Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1919 — Change of Ownership. [ARTICLE]

Change of Ownership.

A poorly clad stranger had been gazing for such a long time with Interest at a mansion, with its spacious, stately carriage drive and wellkept grounds, that a policeman at the cornel grew suspicious and walked up to him. “Nice house.” said the officer genially. “Yes,” was the reply. “It’s a very nice house, and it cost money, too.” “It did that I” said theofficer. “I built that house.” said the stranger. The officer looked at the seedy individual and smiled. “What did yer do it with.” he said —“a spade and hoe?" “No.” replied the man sadly, “with money left me by my uncle. It is not exactly as I would have designed it. nor had I seen it before ” '’“You never saw it before.” said ttv 1 officer, “and it ain’t just as you'd like it, hut you built it with money left you by your uncle: that’s a good joke.” “It’s all true,” said the seedy stranger; “the owner was my lawyer!”