Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1918 — FLASHLIGHTS. [ARTICLE]

FLASHLIGHTS.

He is happiest who doesn’t expect all the joy in the world. Fleas may be good for a dog, but the trouble is to keep them on the dog. The fellow who doesn’t expect some day to better his best has lost all ambition. We can stand for a lot of things, but the man who is sure that the other fellow is subsidized gives ns a largesized pain. The little boy may not know it but he’ll never get another suit that will give him as much joy as that first corduroy outfit. One of the things a young girl has to discover for herself is that a man may look well in a dress suit and still be a poor provider. Sooner or later every fellow hopes he’ll come to the time when the doctor will think him rich enough to order South for the winter. * . One of the things we have often wondered about is, does the young fellow who takes his girl riding on the rear seat of his motorcycle drive right up to the house to get her or does he have to meet her on some street corner? If he calls boldly for her, don’t father and mother have a word to say ?