Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1914 — Especially Kicking. [ARTICLE]

Especially Kicking.

There is an East end woman who has a pretty wit, relates the Cleveland Leader. Also, she has a sense of humor —and the two are more seldom found in a combination than you would suspect. That is what makes her so companionable to her friends and so impervious to the venomous darts launched by her enemies. The other day she was relating an experience to a group of callers. “The cook has left, as cooks do — without notice,” she said. "And I had to get the dinner myself. lam proud to say that my husband ate every bit of it.” “And is he still alive?” asked one of the ladies present, with sarcastic emphasis. “He is,” was the smiling answer. “Alive —and kicking.”