Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-10-12

here, here before me ms the servant of the Most
Hiah-herc in the sight of God in Heaven most
faithfully PROMISE if give this woman to be your
welded wifeP
Yes, will
And you, Matilda, on your part, will you pro
mise the same, and be true wife to this man
Il will try, sir
But do you promise all this faithfully
yes sir, do
.Then / pronounce you man and wife
Now, Thomas said the new wife, after had
made out the certificate and given it to her, with
mn Injunction to keep it safely-'now pay MI
Pease. and let us 20 home and break the bottle.
Thomas felt first in the right hand pocket then
the left, then back to the right, then he examined
the watch fob.
why, where is it? you had two dollars this
moningP
Yes, know it, but have only got two cents
this evening There, Mr.. Pease, take them, it is
all have got in the world; what more can give
you?
Sure enough, what could he do more?
So Tom and Mag were transformed into Mr. &
Mrs Eling, and having grown somewhat more
sober while in the house, seemed fully TO under
stand their new position, and all the obligations
they had taken upon themselves.
For few days / thought occasionally Of this
two-penny marriage, and then it became absorbed
with thousand other scenes of wrechedness
which have witnessed since / have lived in this
centre of city misery. Time wore on and | mar
red many couples-often those who came in their
carriage and left golden fee-a delicate way of
giving to the needy-but among all had never
performed the rite for couple quite so low as
that of this wo-penny fee, and | resolved l never
would again. At length had call for full
match to them, which l refused.
why do you come to me to be married, my
friend" said | to the man. you are both too
poor to live separate, and besides you are both
terrible drunkards, l know you are
That is just what we, want to get married for,
and take the pledge
Take that first
NO we must take all together, nothing else will
save u.s. will that
1T did one Of my friends
well, then, 90 and bring that friend to me let
me see and hear how much it saved him, and
will make up my mind what to do; if 1 can do
you any good l want to do it,
My friend is at work-he has got good job
and several hands working for him, and is making
money, and won't quit till night. Shall l come
this evening"
yes, will stay at home and wait for you.
Il little expected to see him again, but about
8 o'clock the servant said that gentleman and
lady were waiting in the reception room. L told
him to ask the lady and gentleman to walk up to
the parlor and sit moment, while sent the can
didates for marriage away, being determined new
er TO unite another drunken couple not dreaming
that there was any sympathy between the parties.
But they would not come up they wanted to see
that couple married
So went down and found the squady wretch
ed pair in company with a well dressed aboring
man, for he wore a fine black coat silk vest gold
watch chain, clean white shirt and cravat polished
calf-skin boots and his wife was just as neat and
e GU WIN s .;,5vS aud her faGes heq,
chung to the arm of her husband, as she seemed
to shrink from my sight, told me that she was
loving as well as pretty wife.
This couple, says the gentleman have come to
get married.
Yes, know it, but have refused Look at
them; do they look like fit subjects for such a
holy ordinance? God never intended those whom
. he created in his own image should live in mat
rimony like this man and woman. l cannot mar
ry Them
Cannot! Why not? You married us when
we were worse off.-more diry-worse clothed
and more intoxicated
The woman shrunk back little more out Of
sight. l saw she trembled violently, and put hel
cambria handkerchief up to her eyes
What could it mean? Married them when
worse off? Who were they?
'Ilave you forgotten us " said the woman, tax
ing my hands in hers, and dropping on her knees
'have you forgotten drunken Tom and Mag? We
have not forgotten you, but pray for you every
day
If you have forgotten them, you have not for
gotten the two-penny marriage. No wonder you
did not know l told Matilda not to be afraid
or ashamed if you did know her. But knew
you would not How could you? We were in
rags and dirt then. Look at us now. All YOU
, work, sir. All the blessing of that pledge ant
marriage and that good advice you gave us Look
, at this suit of clothes, and her dress-a Matilda.
work, every stitch of it. Come and look at oui
. house as neat as she is. Everything in it to make
q a comfortable home and OH sir there is n cradle
in our bedroom. Five hundred dollars alread,
in the bank and / shall add as much more mex
week, when l finish my job. So much for a yea,
of sober life, and faithful, honest, good wife
Now, this man is good workman as | am. on
ly he is bound down by the CALLING letters of drum
kenness, and living with this woman Just rs did
Now he thinks he can reform Just as well as me
but he thinks he must take the pledge of the sam,
man, and have his first effort sanctified with tn,
same blessing, and then, with good resolution
and Matilda and me to watch over them, do be
lieve they will succeed
So they did. So may others by the same means
q | married them, and as l shook hands with Mr.
Elting, at parting, he left two coins in nv hands
with the simple remark that there was another
:, two-penny marriage fee. | was in hone that i
: might have been couple of dollars this time, bu
. l said nothing, and we parted with a mutual Coo
!, bless you. When went up stairs / tossed tho
coins into my wife's lap, with the simple remark
two pennies again, my DEAR
Two pennies Why husband, they are eagle,
neat golden eagles. What deal of pood tho,