| Show III strung Ie rel Thus tendency to remarry Is very central cen-tral among tho Doers In tho Free Stale and Transvaal as tho following story will show A farmer had the misfortune to lose tits fourth wife and wrote to his brother who lived salvo distance from him informing In-forming him of the sad occurrence also requesting his presence at the funeral Tbo funeral duly look place and on leaving the graveside the bereaved widower was accompanied by his sym nathlilDR brother who suddenly burst Into heartrending tears and could not bt 1 comforted whereupon the widower touching him on the shoulder cried My dear fellow dont weep He com forted In this my hour ot trial 1 have burled four wives and they were all very good women and I live In hones to marry the fifth who will no doubt Ixs as good as the other Look here sobbed the brother dont think for one moment that I am crying over your lonely male Youre nil rlghl Then why your great till Irons nike the widower Well you see Its like this Youve burled four and hate already arranged I for the fifth while Im mill bound to the old original whom I married entyflte I years ago Pearaons Weekly |
