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Show WANTED A MONKEY-WRENCH. Holllster of Illinois tells this story for fact ; He V.SS driving through Minnesota when something about his carriage suddenly sud-denly snapped. He got out and discovered that what he needed most Just then was an old-fashioned monkey-wrench. He saw a house not far away. As he approached an old Swede came out Into the yard. "My friend." said Holllster, "have you a monkey-wrench?" The old farmer looked at the Illlnoisan Inquiringly for a moment. Monkey-ranch t Mosey-ranchT he mused, snd then in a mixture of Swede and American he replied: Monkey-ranch Monkey-ranch Aye kspe horse-ranch, onson. pointing to the right, "he kape sheep-ranch, sheep-ranch, snd Olson." pointing to the left. he kape csttle-rsnch; but ipan kane monkey-ranch, he big fool." |