Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1883 — Pride of Birth. [ARTICLE]

Pride of Birth.

Two Boston ladies were talking of their ancestry. » _ 4 “My ancestors came over in the Mayflower,” said Mrs. Beaconstreet. “So I’ve heard,” was the reply. “Yes; and that has been a long time ago.” “Of course; and the Mayflower was a sailing vessel wasn’t it?” “Yes.” “That’s what I thought. My ancestors were different from yours. They could have come over in that way, but they concluded to wait for a first-class steamship, cabin passage, and that’s the way they came, and don’t you forget it A sailing vessel, indeed, for an aristocratic family. Oh, dear!” — Mfrchant Traveler. “Who is the straightest man in the Bible?” “Joseph!” “Why?” “Because Pharaoh made a ruler of him.” “Hacked to Death” is suggested as an inscription for the tombstones of visitors who die at Niagara. Coi.obado is almost a desert, is refreshing to know that she even has a railroad pool.