Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1896 — Joke by Holmes. [ARTICLE]

Joke by Holmes.

At the time of the Peace Jubilee, Dr. C. B. Porter, of Boston, returned to his office one day, and fouud the slate in the hall covered with Latin words and signed O. >V. Holmes. He immediately got down his dictionary, and with much effort discovered Jbuj; he had been to the Peace Jubilee, had soiled his boots so thorouglilyjnrl'tli dirt.— ih»t-hedtd ndtlikeTo go down town In such a plight, and had stopped and asked Mr. Porter's servant for a footbrush that he might clean up his boots; and dignified tlite rather menial performance,by writing it all out In Latin and leaving it on the Glaffe. He squandered $lO for roses, you see— Her joy in the gift was immense; But little she dreamed that his dinner would be Three buck whoa ui that coot him ten. cents. • —Chicago Record/ 1 *■ It coats ns’ much to be popular as to send a 1 (byear-old daughter -away to. . boarding Ichdol