Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1905 — He Passed Himself Off For Eis Own Grand-Daddy. [ARTICLE]

He Passed Himself Off For Eis Own Grand-Daddy.

The Welshes of Jordan all look the same age after they get whiskered out, except perhaps that some of the older ones look younger than some 'of the younger ones. This family peculiarity of personal ap pearance resulted in an amusing incident at Remington some time ago. As is generally known Uncle Henry Welsh now lives in Reming ton, while his lively and humorous son Frank still lives in Jordan, •tome time ago Frank took a load of grain to Remington, and found a stranger in chargeofthe elevator While he was still on the wagon, waiting for a chance to unload, h< got into conversation with the elevator man, and the latter asked if Frank was any relation to Henn whom he had got acquainted with “Well I guess so,” says Frank, heisasonof mine,’ The elevator man was greatlj surprised that the father of a man so well along in years as Henry should still be so hale and vigorous in appearance. But Frank assured him he was not near so spry as he looked, ai d when he got down from the wagon, he did so with great ciution, and took pains to keep his back well humped over. The elevator man then told him that the wagon dump was out ol fix and that the grain would have to be unloaded by hand. However he said it would be a shame for so old a man to do the work, so he drove the wagon around and scoop ed out the whole load himself while Frank sat in the .shade, and chuckled.’ After he got his money he went up town and circulated the story: and it cost the elevator man a whole lot more than his profits on the load, to “squai v it” with his friend-.