Hammer
In behalf of the Rotary Club of Minneapolis, I want to take this occasion of welcoming you to Waukegan— no, no, I mean in recognition of my many years of service with the railroad, you have presented me with these ties—and that, of course, reminds me of the story of the Irishman. Hahahahahahaha! Hahahahahaha! It's so funny—I wish I could think of it. "Oft in the stilly night, the trembling of a leaf can be heard, sighing through the trees and the babbling brook as it wends its way onward, babbling and—"