Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1909 — Just His Luck. [ARTICLE]

Just His Luck.

Speaker Cannon, at the recent Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, stood up for the senate. “You’d think, the way the senate is blamed for everything,” he said, “that it had supernatural powers. “A crowd of farmers were knocking the senate one market day last month, when an old fellow of only one horsepower brain bustled into their midst. “ ‘Well, byes,” said he, ‘what’s the senate up-to now?” “ ‘Why, ain’t ye heerd, Zachary?” said a young farmer, winking at the others. ‘The senate’s went and passed a bill addin’ two extray months to the winter.’ “Zachary struck his forehead with his red-mlttened fist. “ ‘Do tell-’ he groaned. ‘Gosh durn the luck! An’ here am I clean out o’ fodder.’ ’’—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.