Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1917 — Yes, He Was Curious. [ARTICLE]

Yes, He Was Curious.

'lt’s curious about things, isn’t it?** said the man who had something on his mind and wanted to talk. "Yes,” replied the man addressed, but without interest “It’s curious how a feller gets into a bpx and then out again?** "Yes.” "You know the Widow Spicer, of course?” "Ob, yes.” "I heard last month that she had come into fifty thousand dollars. Sat right down and proposed marriage by letter, and rushed the letter off.” "Well?” * "Didn’t hear' from her in answer. Here’s the letter. Forgot to stamp it, and it went to the Dead Letter Office. Just got it back. Suppose it had reached the widow and she had accepted me?”-. "What do you mean?" “Why, a week ago I heard that she didn’t have 10 cents to her name. Curious, ain’t it?” "Yes, but t can beat it I married the Widow Spicer five days ago.” "Gee whiz!”. "And instead of having fifty thousand dollars she had seventy-five thousand.” ’ "Say—say!” exclaimed the other, ae ' he threw up his hands; but he could get tfo farther. It was too curious. !? ~ i Warren Clement of Milvale, Me., is the owner of a clever coon cat. Recently the cat went fishing with her owner, and took up a position on a stump on the border of a stream. Mr. Clement hearing a splashing in the water crept up to see the cause. Presently pussy appeared from ths water with a frog in her mouth.