Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1889 — An Understanding at Last. [ARTICLE]

An Understanding at Last.

San Francisco Examiner. Old Mr. Widower had been sitting silently alone with Miss Autumn for fifteen minutes. Finally he spoke: “Mies Autumn, you are nret —’? ‘Oh, Mr. Widowed” “You are pret— ” “How can you, Mr. Widower?’’ “I started to say that you were pretty-” * Oh, you horrid man, stop!' 1 “Condemn it all, woman,” shouted Mr. Widower, rising and breaking for the door, “I wanted to say that you are pretty near as old as I am. Now, demme, I think you are twice as old.”