Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1916 — Getting Even. [ARTICLE]

Getting Even.

H old Garge Jones was the most Inquisitive man in the village, Tom Mon ton was certainly the surliest. One afternoon, as Garge perambulated slowly along the one narrow street, he paused at Tom’s garden fence and gaxed Inquiringly over It at Tom, who w%e busily nailing a very large box together. "Afternoon, Tom," said the old chap, genially. “Whatever be 'ee puttin’ .that -great box together for?” Tom paused in his hammering long H.nough to retort curtly: “To hold all your questions. If so he as it’s enough." Garge eyed him in pained silenee for a few momenta Then he took an empty match box from his pocket and threw it over to Tom. “Then that’ll do for yer civil answers, if so be as it’s small enough," he retorted, quietly.