Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1897 — Rendered Desperate. [ARTICLE]

Rendered Desperate.

“Darling,” he cried, “I cannot live without you.” “But,” she replied, “my father is bankrupt.” “In that case,” he despondently replied, “I guess I’ll go and shoot myself.”