Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1916 — Gathered Smiles [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Gathered Smiles

ECCENTRICITIES OF GENIUS. '■> ... ' . . I

“And whose little boy are you?” asked the benevolent but near-sighted professor of a small boy he noticed walking along at his side. “Why, I’m your little boy, father. Don’t you know me?’’ “Well, well! So you are!” exclaimed the professor, peering Into the child’s fate. “And what are you doing so far from home?’’ “You told me to come along with you and carry something home to mother.” “Dear me! So I did. And —Jium — what was it now your mother wanted ?”