Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1913 — Cause for Anger. [ARTICLE]

Cause for Anger.

Mr. Wilkins was near the exploding point when his neighbor met him on the street. “That man Tompkins,” he burst out, “has more nerve than any one I ever met!" “Why?” asked his neighbor, curiously. “He came over to my house last evening and borrowed my gun to kill a dog that kept him awake nights.” “Well, what of that ?” “Why,” shouted Mr. Wilkins, “it was my dog he killed!” —Ladies’ Home Jiurnal.