Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1903 — Her Last Request. [ARTICLE]

Her Last Request.

John's wife was dying, and she had one request to mnke of him. “What Is it, dear?” he asked. ‘‘Well, John, it is the Inst thing I shall erer ask of you. I want you to promise that you will ride to the grave In the same carriage tVlth mother.” Now, John and “mother” were not on very congenial terms, but after hesitating for an instant he made tills reply: v “1 will do it, dear, since you with It. but I can tdt you one thing. It will Just spo)l the whole day for me.", Language 1b the vehicle of thought but it is up to some {bought* to take a ride on the water wagon.