Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1909 — SHE GOT THEBE FIRST. [ARTICLE]

SHE GOT THEBE FIRST.

And Carried the Day By Ordering Salmon. "I say Gaddersby,” said Mr. Smith, as he came Into the fishmonger’s with a lot of tackle in his hand. “ “1 want you to give me some fish to take home with me. Put them up to look &8 if they’ve been caught today,. will you?’’ “Certainly, sir,” said the fish monger. “How many?” “Oh, you’d better give me three or four barbel. Make it look decent in quantity without appearing to exaggerate, you know.” “Yes, sir. But you’d better take salmon, hadn’t you?” “Why? What makes you think so?” “Oh, nothing except that your wife was down here early this afternoon and said if you dropped in with your fishing tackle and a generally woe-Segone look, to get you to take salmon if possible, as she liked that kind better than any other.” Mr. Smith took salmon.—Punch.