Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1884 — The Colonel’s Maxim. [ARTICLE]

The Colonel’s Maxim.

Col. Bumgardner stumbled into a party of gentlemen who were discussing pld maxims. ~ “Zat’s my hah’, too, ’’said Bum ; “I alius (hie) sticks to myfav’rite maxim 1” “Which one is that, Bum?” “Yit’s ‘ never put (hie) off till to-mor-row whacher kin co-hoo to-day ! ’ ” “Well, what are you going to do now r ?” “I’m go-ho-ing to take a dfrink if you’ll set ’em up!” . Which was very promptly done.— Georgia Cracker.