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Show WROTE TRUTH IN REGISTER Flustered Bridegroom May Not Have So Intended It, but It Was a Fact. T i" " A buxom and winsome widow decid ed to continue her late husband's busl-' ness (wholesale meat purveyor) and appointed his confidential and reliable man, one John Jinx, as her manager. John, though an astute and clever business busi-ness man, could neither read nor write. The widow partly cured him of tha latter defect by teaching him to write. - "Settled, John Jinx," when giving a receipt for accounts paid to him. The business Improved and prospered, pros-pered, as likewise did the amatory-feelings amatory-feelings between the widow and John the latter fructifying in a proposal and acceptance of marriage. After the usual preliminaries the ceremony took place, followed by an adjournment to-the to-the vestry to complete the legal formalities. for-malities. The necessary particulars were duly entered in the marriage register and happy John, somewhat blushing, took pen in hand and clearly and unmistakably unmistak-ably wrote as his signature in the register: "Settled, John Jinx." Tit-Bits. |