Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1919 — Joe’s Mistake. [ARTICLE]

Joe’s Mistake.

Six-year-old Joe had the influenza. Knowing that Aunt Anne . always brought gifts to her sick nephews and nieces be expressed a desire to see her. She came and brought with her several toy* B , and books. Eight-year-old Virginia and Aunt Anne were both | at Joe’s bedside when mother brought ;in his medicine. Joe fretted against j takiqg it, and Aunt Anne generously offered: "If you’ll take it like a little man auntie will get you a new soldier's cap.” she promised. . 4 t A few minutes later in the dining room" adjoining the sick room she heard the gift discussed. "Yon didn’t take on enpugh. Joe,” Virginia was criticizing her brother. "If you had cried loud like everything you'd a got a whole suit of clothes,”