Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1912 — She Got Even. [ARTICLE]

She Got Even.

An old English farmer, whose wife was 111, went for some medicine to the nearest town. Calling at a roadside inn, he spent all he had”, including the. money for his wife’s medicine. ■ Not wishing to go back without it, and to save bother, hei borrowed a bottle, filled it with colored water, and took it home. There he sweetened it and gave it to his wife. Some time after she had recovered he told her of his deceit. She Ulffd nothing, but a month later, when her husband came in to his tea, she was busy churning, so she asked him if he would churn, as she we was tired. Of course, he started churning. In about an hour he said:

“This cream is a long, while i’ turning to butter, lass.” “Aye,” his wife replied. “I’ve been at it nearly ail t’ afternoon. Tha had better get tha tea an’ rest a bit.” “Nay,” he said, “I won’t get my tea till this job is done.” So he turned at the old churn for another hour, and then, tired out, he said: “I think this is never goin’ to turn to butter." ' ‘1 don’t think it will; for 1 took fifteen pounds of butter out just before tha pame in, arid, if ever tha wants me to tak watter for medicine, just remember about churnjng two tours at nowt but buttermilk." The old fellow’s reply is not recorded—Los Angeles Sunday Herald.