Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1878 — Half the Fine Went to Him. [ARTICLE]

Half the Fine Went to Him.

A Belgian bridegroom, being about to start for Paris on his honeymoon tour? was informed by his bride that she thought of concealing several thousand francs’ worth of lace about her, hoping by its sale to pay the cost of their, journey. The bridegroom was not smitten with this frugal project, and pointed out that there were CustonvHouse officers and a female searcher at Ercquslinesr—who iveresonietiraes struck with an unaccountable fancy for examining passengers’ pockets. " This he said, being a timid man, and his bride, to humor him, promised to give up her plan; but of course she secreted the lace all the same without telling him about it. Now, as the train approached the French frontier the husband reflected that if his wife were not searched his fears would be mocked at as having been groundless, and he would start on his married career with prestige' im-= paired. This was not desirable. The rather was it essential that he should, frotn the very outset, assert his infallibility. So, when the train stopped at Ercquelines, and the passengers alighted, the bridegroom left the bride’s arm tor a moment, and, sidling up to a douanier, whispered: *‘T think if you search that lady yonder you may find some lace.” The douanier the happy bride was accosted with an invitation to walk into the female searcher’s room; she turned pale, tottered, but was led awayi and five minutes later dismal sounds of hysterics were heard. Thon' the douanier reappeared and said to the horrified husband: •* Thank you, sir; it’s a good capture. The lady will be taken to prison, and half the fine will go to you.” —A twelve-year-old boy recently stole a horse in Clover Valley, Cal., rode bareback ten miles and completed his outfit by stealing a saddle, bridle, blanket and revolver from a miner’s cabin. He had made up his mind to become a robber, but was arrested while lying in wait for a stage coach. Wair suffer with a bed cold If one bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup will cure a rough of the worst kind! Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup « sold for 25 cents per bottle, or live bottles for MOO, In every respectable drug store In the Uullfd Stftes. / \