The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-12
SCENES AND INCIDENTS
Taken From The Panorama of Every
Day Life.

Day Life.
A marriage license window is a
queer place, and one at which human
nature is barred to official inspection
as it seldom is in any other govern
ment Office, says Julian Ralf Hither
come the gossips to ask whether
certain couples whose names were
published the other day have yet got
married.: to ask what sort Of look
ing man it was who took out a license
to wed with Susie Todd-Was he tall
and light or stout and dark? And
hither come angry mothers to say
that no permit should have been CIV
en- for their daughters, who are not
so old as was said. They ask how the
law can be invoked to punish the Of
Tending bridegrooms. But there are
other brides who appear to be forty
or thirty, yet declare themselves thir-
ty or twenty. Back comes man to
ask if his permit number cannot be
changed because he wants to buy a
lottery ticket of the same number as
his wedding license, and cannot do so
unless a change is made. Old men
speak for girlish brides, and ancient
wrinkled women lead up very young
men, holding their arms as if they
might escape. Once girl came weep
ing and said the man she meant to
marry lay dying, and there was not a
moment to lose. Indeed, it is queer
place, and the whole Irritable gamut
hat noyelists have spanned in many
centuries is there at hand still sound
ing fresh notes and Offering new
chords.
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The man who has made the art of
speaking a life study, says, never
speak with the mouth full. Tell your
Jokes first, let others do the laughing.
Talk only when you have something
to say.
A gentleman who never leaves town
without thoroughly preparing for the
trip, was met on the platform at the
Northwestern railway depot this af-
ternoon, and to reporter said: Il
never start on railroad trip without
providing myself with small basket
Of lunch. Once l went unproyided
and was in snow blockade for two
days and nearly died Of starvation"
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The clerks in the postoffice are wit
neSses, many times, to amusing Incl
dents. People who are expecting let
tiers that never come, get very angry
at times because the delivery clerk
shakes his head to indicate that there
is no letter for them. Then the hand
writing upon some epistle is written
In such manner as to test the pa
thence, even as Jobs was tested. They
have an opportunity to watch the
sweet and sour side of life in the eX-
hibition given by the happy recipient
or the disappointed person.
One of the very latest societies to
be organized is that of the anti-treat-
ing society. a great many cranks
belong to it. Mankato is not suffer
ing with such a society.
The very latest scheme we have
heard of to freeze out the la grippe,
is to hold an ice-cream sociable. That
is the way they are dislodging the dis
ease at Madison Lake.
The following item has been
handed US for publication: The [. O..
G. L. of this city was organized about
one year ago with about fifteen per-
sons present They now have fifty
four members in good standing, and
the lodge is in good financial condi-
ton. Installation of officers took
place last Tuesday evening. The
Good Templars were never so numer-
Gus as now, there being over 100000
members. The order was never so
well organized. Good Templars are
needed now more than ever before.
Come aud help in this best of all eff
forts for the most needed reform of
the age. The c. t. for the present
term is c. p. Cooper; Sec'y B. F.
Crippen: l.. d., Carrie E. Lindsey.
Hhildran Nrv fov