Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1914 — What He Needed. [ARTICLE]

What He Needed.

"Doctor,” asked the caller, who had just been ushered into the reverend study, "have you any dbjectlon to marrying divorced people?” "No unalterable objection,” the minister replied. “Of course, lam sorry that people ever have to be divorced. Still, I am broad-minded enough to grant that there may be cases where divorce may be a real blessing.” "Thank you. It was so In my case and also in the case of the lady whom I am to marry. There Is another question I desire to ask you. Would you object to performing the marriage ceremony where dogs wpre brought in to act as bridesmaids?" “Dotes the lady whom you Intend to marry wish to have dogs as bridesmaids?” “Yes." "And you desire to marry her, just the same?" "Yes.” “My dear sir, you don’t want a preacher. What you need is a commission in lunacy."