Ribald Classic: The Robber's Gift
June, 1961
A man old enough to know better took to wife a beautiful damsel of eighteen. He entertained fond hopes of reliving his youth, but the young wife soon relieved him of such illusions. She never welcomed him to bed. Indeed, she always turned her back to him and sighed, "Wrinkles and gray hair were not made for love." Nothing the poor fellow could say or do would kindle her affection or interest her in the pleasures of the marriage couch. The husband therefore was in despair and even conte...