Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1908 — A Tart Answer. [ARTICLE]

A Tart Answer.

“I was writing by my study window,” writes a clergyman, “and a little child was busying himself by throwing beans at the window. Losing all patience, I rushed out of the house, determined to frighten the boy. It happened that his mother was coming after him at the same moment, and we met by his side. “I stormed at the child, and then, as the mother seemed excessively stupid, I gave her a .piece of my mind. Finally as a grand and overwhelming conclusion to my scolding I said: “‘A litt’s discipline now with your children will save you much pain if not disgrace in the future. Think of that, madam—that is, if you ever do think.* “ ‘Think, is it?’ she replied. ‘I think if you’d go back to your bedroom and wipe the ink ass av your nose you'd be prettier even if you didn’t make so much av a sensation.* “It was not a soft answer, but it had the effect of turning away wrath.”— London Tit-Bits.