Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1884 — A Lucid Explanation. [ARTICLE]

A Lucid Explanation.

“What is that, lovey dovey?” asked newly married*Mrs. Legaleap Demurrer of her husband, as he laid a heavy volume on the mantel, “That is my brief in the Jones cpse, sweetie,” he responded, with a kiss. “Why does lovey call it a brief?” “Because it oontains 386 pages.”— The Hatchet.