Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1905 — An Obscuring Feature [ARTICLE]

An Obscuring Feature

“Yes, I have a pretty big mouth,” said the candid man, “but I have learned to keep it shut. I got my lesson when I was a small boy. I was born and brought up on a farm, and I had the habit of going about with my mouth wide open, especially if there was anything unusual going on. OUt day an uncle whom I had not seen for years paid us a visit. 'Hallo, uncle!’ said I, looking up at him with my mouth open like abarn-door. He looked at me for a moment without answering, and then he said, ‘Close your mouth, sonny, so I can see who you are!’ ”