The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-05-14
A Candidate for Matrimouy;
WAITING ros tn. Rnipr.


During tho last summer little incident trans.
pifsu 'a one OF the Eastern towHs. which afforded
some amusement to the spectators nj The time,
and furnished food for eonsiaersbl. gossip there.
Aflsr II occurred in church. on ons Of thoss
auist Sunday afternoons, vhun all the world
seems reHty 10 dtop asleep, ~h.h lbe nss buss
iaz, on this window papss, and the dog lies VA
the du.t stone
1hs aheraooa service had ended, and the con.
stesstUn ~crs Arranging themselves iof the bsns-
dietlon, When to the stea, astoni.bmen' and mani
ir,t Interest OF The voFshipprIs. the good parson
dr.csnded 'r'in the polrit TO The desk bslow, and
said "a tear voice, those wishing to be united
IA the holy bands of matrlmony will now please
90 come forward n deep silence instantly fell
over the congregation, broken oay by the rustling
o. siI. - some PRETTY girl or excited matrou
changed her position to catch the first view Of the
eoupls Ia te mInied. No me. howrysr, arose. or
seemed iu the least inclined to arise. Where.
upon, tho worthy Clergyman. deeming liza first
notice uuheard VI mlsdndsrIood, repeated the in
vtatlUn:
Lss those wishing to be uaited 10 tie Loly
band. Of mairmoul now come forward"
= u no one stirred. Ths .ihs,s sccnme al
MOS, audible. and painful sense of he awkward.
ness OF tue position WAS gradually spreading
among those present when yeung gentleman
who bad occupied vacant Zip in the broad a,lo
during he service, slowly sress Esl del,ber ately
walked to the ioot ~f the altar lie wa good.
luoAng. and well dressed, but ns me present
kBsw hiui, and no female accompanied his Navsls.
When arrived within respectable distance ef the
clergy man he paused aud Win . rsvsrsnt bow
stepped to side OF The aisle, but ueiiher said
al thug or ssensd at all di.eescstsS At the idea
oi being married alone IIs sl,rSy man Locked
snxlously around for tie BRIDE, who he supposed
wasyet TO arrive, and at length remarked TO tho
young g-ntl,m man IN an under tons:
The lady, cir, is d,lasry !"
"Very, air"
Had We not h.tter defer the ceremony"
81 think not. Do you suppose she Will be here
soonf'
Me" said the s.louishsd hrphsrd, how
should know OF your lnhy's movsHsnI.i 1hpt
Is ~ matter belonging to yourselt'
/ very few momen,s more wsrs suffered io
ehpss IN this unpleasant state VI expectancy,
when the Clergyman renewed his intc:rogato-
Ties:
Did tie lad, promise to sttsrd at the present
hour. sri'
What lndyT
"Why, the hly, to ts sure, that yol als wait.
ing here for"
II did not hear anything about it," was the
satisfactory response
Then, sir, may as. why are you here. and
Tor what purpose YOU trfv in the sane 'uary oi
ths Most Hgbt' .aii the somewhat sErageL
clerical.
4 came. sir, simply because you ia'itsl tksss
wishing to We united 10 the holy bands Of matri.
mony to step forward, and | happesed to enter.
tam such a wi,h | am very sorry to have mis-
understood you, SIR aud wish you very good
dav"
The benslc,ion wa. uttered with soIemniiy
81 tone, very liitu in accordance with the twiicL
ng o. the facial nerves and when after th,
church was closed, tie story got wind among til.
c-ngrrgn ntion, more than one little gul regretted
ihat her wishes bad 10. been a. boldly expressed
a. tie Young genllen,ap., who had rcall, wishet
20 bs united IN ho hands VI malrlmouy"