Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1899 — Poor Tommy! [ARTICLE]

Poor Tommy!

Teacher—What’s the matter with you to-day, Tommy? You seem to be nervous and uneasy. Tommy—l am. Yesterday was my pa and ma’s wooden wedding, and nearly all the neighbors sent ’em shingles.— Chicago News.