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Show Wise Bridegroom. "Alert?" repeated former Vice-President Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks when questioned concerning one of his political po-litical opponents. "Why, he's as alert as a Providence bridegroom I heard of the other day. You know how bridegrooms starting off on their . honeymoon sometimes forget all about their brides and buy -tickets lor only themselves? That is what happened to the Providence young man. And when his wife said to him, 'Why, Tom, you bought only one ticket,' lie answered without a moment's hesitation: hesita-tion: 'By Jove, ycu're right, dear, I'd forgotten myself entirely!' " LlpP'a-cott's LlpP'a-cott's Magazine. |