Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 318, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1920 — ASK PA ASKITT; HE KNOWS [ARTICLE]

ASK PA ASKITT; HE KNOWS

Just tor instance, He Tells Little Tern, my All Abeut|the Death of Julius Caesar. •Ma. who was Julius Caesar?” asked Tommy Askltt. “Oh, Julius. As far as I know, Thomas—of course. I’m not nearly as learned as your father—but I am very sure Julius Caesar a brother or uncle to Nero—maybeuhi* son. Anyway, as ■thpy both ruled , over Rome, theyjaust have, been some relation. Julius was a great fighter. He. —” “Dead wrong, Mrs. Askltt,” Interrupted pa, who bad been quietly.reading -before, but loiuldn’t .-let' a chance ..pass without lording hls,.. superior .knowledge over bis wife and sou, since ,b|Qme was theqnly place be. could get away with it 7 you’re dead wrong. Why ffidn’t-you ask. me, Thomas? You come ,to, jne hereafter,, when you want to ■ know anything, difficult and particular. Your mother aays that Juliuszwas a relation of Nero’s. Why, Julius never , saw Nero and—” “But couldn’t be be a relation Without seeing him? I never saw grandfather, but I’m a—” , * “No, he couldn’t 1” snapped pa. “Furthermore. Julius was not a great fighter. He was wqman-crazy, that’s what . he was. ‘

’.“Julius was a-:—er—a great—er — senator until he met, like all good men do” (there he glanced meaningly at ina) “a woman on whom he showers Jewels, gold, silver, eau de cologne, rocks, blows —everything! And then she treats him like a dog in the end. They’re all alike, and poor JUlie, although a senator, was no different from the rest. “One day his good friend Brutus whispered, . ‘Jule, beware of Ida March!’ (That was the woman’s pamq.) But Julie didn't pay any attention to Brutus’ .warning andthat night they both went to Ida’s house. They had some dumplings; he fell over tn a fit. 'Brutus jumped over-to him and just heard hls last words: ‘Et two. Brute!’ and then he expired. “I’m glad I didn’t eat any,” said Brutus. , “But pa. what did Julius call him a •brute’ for?” asked Tommy. “I don’t know, Thomas. He died before he could explain.”—Detroit Free Press. .