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Show A MISFIT MARRIAGE LICENSE. Rba Woulda'l U. lliiu aad Ha Wanted Ills Maaey Back. H.iTer's Di.ar. "I got a license here day In-fore yesterday," yes-terday," Paid a man to a elork in tho Vital Statistics ollioi-r. 'That document docu-ment Rave permission of tho people of thio soveligu state lor the Uniting in wedlock of Jeremiah Sassafras and Annabel JL Jimkiu," "Yes.'' "I paid fifty cents for that license in good hard cash." "Well, what of it!" "Annabel MeJiinkin won.t have mo." "That's bad. Went back ou her promise, prom-ise, did -dieY" "Not exactly, sir. You seethe hadn't promised to miirry me." "Then why did you got a license?" "It was this way: 1 loved her, and wanted 10 marry her; and I thought if 1 got a license und look it to her, she'd see I meant business and would come to time." "And it didn't work?" t "No. sir. 1 showed her t he big seal of the state and told her that tho eyes of the wh .c commonwealth, through the duly qualified olliecrs, were upon her and her duty was to obey tho mandate man-date of thai aw." "What lid she say to that?" "She only laughed." Tlinf'e vnlT mill " "Sa l's no name for it, sir; and I want to know what s to bo done." "I don't see any remedy." "Is a weak girl with red hair to defy tho authority of the sta'e?" "Thai's fibout the way of it." "Can't you scud au ollicer to impress upon her dignity of the commonwealth, and to make, her understand that the documents issued liy this oilice are not to be triliud with? " "No." "Well, I suppose I cau got my money baik cau't lr" "No" "Here's the license just as it was w hen I took it away from here, not a bit tho worse for wear." "We cau't tako it hack, sir, or refund the fee." "And you can't compel the girl to marry me after issuing that license aud charging mo good money tor il? ' "No." "Then that settles it. Tho government govern-ment of the present day is hollow mockery. mock-ery. Henceforth I am au anarchist of tho reddest redness. Y'ou hear me, iu-solent iu-solent minion ol a supine and powerless state! I do, bull return! The day of vengeance draws nigh, sir. Beware! Y'ou shall hear from mo agaiu, and when you hear me, tremble!" And" Jeremiah Sassafras was gone. |
