Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1916 — Something to Regret. [ARTICLE]

Something to Regret.

In a Washington hotel lobby the other night reference was made to ths wonderful thoughts of the little folk, when this incident was recalled by Congressman J. Edward Bussell of Ohio: t)ne afternoon little Bessie sat la the kitchen watching her mother weave a hot iron the dainty frills of some white frocks. The day was warm, and mother looked somewhat weary. “Mamma,” finally remarked the little girl in a sympathetic voice, “Isn’t it very hard work to iron?” “Yes, dear,” answered mother, with a soft sigh, “sometimes it is very hard.” For a moment the little girl thoughtfully communed with herself, and then her face became brightly illuminated. “Oh, mamma!” she enthusiastically exclaimed. “Wouldn't it have been great if you had married a Chinaman?” —Philadelphia Telegraph.