Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1914 — Responded With Ready Wit [ARTICLE]

Responded With Ready Wit

Mr. Curran once dined with a brother advocate, when' on circuit, at a small inn kept by a hostess named “Honor.” They were pleased with their dinner, and invited the lady to take a glass of wine with them, and, handing 4t to .her. proposed a -toast “Honor and Honesty,” to which the lady added, with an arch smile, “Our Absent Friends,” drank the toast and withdrew. •