Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1914 — THE WOMAN WHO TOOK THINGS LITERALLY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WOMAN WHO TOOK THINGS LITERALLY

There was once a Woman who Invited a Celebrated Scientist to Take Tea with her. After Tea a Beggar came to tlje Door and Ashed for a ! Meal. She remembered the Last Page of the Celebrated Scientist’s last Essay, and addressed the Beggar thus: "While I Regret to see you Suffering from Hunger, I Realize that I Injure Society more in Catering to Your Idleness than I Hurt my Feelr

ings in Refusing your intrinsically Vicious Request.” And she Sent him. Away. “Great Heavens!” cried the Celebrated Scientist. “It is Hard Enough for Me to act Thus, and lam Forced to in Qrder to be Consistent. But a Woman, whose Every Instinct should be Charity and Sympathy Incar- j nate—it is Disgusting!” __ This tpaches us that What is Sauce for the Gander may be Saucy fox j the Goose. —■ ■ - -J —: ■■ - - -

AND SHE SENT HIM AWAY.