Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1908 — A JOKE ON THE FAT LADY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A JOKE ON THE FAT LADY.

First Kid—Gee! such a joke! We wuz up at a fire and there wuz a fat lady at de thold story winder. We yells “Jump! We’ve got a blanket!" Second Kid—Did she jump? First Kid —Gee, yes! An’ we didn’t have no blanket!