Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1901 — Arrow Shots. [ARTICLE]

Arrow Shots.

I shot an arrow Into the air. It fell to the earth; I know not where. —Longfellow. Selfishness runs in families. Every lot of hogs has some “runts.” Everybody thinks drugs are all profit. w- W Very few people ever get a cablegram. - Every woman secretly enjoys fixing up a lunch. How do you like the man who is always trying to sell you ? Every time a widower comes to town every old girl’s heart flutters. We can’t understand why so many trifling men have such heavy beards. Some flocks never open their shutters except when they have company. The only way you can get along with some people is by jollying them. Some peoples’s parlors are never opened except when they have company.

A girl dressed up to go to church never looks like she does at any other time. Women can get up an interesting discussion about giving parties, any time. A girl dressed up to go to church never looks like she does at any other time. It is not every teacher who carries the most books who is apt to be the best instructor. We believe when King David said “Most men are liars,” he meant they are most silly. Prohibitionists at a convention always patronize a hotel that nobody else ever heard of. When a man starts to wear a straw hat, everbody asks if he is not crowding the season. If you think other people ask fool questions, don’t forget that they may think the same of you. It is instinct which causes a tiny girl-to hold up her skirts when goirg across a muddy crossing.