Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1908 — The Bitter Truth. [ARTICLE]

The Bitter Truth.

Diogenes slowly entered the pawnshop and placed his lantern on the counter. “What can I get for this?” he asked. The pawnbroker picked up the lantern and examined it curiously. "Rather antique pattern,” he commented. “What do you consider it worth?" Diogenes bowed his head, the humiliation of centuries upon him. “Nothing,” he bitterly admitted. “Nothing at all.”—Bohemian.