Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1911 — FORGOT HE WAS MARRIED [ARTICLE]

FORGOT HE WAS MARRIED

Absent-Minded Husband Takes Wife Home and Attempts to Leave Her as of Old. Out at the University of Nebraska they used to tell stories of an absentminded man. He was a tall, whiteheaded individual by the name of Ry an. Anybody who could think of a new one on Ryan was sure of a laugh Every few days someone would oome out with an alleged absent-minded absurdity on the part of this young man. You would hear one morning that Ryan had gone home the evening before, walked into the boarding bouse next bis own under the impression that he was home, had sat down at the table and bad not aroused from his abstraction until someone had called has attention to the mistake. Next you would hear ' that Ryan after finishing his turn in the gym and put on his coat and hat and started down the street, his mind and his street trousers far away. « But the best story of all was put over the day after Ryan's wedding. This was an evening affair. “They drove away from the church,” said the narrator, “and over to the new house that had been all fixed up for them. When they got to the door Ryan helps her out tenderly and leads her up to the door and talks to her a minute. Then he shakes hands with her and says, ’Well, good night, Lucy.’ “ 'Good night,’ says she. “ ‘Yes,’ says he, 'I guess it’s time 1 was going home now.’ “'Why, Jimmy Ryan, you big it,’ she says, wake up You live here now/-** 1 ———