Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1913 — Had a Tender Heart. [ARTICLE]

Had a Tender Heart.

The commercial traveler had just finished a story of a disastrous fire in which his firm suffered severely. "And what did you do when you heard of it on your journey?” inquired his friend. “Oh, I sent the boss a long telegram of sympathy! He likes that kind of thing. /Dost me half a crown.” “Half crown!” exclaimed the other "Oh, I charged it to my expenses, of course!” explained the traveler. Kindly feeling and thoughtful economy could no further. —Manchester Guardian.