Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1883 — Mr. Snodgrass. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Snodgrass.

Mr. Snodgrass was shoveling the Snow off his sidewalk the other morning, and he was half undressetlpfeo he could work quick, and was plowing away in order to get out of the entbarrassing position before any of the nelgh- „ bors sa.w him. A newsboy with his arms full of Worlds arid with a TmseliiCviTus shining morning face, inquired: ; “Say, boss, why didn't yer do Qis yesterday mornift' ?’’ , • Snodgrass hurrying and ditlb’t want to hesitate! a minute, fearing that already two or'three inquisitive female neighbors were looking at him oiit of a back window. ; “Say! bossl’oyepeated thij yputh; “What’d y r aut?” snapped Mr. Sttodgrass, burying His shovel iiitb a snowbank as big as She Evening 'Tclegrdm building. ! ; . “Why didn't Abr do dis ydstbraay?” " Snodgrass on his shoVel and reflected. Terhaps this bdy knew of his frequenting some place tiilbeknown to Mrs. S. I’erhtips this boy might in a thousand ways, do him harm. Mr. Snodgrass looked pleasant and wore a smile. “Why, my dear little boy, I didn’t I have time to do itiyestertlay.” I “Yer lie, de snow wasn’t on de side--1 walk.” 1 Mr. Snodgrass is always getting him- ! self into trouble.— -Dlticago World.