Show t TT H V 7 I i A Womans TVlt T Many of lhe first settIerVjo Illinois were rude in speech and rough in manner man-ner Money was scarcewith them and service as paid for in produce Governor Gov-ernor B illustrated these incidents frontier life by the following anecdote anec-dote l One day there came to his office yqunj man accompanied by a young i woman V 1 Beyou a squire asked the manly I youth S i Yes Mr t J Can you tie the knotj for S us right I awayYes PA Yes sir y i How much do you charge One dollar isthe legal fee sir Will you take your fee in beeswax bees-wax waxYes Yes if you cantpay the cash Well go ahead and tie the knot and Ill fetch in the wax No said the squire thinking there was a good chance for a little fun you bring in the beeswax first and thenjll marry you Reluctantly the youth went out to where was hitched the horse upon which Darby and Joan fashion they had ridden and brought the wax in a sack On being weighed its value was found to be only sixty cents Val said the anxious groom tie the knot and Ill fetch more wax next weekNo No sir I aonttrust that is against the rules of this office Slowly the disappointed youth turned to go out saying Come sal lets goI say mister answered Sal with a womans wit cant you marry us as far as the wax will go 3 Yes I can and will replied the squire langhing and he didEx |