The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-10-30
Well Done Girl!
The Tribune tells the following story:

The Tribune tells the following story:
One Sunday evening, not many nights
ago, the Rev. Mr.. Thompson performed a
marriage ceremony at the Tabernacle.
Both parties said Yes" at the proper time,
and the reverend gentleman said amen"
I" l want YOU to- perform the same thing
for me- said well-tressed, youngisLs man
to Mr.. Thompson. j; -.
When ?",i -
"Now, right off, tonight" -: =
Can't you put it off little ? 1t will
make it rather late" -.< -:
"No the lady says now or never and
l am very anxious. VIII you go 2" -
yes, where is it," So
"Close by, only few steps west of the
Park. We are all ready, and will not detain
you but few minu es on your way home"
MIR. Thompson went to the place, which
was a respectable boarding house, and eve
rytliug evinced decorum. The lady, young
and pretty, neatly dressed, and altogether a
desirable partner for the gentleman, was
presented, and short prayer as usual upon
such occasions, offered, and their hands
joined. --s
You, with full sense of the obliga-
tons you assume, do promise. here in the
presence of God and these witnesses, that
you will take this woman, whose right hand
you clasp in yours, to be your lawful, we'd
ded wife, and as such. you will loses and
cherish her forever"
Il do" ... .---...,
And you, Miss, on your part, will you
take this man to your lawful, welded nus
band -.
"NO?"
We have heard. III times past. whr1 81 nwr
ers were fashionable, some pretty heavy
claps of thunder but none that ever rat
tied about the timpanum of that bridegroom
was quite so loud as that stunning little
monOsyllablc. .>
"No never will !" said she, most en-.
phatically, and walked away broadly to her
seat, leaving he almoSt-husband locking, and
probably feeling just the least triAc in the
world, foolish.
Mr.. Thompson demonstrated; not to in
duce her to change that No" for Eyes"
but for tri9ng with him in the solemn duty
OF bis calling, and asked them for an ex-
PLANTATION.
meant no disrespect to You, sir, or to
trlfe with your duty, or the solemn oblga.
ton You were called upon to ratify, but
had no other way to vindicate my character.
l came to the city poor sewing girl.
worked for this man. lie made proposals
of marriage to me, but from other circum-
stances doubted his sincerity, and left his
employment, and went back to the country
for while. When l returned found the
door of my former clearinghouse closed
aga nst me- and this lady, whom have es-
tecmed as kind friend, cold and quite intls-
posed to renew my acquaintance, and insist
ed upon knowing the reason. l learned
that this man had blackened my character,
denied his proposals of marriage, and said !
was-no matter what. said to the lady,
let me come back and will prove my inno-
cence. Will you believe what l say, if he
will marry me?
"Yes, certainly will, and so will all who
know YOU"
renewed the acquaintancc-he renewed
his rroposals-I accepted and said Yes and
went to the minister at once. He slandercd
me- deceived him. proved my words
true, and his false 1t was the only way a
poor, helpless girl had to avenge herself on
a man who had proved himself unworthy to
be her husband. 1t was only at the right
time to say one word, one little word. /
have said it, hope it will lie a lesson tomen,
an EXAMPLE to other girls, and that in many
other and different circumstances, they will
learn to say mo" ....
of was angry for a single moment" said
Mr. Thompson, 4" | carried none of it over
the Threshold. TWAS severe lesson, but
we'll applied. Invent home, bordering upon
r. Al.