The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-11-02

you promise the same, and be true wife
to this mani" .... ....
IL will try, sir" ..s ... .......
But do you promise all this faith
fully?"
eyes, sir, l will" ....,.
"Then | pronounce you man and
wife"
"Now, Thomas, says the new wife, af
ter had made out the certificate and given
it to her, with an injunction to keep it safely
.-"now pay Mr.. Pease, and lei US 80 home
and brake the bottle" %, ...... ..4t
"Thomas felt frst in the right handpock
ct then the left. then back to the right. then
he examined the watch-fob. Kim
"Why where is it?" says she, "you had
two dollars this morningW ....
"Yes, know 1t, but have only got two
cents this evening. There, Mr.. Pease, take
them, 1t is all have go. in the world; what
more can give?" -. ....... ...-.......
Sure enough, what could he do more?--
l TOOK them and prayed over them, that in
parting with the last penny, this couple
might have parted with a vice, wicked,
foolish practice which had reduced them to
such a degree of poverty and wretchedness,
that the mon"ter power of rum conld hard
y send its victims lower.
So Tom and Mag were transformed into
Mr.. and Mrs. Elting, and having grown
somewhat more sober while in the house,
seemed to fully understand their new posi-
ton and all the obligations they had taken
upon themselves.
For few days thought occasionally Of
this two -peuny marriage, and then it be-
came with athousand other scenes OF wretch
edness which have Witnessed since have
lived in this centre OF city misery. Time
wore on ard married many other happy
couples-often those who came in their
carriage and left golden marriage fee
a delicate way of giving to the needy--but
among all | had ever performed the rite
for couple quite 50 low as that of this
two penny ice, and | resolved l never
would again. At length, however, i had
a call for full match to them, which | re-
fused. ..f .......
"Why do you come to be married, my
frierd?" said Ito the man. "You are both
too poor to live together, and besides you
are both terrible druukards, l know you
are" .... ., .s
"That is just what we want to get mar
ried for, and take the pledge"
Take that first" ..... ,.......,...
mo, We must take altogether; nothing
else will save u.s. ..... ....-3. g..
"WilI that? .... .s.. ,...s
at did one of my friends" .......lIE
"Well, then go and brind that friend
here; let me hear and see how much it sa-
we'd him, and then will moke up my mind
whatto do; if | can do you any good want
to do il "
"My friend is at work--he has got a
good job and several hands working for
him and is making money, and won't quit
till night. Shall | cone this evening""
Eyes, will stay at home and wait for
you" II ..... .....- .
II little expected to see him again, but
about eight O'clock, the servant said, that
man and girl with a gent'eman and lady,
were waiting in the reception room. ! told
him to ask the lady and gentleman up to
the candidates for marriage away, being de-
termined never % unite another drunken
couple not dreaming that there was any
sympathy between the parties, they would
not come up; they wanted to see that cou-
pie married. So went down and found the
squaidIy-wretched pair in company with
a WeIl-dressed laboring man, for he wore
fine black coat, silk est, gold watch chain,
clean white shirt, and cravat, polished calf
skin boots; and his wife was just as neat aud
tidlly dressed as anybody's wife, aud her
face beamed with intelligence, and the WY
in which she cIung to the arm of her hus-
band, as she seemed to shrink from my
sight, told that she was loving as well as
pretty wife. oe. ,..t E.a. ....
''This couple" says the gentleman, "have
come to be married." SIKH #a .... al
"Yes, know it, but have refused
Look at them; do they look like fit subjects
for such a holy ordinance? God never in
tended those whom he created in his own
image should live in matrimony like this
man and woman. L cannot marry them"
Cannot! Why not? You married US
when we were worse off--more dirty
worse clothed, and more intoxicated" aut
The woman slrunk back little more
out of sight. | saw she trembled violently,
and put clean cambrck handkerchief up to
her eyes. .aas9so. 'asgH
What could it mean? Married them
when worse off Who were they?" .lo8
"Have you forgotten us?" said the wo-
man taking my hands in hers, and drop
ping on her knees; have you forgotten
drunken Tom and Mag? We have never
forgotten you, but pray for yo1 every
day r. rha as,uIy 1H a, ..a D.
'If you have forgotten them, you have
not forgotten the two-penny marriage. No
wonder you did not know US. told Ma,
tlda she need not be afraid, or ashamed,
if you did not know her. Bat | knew you
would not. How could you? We were in
rags and dirt then. Look at us now All
your work, sir. Algthe blessings Of that
pledge, and that marriage, and that good
advice you gave us. Look at this suit of
clothes, and her dress, All MAtilda's work
every stitch oft Come, and look at our
house, as neat as she is. Everything in it to
make comfortable home; and oh, Sir there
is a cradle in our bedroom. Five hundred
dollars already IN bank, aud | shall add as,
much more next week when l finished my
job. So much for one year Of sober life,
and a faithful, honest, good wife. Now
this man is as good workman as am,
only he is bound down with the calling fet-
ters of drunkenness, and living with this
woman Just as did. Now, he thinks that
he can reform Just as we'll as me-; but he
thinks he must take the pledge Of the same