The age-herald., 1902-03-05
STORIES OF MEN AND
 QUEER INCIDENTS
BY HOMER GEORGE.

Mayor Drennens counting days (won- der when they were) are the cause of his appearance in a new story which the Hon. A. o. Lane told last night These same days have formed the time and place of many tales of bashful ardor on the part of the now always thoroughly at ease winner of municipal battles. He has told them himself and others have told them. And now the president of the Board of Education has become in- fected with the tell bacillus.
 He says that some years ago-the num- Der he refused to make nearer exact than seven or more--he visited Blount Spring one summers day when the suns rays made collars look like they were fresh from the washtub, and there de- cided to be cooled by an application of bath. While engaged in this cooling operation he engaged his rubber coon in conversation. Of course his questions ran in the way of women.
 After making mum erous and more numerous inquiries with respect to females and more females, he began to ruminate in the territory where jealousy is first bred. He asked of men. How many visited the place? Who did they visit? The result was that 1t was found that MT. Drennen visited the springs more frequently than perhaps any other man.
 But does Nell Drennen rush the ladies?" queried the attorney in grave surprise.
 Wal. don't ies know as you might call it that. but Mir. Nell Drennen is shorely much wideawake."
 I have an old one have been telling for the past numerous weeks-since I met Q young girl newly graduated from Q school where only girls are allowed to pass the gate in the wall. She met me on the stf eet and sprung it. Of course, papa told her and she could not tell 1t until she had been persuaded that I had for gotten she had a name. Then she blush- ingly laughed uproariously at the conclu- sion-jokes never have ends in which particular they differ from kites.
 This young girls sister had been cheerful, kind-hearted girl. She married when quite young, and she consequently became member of a charming hen cir cle early in the game; or else she would never have told father so father could have told daughter. But since she was a member it became her duty to attend a call session at the home of a newly-initi- ated young woman who had married a man given to the use of curse words. This latter woman had been a member of several church societies and had taught Sunday school But she had quit all but one guild.
 Of course, her husbands adaptability to the commonly-termed cussing habit had been the source of more than one un- told worry to her since he had first ex- hibited it-which was one hour after the marriage ceremony. So she had tried to stop him; but without success. And this called meeting of the circle was to con slider the question of a remedy for the man.
 Many were suggested All had been tried until one fat member said, make him put a rock in his pocket every time he does it." This was adopted by set ting-all hens vote so-unanimity. The circle went home after telling more gos- sip than they had thought their imagina- tions capable of producing.
 The man agreed. He was one of these fellows who would do anything to please his wife. He hadn't been married but a short time. Sc he went along very well for several moments. Then he cursed A rock was placed in his pocket. After