Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1902 — The Words Omitted. [ARTICLE]

The Words Omitted.

“Yes, Colonel,” she said, “that was really a remarkable speech you made on Decoration day. I’ve been thinking about it ever since I heard you deliver it.” “Thank you,” he said, edging a little nearer; for she was very beautiful, and he, being a widower, had a right to the thrill that rushed through him. “Those few words of yours," he went on in trembling tones, “are much more gratifying to me than were all the nice things the papers said about my oration.” After a moment of silence she looked up at him and innocently asked: “Was it merely accidental that you didn’t say ‘No North, no South,’ or xtas your originality a matter of inspiration?” —Chicago Record-Herald.