Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1892 — Why He Wished to Many. [ARTICLE]

Why He Wished to Many.

The old fellow hustled up to the desk of the marriage license cleric and without any formality or preliminaries he began: “Giya me a marriage license,” he said, ‘ and give it to me quick.” “Who for?" asked the ungrammatical clerk. “For mvself. of course.” The clerk gave a tong whistle of surprise. ‘‘How old are you?" he inquired, ! opening his book. gif- ‘ Seventy-five.” •‘Ever been married before?” “No, this is my first “What the mischief does a man of your ago want to marry for?*’ “Because he can." “It isn't such a difficult thing |l| marry, is it?” t % \ i “ May be not for some folks," salfSl the aged applicant, hurriedly, “ b«si(f it seems so for me. I made my flupjp attempt when I was 20. and tor flftJfH five years I've kept steady lit it, bStfe 1 never could get a woman to tUM yes’ until last nigfit, and lit bo swizzled if 1 know how this out. happened to, and I don’t cam. Ilwi enough if she did. and she did, and 1 now 1 want to get that ttoeua* totoM have her clinched before sbt baclbß out. I've got ber outside to ai§jS| wagon, with a policeman jMbbilfgip her. and I want you to hustle wlWyj the license. The waltin. , and if there’s no preventing Frovjl- | donee, you bet I'll not fill a biwttfsil “SSr'uSaE'Vl 'Won. ,C * DM