Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1884 — Three Times and Ont. [ARTICLE]

Three Times and Ont.

“How many times did the elock strike, lovey, the last time?” asked the spooney swain at the Sunday night picnic. “Two times, deary,” answered the fair dove as she' gathered herself closer to his paper shirt front and his 37-cent diamond solitaire. “Why?” “Oh, ’cause.” “Does my darling old honey-bunch want to leave his little angel so soonly ?” “Oh, no; but every hour I imagine I hear the manly tread of your choleric papa coming down the stairs.” “But he don’t come.” “Not yet, I know; but when it strikes 3 I must be off.” “Why?” “Because I fear the ‘ third time will be the charm,’ and I would ovoid a meeting.”— The Hoosier.