Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1884 — Country Butter. [ARTICLE]

Country Butter.

“Talk about creamery butter,” said a grocer on Woodward avenue, “give me the old-faslnonei-sweet-cream-home-made-clmrned butter in the country, like this,” and he laid a roll on the counter and proceeded to butter some crackers. “Eh! what’s that?” inquired a customer, “Country butter! Let me taste it.” Bo more eraokers were buttered, which lie ate greedily. “How much of that butter have you got?” he asked, wiping his chops with a smack of satisfaction. asp own family.; Col. bought some, and will be in after the rest. You see it isn’t ealiy to get June, clover-fed cream butter at this time of year. You couldn’t find a pound in any other store in town,” said the grocer very proudly. “Send me up the lot,” said the customer; “I don’t want any creamery butterine after eating that. Yon can’t fool me on gennine butter. I was brought up on a farm. I was. and know good butter when I see it.” And he paid for his goods and went out. "“Where did yon strike that butter?” asked a man who wa3 eating prunes and pickles near the stove. “Down at the factory where they .^alra—itlLjceplieJ-lhe,.. grocer calmly. And the beating of their own hearts was all the sound they heard.— Detroit Free Press.