The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-08
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the ceremony had been said anc
the refreshments consisting Of
brick cheese sandwiches
pickles and tooth picks) had been
eaten" Il was called on for q
few remarks" and as l always
am at my best latter a big
feed I was not slow to respond
Addressing the bride Il thought il
was safer | said in part: To-
day you arc leaving the home
roost. You have launched your
boat on the great stream of matri.
'monial bliss or woe Gas the case
may be) and to you today life
seems one long roseate dream
and you can see nothing else in
life to be desired, and as your lit
tie boat floats along the stream Of
life it seems to you that no
storm will ever come to mar
your happiness. Don't be too
sanguine-storms are sure to
come (also quarrels later and
yours must be the hand to hold
the boat steady. Always willing
to give or take Gas general
thing it is a good plan to give
more than you take") and
give it in such Il. strenuous
way that there shall be no
doubt i'll the mind of the ''re-
cipient' as to the real "intent
of the "givcr. There will come
a time (somc day when you will
feel like flying the coop and GO
ing back home. Don't do it.
Home can never be the same to
you. (Rcmcmber- you had a
good home and left it for better
or worse. and it looks like worse.
If your man comes home late,
acting strange and uncertain in
his walk don't be angry. Meet
him with a smile (also haye 81
good club handy and put him
at cease 1t is better to be pre-
pared and not need it, than to
have cause to regret unprepared-
ness. | closed by wishing them a
long and happy life in the land
our forefathers 'stole from the
Injuns.
A man whose wife recently
left for parts unknown is trying
to find her. She may be identi
fled by the letter ''G' which is
tattooed' ON one OF her legs.
Gle don t mention which leg nor
give location of said &c. But
it's a safe bet that some hombre.'
will soon have his rope on her as
there will be - million pairs of
eyes looking for legs branded
with big c.
A preacher recently advised
women to never marry money
but also and Of a certainty he
said marry-a man who has money
Furthermore he told them not to
marry a poor man because he
would be lazy, and | said, says
l, how in (nevcr mind) did any
preacher ever happen TO marry.
/ never knew one who wasn't
poor, and if he hadn't been lazy
he would have worked for II
Twin" But II long tailed coat
may cover a heap OF -~ faults as
well as "patches.
Wichita, Kansas, is building a
jail at cost of $4,000, also
and on the side they are going to
pay an ..eyangelist' $4,000 to
pull off some sort Of a stunt.
III bet if he operates there a
month Wichita will have to build
an addition to the Jail or else let
the sinners go to the devil as they
would prefer either place to the
"bally hooer."
An alderman of an eastern
city has ordered the owner OF
29e geese to -sassgle- said geese SO
that folks sleep at night. He
says goose has no sense and
squawk and chatter and keep
people awake. And by golly, |
just thought if somebody would
make n law to muzzlc a lot Of
folks who have no more sense
than a goose and who "squawk
and chatter and bother folks
who want to work and who have
no time for gossipers it would
help some. 1t would so.
A man asked me, "What relig-
ious creed l belonged to-" said
Democratic" also l believe in
predestination, evolution and
Darwin II believe man des-
cended from q monkey and
that there are some of them who