Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1913 — Stopped at the Tenth. [ARTICLE]

Stopped at the Tenth.

While a prominent Philadelphia salesman was in Pitta burg on business he received the following tel» gram from his wife; “Come home aa soon aa you can. I am dying.” Of course the salesman rushed home, but to be greeted at the front door by hla wife with a face radiant with joy. “Why, I thought you ware dying,” ha said. Bhe shook her head la reply. “Well, why did you aaad me such a telegram, then?” "It was that craay old operator," she said. “I wanted to say: 'Coma home as soon aa you can. lam dying -to see you,’ but ha would only let ma send ten words for a quarter.”