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Show JUST TO LAUGH Julius", a negro, who lived on a plantation plan-tation at a distance from town, confided con-fided to his master that he wanted to get married and asked If he would get him a license. "Oh, yes, Julius; I will see to that." But when be went to the court house to get the license, he did not know the name of Julius' Intended bride. Ho thought, howover, that he had noticed no-ticed the man paying attention to a certain girl and had the license made out In her name, Martha. v on-all didn't forgot that 'license, did you?" asked Julius, anxiously, as soon ns his employer returned, "No, Julius; but you didn't tell mo .the girl's name. Wus It Martha?" "No, snh; It wasn't Martha, It was Eliza." "Well, that's too bad. You w.H have to wait- until I go to town again and I will get another license." "How much dnt license cost?" In quired Julius. "Well, I don' reckon tho's fifty cents worth o dlfforcnco 'tween dem. Just gib mo do license nn I'll marry Martha." |