Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1918 — Didn’t Seem Possible. [ARTICLE]

Didn’t Seem Possible.

Reference in the lobby of a Washington club was made to the keen wits of the rising generation when this story was contributed by Representative Joseph B. Thompson of Oklahoma: ? There was a little Boy who used to call at the home of his grandma every Saturday afternoon, and as a reward for his constancy he was always given a slice of Cocoanut cake. One afternoon, however, grandma was expecting company, and wishing

to save the cake for refreshment, none was forthcoming for Johnny. For a long time he patiently waited, and then rose to g 6. “I really believe, grandma,” he remarked, as he picked up his hat, “that I smell cocoanut cake.” The broad hint was fruitful, but not abundantly so. Going to the kitchen grandma cut him oft a small slice. “I thought so,” commented Johnny, as he took the dainty, “but doesn’t it seem strange, grandma, that I could smell such a very small piece?”