Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1878 — Didn’t Marry for Love or Money. [ARTICLE]

Didn’t Marry for Love or Money.

A farmer’s son from near Reilly was in town last week selling bogs, and ran into an old acquaintance on the street. “WLat d’ye think, Bill? I’m married,” said the Butler county youth. “ The deuce you are ! Well, I never thought that of you, Sam. Who is she?” “Old Uncle Dan Farrel’s daughter Mary; and I’ll open your eyes a bit, Bill. You won’t believe it, maybe, but it’s honest gospel truth. I didn’t marry that girl for neither love nor money—honest Injun,” said Sam, with a smile that made his face look as though his eyes were about to be fenced in. Bill leaned up against a lamp-post and gave him a look of speechless amazement for a second or two, then whistled, and slowly said: * ‘ Well, then, by the old Harry, I’d like to know what you did marry her for, anyway.” “Well, Bill, I’ll tell you how it was. You see she’s one of the best little workers in that part of the country,” returned Sam, with a double dose of the old smile. “Oh, that’s bow it comes, is it?” said Bill. “ Well, old John Robinson bought a couple o’ mules last week on that very same recommendation.” Sam said he had to meet a man at 3 o’clock, and hurried away. —Cincinnati Breakfast Table.

Another Suit Against Beecher. The parties who bought Beecher’s “Life of Christ” have sued the author for failure of contract. The case is in Judge Fullerton’s hands, who says: “ The whole matter is in a nutshell, and is very simple. Mr. Beecher made a contract ten years ago, and failed to keep it. In spite of that he obtained SIO,OOO from us, and subsequent royalties, all of which, with interest, he must pay Back, besides compensating us for the damages we sustained. We shall proceed at once.” The question of interest is who is the “ we” in the case, who, under the name of “Cash,” bought the “ Life of Christ” at the time of the Ford sale? The Fords gay the book would have gold had Beecher finished it, The second ToUuMe is only h*lf written.