Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1896 — No Great Hurry. [ARTICLE]

No Great Hurry.

A foppish young man, with a football crop bf hair, was walking along a Philadelphia street the other evening, when a little urchin asked him the time. “Ten minutes to 0,” said the masher. “Well,” said the boy, “at 0 o’clock you get your hair cut,” and he took to his heels and ran down Tenth street. The masher hin after him, and In ftirnlng the corner came In contact with a policeman, nearly him down, “What's up?” asked the policeman. The masher, very much out of breath, said: “You see that young brat running down the street? He asked me the time; I told him 10 minutes to 9, and he said: ‘At’ 9 o’clock get your hair-cut.’ ” “Well,” remarked the policeman, "what are you running for? You’ve got eight mrautes yet.” There were fought 2,201 engagements during the war of the rebellion.