People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1894 — Hospitality Overdone. [ARTICLE]

Hospitality Overdone.

King Oscar of Sweden once passed through a little town which was festively decorated for the occasion. Among the rest a huge transparency, affixed to a gloomy-looking edifice, attracted his attention. It bore the inscription: “Welcome to Your Majesty!” in gigantic characters. “What building is that?” the king inquired. “That is the county prison, your majesty,” replied one of the aldermen. The king laughed, and was heard to observe: “That is carrying matters a little too far!”