Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1901 — A Squelcher. [ARTICLE]

A Squelcher.

“You are.” said the examining magistrate, “a writer of rhymes, I believe.” “Sir,” answered the long haired individual haughtily, “I am a poet; a poet sir, who will be remembered long after you are forgotten.” “Perhaps yop will,” was the sarcastic rejoinder. “I pay cash on delivery for everything I purchase.”— Chicago News.