Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1915 — Resented the Insult [ARTICLE]

Resented the Insult

The thrifty peasant, Nasr-ed-dln, one day received a visit from. Mis needy cousin, Hafls the 111-Favored, who besought of him the loan for a day of his donkey. "1 should be most happy, good cousin,” said Nasreddin, “but unfortunately he has gone astray, and I have no manner of knowledge where he may be.” The words were no sooner spoken than the donkey set up a loud braying from a shed In the yard, “Hee-honk! hee-honk!” “But, Maar?” exclaimed H&fis, “there is surely -thy donkey at home and seemingly quite welt” Whereupon Naxr-ed-5 ww *