Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1899 — BAD GUESSERS. [ARTICLE]

BAD GUESSERS.

Two Bats That Cam* Oat a Draw—Both of Than Lost They were talking in low yet animated tones, and their fellow passengers who saw no reason for inspiration in the malaria-breeding weather were all curious to learn the cause of the argument Two accommodating men, who had given a yard of seat to a large woman laden with the fruits of jan afternoon’s shopping, seemed to

“These women are a pro Diem," sum one, “but I’ll bet you, Jack, they’re roasting Alger or Sampson. That one with the frown and the big bonnet is certainly indignant over the conduct of this war and the way the politicians got in their work.” “No, they’re not, either,” said the other. “If it was war you’d find some eoldier buttons about them. It’s a l lain case of politics. These are women who want to vote with the best of us. I’ve got five dollars here that says I’m nearer right than you are.” They shook hands and edged closer to the debaters. The car had been rumbling along for blocks and the conversation of the women was drowned in the din. A woman signaled to the conductor, and the sportive men with short breaths awaited; the motorman’e lever. “It can’t be possible,” came from the woman who seemed the more earnest “That’s not the right way to treat them. It will never do in this age of science, when—” “Told you I was right,” whispered the man who declared they were discusring the recent army and navy scandals. “Give me that—” “Just listen • second. I know I couldn’t have been mistaken,” declared the other, who had wagered that they were talking politics. They waited for the woman in red and green to speak. “Well, you may have your opinion,” she said, at last, “but my fox terrier puppies are going to have their tails bitten off just the same.”—Chicago Eveninsr Post.