Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1913 — Deserved a Thrashing. [ARTICLE]

Deserved a Thrashing.

The mother of the tw’ins found them fighting furiously. Willie, the larger twin, was on top. He was beating Tommy about the face and head. “Why, William, how dare you strike your brother like that!” cried the mother, taking the boy by the ear and pulling him off. “I had good cause to strike him,” answered Willie. “What do you mean?” she asked. “Why,” said Willie with a righteous air, “didn’t I let him uve my sled all last Saturday on condition that he’d say my prayers for me all this week? And here I’ve just found out that he’s skipped three days.”—The Housekeeper.