Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1902 — Possibly TBs Hat. [ARTICLE]

Possibly TBs Hat.

J. A. Smith, Jr., Is In the habit of dining at the Gibson Rouse restaurant, and one day during the past week came out second beat in a passage at repartee with Claude, the boy who attends to the hatrack. I Mr. Smith sallied forth from the restaurant after enjoying his meal, and as Claude handed him his top piece he thought he would quiz the lad. “In this my hat?” he asked. “I don’t know,” was the answer. “Well, then, why do you hand it to me if you don’t know whether it is my hat or not?” queried Mr. Smith sharply. “Because that is the hat you handed to me when you went into the restaurant,” answered Claude. The boy's answer stunned Mr. Smith, and he did some rapid-fire thinking aa he left the hotel.--Cincinnati Enquirer.