Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1896 — Not Turned to the Wall. [ARTICLE]

Not Turned to the Wall.

Over the windows In the dining-roonf of a hotel In New York are the portraits of A. J. Dam and his family. A sedate pair were dining there the other da'y, when the prim lady asked the 'waiter whose portraits they were, “Those portraits, madam,”, responded the attendant, with much dignity, “represent the whole Dam family.” Of course the explanation appeased the irate husband, who was Informed that Mr. Dam formerly ran the hotel, apd the pictures would never be turned to the wall.