Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1917 — A Bright Boy [ARTICLE]

A Bright Boy

Join Muir, California’s naturalist and ' txplorer, relates the following story, of Col. D. C. Collier: Wnile riding along a-mountain road U, Srn Diego, Cal., Mr. Col'ier came upon a dilapidated aorra ,y fence upon which hung a sign bearing tee following amnouncement> / "For Sail.” A bright looking boy sat on the fence sign and Mr. Collier asked him: “When does this ranch aftiir. .The small boy glanced up quickly at Mr. ( oilier, smiled and said. ‘ When some sucker comes along who cam raise the wind.” Mr. .Collier doffed his rent:, ero, thanked the lad for his interim tlon and rode oh his way feeling great y enlightened.