Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1909 — A Persistent Benedict [ARTICLE]

A Persistent Benedict

Tramp—Please, sir, will you buy this rin r "? I am starving. It’s my wife’s wjdding ring. I —(breaks down and bursts into tears). Gentleman (indignantly)—Vou lying rascal! I bought your wife’s wedding ring from you only last week to save you from starvation. You are an impostor. Tramp—Not at all, sir. This belongs to my second wife. I was married again last Monday.