Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1919 — Wise Pat! [ARTICLE]

Wise Pat!

Pat was simply a laborer, nothing more, notiiing less, but naturally he was witty, While on a certain job one day lie noticed his foreman standing idly by seemingly lost in thought, and. as Pat 'didn’t relish the idea of doing all the work himself, he remarked : ‘'Anything wrong, sir?” “No." replied the foreman, goodnaturedly, “1 was just thinking, you know, Pat. dne man scheming is as good as two {forking.” f “Then, sir,” responded Pat, “that being the case, I suggest that we both schemes that will be as good as four working.” r