his pet dog sitting beside him at meal times eating tidbits from his own little plate. The other evening; he was at a dinner party, and his partner was a very great lady, who was proud of her title. But the professor paid absolutely no attention to her. His mind had switched off on to some abstruse point and he was lost to the world over the problem. The duchess did not approve of this, and presently, to attract his attention, she pulled him gently by the sleeve. Then the professor woke up. Grabbing a half-picked chicken bone from his plate, he thrust it under her startled nose. “Don’t bother Just now, Fido!” he said curtly. “Here, take this and go and eat it on the mat, like a good doggie!” >