Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1914 — HE LEARNED HIS VALUE. [ARTICLE]

HE LEARNED HIS VALUE.

A tourist in Scotland came to a wide ferry. It was stormy and the wind was constantly increasing. The Scotch ferryman agreed to take the tourist across, but told him to wait until he had first taken a cow across. When he had returned and started across with the traveler the latter became curious. ‘‘Will you tell me why you took the cow across and made me wait?” he asked. “Weel, now,” explained the ferryman, “you see, the coo wur valuable, and I feared th’ wind wud increase so th’ boat might upset on th’ second trip!"—Youth’s Companion. \