Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1916 — Remembered the Meal, [ARTICLE]

Remembered the Meal,

A lawyer was examining a Scottish farmer. “You that when this happened you were going home to a meal. Let us be quite certain on this point, because it is a very important one. Be good enough to tell me, sir, with as little prevarication as possible, what meal it was you were going home to.” “You would like to know what meal it was?” said the Scotsman. * "Yes, sir; I should like to know,” replied the counsel, sternly and impressively. “Be sure you tell the truth.” “Weel, then, It was just oatmeal!"