Wedding Tales: The Last Laugh

article image
ILLUSTRATION: MOTHER EARTH NEWS STAFF
Wedding tales and a little homemade hootch test the resolve of one young man to  reform and marry.

“The small town I came from achieved zero population growth a long time ago. Every time a baby was born some guy left town!”–Sam Levenson

When I was a boy I was told anybody could become president … I’m beginning to believe it! “–Clarence Darrow

“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always count upon the support of Paul.”–George Bernard Shaw


Well sir, the changeover ‘twixt one year an’ the next seems to occasion all manner of goin’s on from one end of this land to t’other. An’ you kin jist bet thet the ol’ reprobates who toast their galoshes on the Plumtree Crossin’ Gen’ral Store’s potbelly stove ain’t no exception to the rule!

  • Published on Jan 1, 1981
Online Store Logo
Need Help? Call 1-800-234-3368