Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1917 — Aptly Named. [ARTICLE]

Aptly Named.

A bootblack was puffing at the end of a cigar when a gentleman, thinking to have a little fun at the youth’s expense, asked him if he always smoked cigars. “Oh, yes, sir, pretty often," announced the youth. “What brand do you generally smoke?” asked the gentleman. “Robinson Crusoe, sir," replied the bootblack. The gentleman pondered a while. “I never heard of that brand," he said. “It’s a name I’ve given ’em said the youth. “You guv-nor, old Crusoe was a castaway!” Rochester Times.