Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1915 — Merciful to the Beast [ARTICLE]

Merciful to the Beast

Pat one day bought a sack of floor and was proceeding on his homeward journey with the flour on his back, when he resolved to take the car. When he got up on the car he still retained the flour on his back, standing up all the while. ▲ stout od lady, who was the only other occupant of the car, asked in surprise: “Why don't you put your flour down on the floor, Pat?” "Well,” says Pat, "the poor old horse has enough to pull wid the likes of you and me, so I’ll hold the flour meself.”