Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1916 — A Horrible Accident. [ARTICLE]

A Horrible Accident.

A popular sportsman, being vastly conceited about his fine figure, wore corsets to show it off. One day he was thrown from his horse and lay prone on the road. A farm laborer ran to render him assistance. The first-aid man began to feel the fallen one all over to see If any bones happened to be broken, and suddenly yelled out to another laborer: “Run, Jack, for heaven’s sake, for a doctor. Here’s a man’s ribs runnin* north and south, instead o’ east and west.” 4