Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1900 — Delicate Irony. [ARTICLE]

Delicate Irony.

“Gracious, little boy! you’re not going to kill the dear little bird*—are you?” “No, dear lady; I’m merely gain’ ter fire off several salutes In dere honor. Dat’a all!”—Harper’s Bazar.