Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1913 — FORCED TO DECLINE OFFER [ARTICLE]

FORCED TO DECLINE OFFER

Distinguished Professor Must Have Thought He Was a Victim of Leap Year. An undergraduate at Balllol having fallen ill, his sister came to nurse him, and the master of Balllol paying many visits to the young man’s rooms frequently met the sister. There were numerous other visitors during the patient's convalescence, and the young lady was greatly attracted by, and finally became engaged to, one of her brother’s friends. When her brother recovered and the young lady was about to depart the master came to say “Good-by.” She thanked him warmly for his kindness to her brother, and concluded by saying that she had a great favor to ask of him. The master said that he would be delighted. Without thinking that her remark was capable of two interpretations, she replied at once, "I should like you me,” meaning that he would officiate at the ceremony. The master, in a state of great agitation, hurried from the room, exclaiming, “My dear young lady, it would be utter misery for both of us!”-rLondon Answers.