The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-10-14

hi @Ssvel ne rind J arhwsFitE uatA glt
lhrouQh. YDu proJAise to abslAia irom
every kind Of drink that intoxicates, and
treat this woman kindly, afectiCnateiy,
and love her as 4 man, should loYe hls
welded wife. Nov aAiof this viii yon,
here before me as the servant Of the
Most Hig6-here in the sight OF God in
heaven. most faithfully promise, if give
you this woman to be your welded
wife W
ayes, will"
"And you, Matilda, on y66f part will
you promise the same, and be d true
wife to this man %
~ viii Try, sir
"But doSyeif ps6aAiSea all this faith
tpll9FaW .t4dle, ,Iy 10 m33 9dI
eyes, 'siT, ! whl," "isno4oo ,di ssd9i1
Then 4 pronounce Pr0nN0pp yAp man A ~ ana
q aNOw,a Thomas" said the new wife,
after I had made out the certificate and
givenittO her, with aniniunCtion to keep
i safelyy--stnDw pay, MF. Psase, and let
rs go home and break the ibOltle.1
iad Thomas felt first in the right hand
pocket, then the left; then back TO the
4 right, then he examined the watcS-fob.
7'FWhy, where IS it?'' says she, "you
had two dollars this tnorni6g ~
f'1l ayes, know 1t, but have only got
1.-TWO cents this evening" There, Mr..
aPease, take them, 1t is adj IhaVe got in
the worldlb what more canil giye2 'b
|, Sure enough, what could heldo more ?
II / took them and prayed over them, that
\ in parting with the last penny, this cou-
\ pie might have parted with a vice, a
I wicked, foolish practice which had re-
duced1hefn to such degree Of poverty
and wretchedness, that the monster
powersof rum could hardly send its vic
Tins lower.or 75F .rIaHr.l .En vi
II So Tom and Mag, were transformed
\ into Mr.. and Mrs. Elting, and having
become somewhat more sober while in
the house, seemed to fully understand
their new position, and all the obliga-
.ions they had taken upon themselves.
For a lew days / thought occasionally
of this twO-penny marriage, and then il
became absorbed with a thousand Other
\ SCENES Of wretchedness which have
Witnessed since have lived in this CEN
ter Of city misery. Time wore on and
married many other happy couples
often those who came in their carriage,
and left a golden marriage fee--a deli.
cate way Of giving to the oneedy-bul
among all had never performed the
rite for a couple quite so low as that ol
this two-penny fee, and resolved
never would again, At length, howev-
er, had call for a full match to them
\ which / refused. 4 NiA l4lt@
"Why do you come TO me to be mar.
ried, my friend ~ said l to the man
You are both too poor 10 live together
and besides, you are both terrible drunk
ards, know You are" .u. bat 71
| "That is Just what we want 70 gel
married for, and take the pledge"
tTake that first "'o. '.4"H
t'No, we must take all together, no.
thing else will save usa' T)aG /.
"Willthat N 10 baa GgHBah yGm
"It did one of myfriends." ao
"Well, then, 60 and bring that friend
here; let me hear and see how much il
, saved him, and then | will make up my
mind what 10, do. If lean do any igooC
I want to do it." 'la tl ,Lo9iaf s7's .
? H'My friend is at work--hs has got
!. good job, and several hands working fo
8 him, and is making money, and won
a quit till night Snail come thisleyen
e ing? f.. r,,aw Il ~
y eyes, | will stay At home and wal
y ] little expected to see him again. bu
le about eight O'Clock, the servant said, tina
that man and his girl, with aReafiemai
8, and lady, were waiting in the reception
ID room ltOld him to ask the lady an,
~ gentleman up to the parIer and sit for
Is moment while | sent The candidates 70
IL marriage away, being determined neve
n to unite another drunken couple, nc
dreaming that there was any sympath
between the parties. They1wonld he
'r come up; they wanted to see that col
y. pie married. So went down and toun
III the squalidly wretched pair in .compan