Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1916 — Was There With Repartee. [ARTICLE]

Was There With Repartee.

A country farmer was driving down a narrow lane on his way to visit a friend, when he espied an old woman in the middle of the road picking up some pieces of turf, which had evident* ly dropped from some wagon. Pulling up his horse to prevent running over her, he said, rather sharply: “Women and donkeys are always in the way.” “Sure, sir,” she said, stepping to one side, *Tm glad you've the manners to put yourself last," • j