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Show PRESENTED WITH A BIRTHDAY Henceforth John Prultt Will Celebrate Natal Day with Othera on tha Qlorloue Fourth. It Isn't everybody who ran give a birthday present It ko William K. Mnrn r gave to John I'rulll, colored, a couple of daya ago. Pernor la ths marriage license elerk at tha county clerk's office, and aa iirh he encounters all kind of queer situations. The other day I'rultt came In In art a Urmia to wed Klin Clin kcnbetird. Ilcfnro a license ran be procured nowadnye one must answer In writing nil kinds of foolish ques tlnna, among thorn being tha date of birth. Prultt errntched till head when asked hla nntul day. "Kurt la. Ah don t know," ho rltld. "Don't know how old you aroT Her ner asked. "Not for auro. Boraewherea nrar 40, I guese." "Iliiven't you a birthday?" "Never hnd a birthday." "Well, I'll mako yuu a present of a blrthdny right now," aald llcrner "Kvcrybody ahould have a blrthdny You ara 40 yenra old nnd you were born on ths Fourth of July." And llcrner wrote It down on the niarrlaKi' license papers that way. "Now, remember." aald tlrrnnr when Prultt started to leave. "You were born on the Fourlli of July and you mustn't forget to celebrate your 1 tlrthday when It cornea around." "I won't." aald Prultt, highly Dtensed Indlnnnpolls News, |