Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1885 — She Was No Deadliead. [ARTICLE]

She Was No Deadliead.

“Ma! I’ve made up my mind to marry Mr. Glibtongue, and I shall rely on you to win pa’s consent.” “Indeed, piss, and what reason have you to believe me equal to this reliance ?” “Well, ma, you see Glibtongue is the new coroner for our district, and as pa’s political aspirations are all dead, I can insure them a very quiet inquest if you humor me.” “I presume I’ll have to humor you, my dear.” “That’s a dear mamma! and, besides, you always said I had such killing ways, and it may be that a coroner in the family won’t prove such a deadhead to ua after all. n ~ Yonkers Gazelle.