Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1916 — Both Wrong. [ARTICLE]

Both Wrong.

At a certain mill there is a notice on the elevator which reads as follows: “No one allowed to use this elevator except the man in charge. Any one doing so will be discharged.” One morning Billy , a rather witty fellow, was waiting to go up frdm the second room, when who should step off the elevator alone but the manager. Billy was • stepping ‘on to go up when the manager turned round and said: "I sa, can’t you read?” "Yes," said Billy. “Well, what does that notice say?” asked the manager. Billy turned round and read the notice, and exclaimed: I "By gum, we’ll both be sacked if we’re catched!”