Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-09-22
Mlisfe!l0neous.
From the New York Tribune.
LIFE ATTHE FIVE POINTS,
The Two Penny Marriage.

''Mr. Pease we want to be m arried." q,
Want to be married-what for"
why you see, We don't think it is right for
us to be living together in this way any longer,
and we have been talking over the matter to.
day and you SEC
eyes, yes, see you have been taking over
the matter over the bottle, and have come to
sort ofdrunk'n conclusion to get married.
When you get sober you will both repent Of it
probably"
"No, sir, we are not very drunk now, not so
drunk but what We can think, and we don't
think we are doing right-we are not doing as
we were brought up to do by pions parents
We have been reading about the good things
you have done for just such poor outcasts as
we are, and we want you to try and do some
thing for us"
"Read Can you read Do you read the
bible ?"
"Well not lately, but we read the ne wspaper
and some lines We find something good in them
How can we read the bible when we are
drunk"
DO you think getting married will keep you
from getting drunk .
Yes, for We are going TO take the pledge
too; and we shall keepit' dtptnd upon that
Suppose you take the pledge and try that
first, and if you can keep it till you can wash
some ofth dirt away; and get some clothes on
then will marry you
No, that wont do. shall get to thinking
what poor dirty, miserable wretch I am, and
how l am living with this woman who is not
a bad woman by nature, and then will drink
md then she will drink--oh, cursed rum b
And what is 10 prevent us ? But il we were
married, my wife. yes, Mr.. Pease, my wife
would say 'Thomas she would not say Tom
you dirty brute, don't be tempted and who
knows bat what we might be- somebody yet
somebody that our own mothers would not
be ashamed Of.
Here the woman who bad been silent and
rather moody, burst into violent food oftears
crying "Mother mother, know not whether
she is alive or not, and dare net inquire; but
five were married and reformed, would
make her happy once more.'
i could no longer stand the appeal said
Mr. Pease, and determined to give them tri-
al. have married good many poor, wretch
ed couples, bat none that looked quite SO much
so as this The man was hatess and shoeess,
without coat or vest, with long hair and beard
grimmed with dirt. He was by trade brick
layer, one Of the best in the city. She wore
Ghe last remains of silk bonnet and something
that might pass for shoes; and an old. very old
dress, once rich merino, apparently without
any under garments whatever
Aud your name is Thomas-Thomas what?
'Elting, sir, Thomas EIting, good and true
name and true man, that is shall be if you
marry u.s. ri ,.5
We'll, well, am going to marry you.'
Are you? There, Mag, told you so .o
Don't call me Nag. If am going to be
arried, will be by my right name, the one
my mother gave me- -. '.a.Ea taa
. Not Mag, we'll ! never knew that e.s=
Now, Thomas, holo your tongue, you ialk
too muck. What is your name 2
Matilda. Must tell the other? Yes, /
will and never will disgrace it. don't think
Ishould ever have heen as bad ifI had Kept
il. That bad woman who first attempted to ru-
in, made me take false name. 1t is bad
thing for a girl to give up Der name, unless for
that Of a good husband. Matilda Fraley.-
Nobody knows me by that name in this bad
city,
Very well, Matilda and Thomas, take each
other by the right hand and look at me for l
am,now going to unite you in the holy bonds
Of matrimony by Gods ordinance. Do you
think you are sufficiently sober to comprehend
its solemnity ?