Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1913 — Colonel’s Wife. [ARTICLE]

Colonel’s Wife.

Colonel Yerger*s wife was a co» stant source of embarrassment to him. Colonel Yerger once gave a dinner party to' a few select ladles and gen* tlemen. Of course, he was called upon for an after-dinner speech. Colonel Yerger got up and began: “Ladles and gentlemen, unprepared as I am —being whplly unprepared to make a speech—not having expect ed£—” There was a painful silence, which was broken by Mrs. Yerger. "Why, * Colonel, you knew youi speech perfectly this morning.”