Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1904 — Confounding at Doubter. [ARTICLE]

Confounding at Doubter.

“This paper says thet they bave Jest ■fleescovered the reemains of a twenty foot saurian on th’ banks of th’ Penobscot river.” “What’s a saurian?” “I dunno. Guess mebby It’s one o’ them misprints fer a sardine.” “There ain’t no twenty foot sardines." “Well, there might be the reemains of one.” “I don't believe it Do you suppose anybody’d want ter buy'a box of sich sardines? I guess not.” “You’re too dern critical. Es there is th* reemains o’ any twenty foot sardines on th’ Penobscot don’t you suppose there might also be th’ reemains of men big enuff to buy ’em by the box? You’re a atheeist, thet’s what you are.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer.