Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1917 — Opening the Eggs. [ARTICLE]

Opening the Eggs.

He was a great pedestrian, but one day his physical energy seemed to give out. Weary and worn and sad, he was beginning to despair of finding rest and refreshment when a small wayside house came into view. The good lady of the house executed her commission to supply her visitor with eggs, toast and tea. “May I open the eggs for you?” she asked, smilingly. ' The young'man nodded assent, but although the shell looked well enough, appearances are often deceptive, and that egg would not have done credit to tiny self-respecting hen. He drew back his chair with a sigh. “Hasn’t it been boiled long enough, sir?” queried the lady. “Yei£” he replied, wearily; “but it was not boiled soon enough.”