Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1904 — A Pessimistic View. [ARTICLE]

A Pessimistic View.

“Say, pa,” queried little Johnny Bumpernickle, “I often ret\d about poor but honest people; why don’t they sometimes say rich but honest?” “It would be useless, my son,” replied the old man. “Nobody would believe it.” .