The North-Carolinian., 1858-04-03


forthwith the reverend gentleman commenced
You will please JOIN to hands,
The Yankee stood up with his lady love
and seized her ferKently by the hand
You promise, Mr. e said the parson
to take this woman'--
sYaas!' said the bridegroom
TO be your lawful and welded wife?'
Yaas, yaas!
That you will love and honor her i al
things?'
'Sartin-yaas, tell yer'
That yon will cling to her, and her only. a
long as both shah lve?'
'Yaas, indeed d-nothin' else!' continued tn.
Yankee, in the most delighted and earnes
manner.
But here the reverend clergyman halted
much to the surprise of all present, and to th'
especial annoyance and discomfort Of tn,
ardent Bridegroom.
One moment, my friend, responded the min
ister, slowly; for it occdrred to him that tn,
laws Of his State did not permit this perform
ance without the 'publshment' of the bans for
certain length of time.
'Wh ~hat-what in time is the matter
Don't stop here? Put her thru! What's spli
parso"? Anything gin eout?'
Just at this mon,enti my friend, l have re
membered that you can't he married i'll Massa
chusetts, as the law
Can't! What ia natures the reason? lik,
her-she likes me-what's to hender?
|. You have not been published, sir, suspect
I That's fact-ain't agoin' to be, nnther-
Ethat's the reason why we crossed over into you
| little Rhody, (the scene was Oil the border 0
Rhode Is!anG) on the sly, you see, parson'
-real1y-sir- SAID the minister.
Really! wal, never mnd-go ahead
faint fair-dont you see 'taint! You'v
married me, and haint fetched her! Now dom
! stop hereL faint the fair thing-by graciou
4 will consult SD i'd the minister hesitatingly.
NJ you wont--no you donF You don't
consult nothing nor nobody until this here bus-
,ess is conc'uded!' And with this he turned
he key, and put it amidst the titterlngs OF the
witnesses whom the landlord hid called IND IN
MS pocket. Selling the hand of his trembling
bride, he said;
60 on, now, straight from where you left off
put us through and no dodging.-Itl be all
right-'if it amt right Well make it right in
The morning. 'as the saying is'
Aftet rehectihg moment, the parsoh con-
cluded to run the risk Of the informality-so he
"1ou PROMISE madam, to take this man to
be your lawful husband?
!. "Yaas" said tile Yankee, as the lady
bowed
.That you will love, honor and obey him?"
"Thcm's 'en," said JohHathan, as the lady
bowed again
"And that you will ahx to him so long as
you both live?'
s:That's the talk stlck to one another aLers
and the lady said ''yes' again.
'sThen, il the presence Of these witnesses, l
PRONOUNCE you man and wife
"Hoora!' continued Johnathan, leaping all
the way to the Ceiling with joy.
'..knd What Cod has Joined togstMr let nc
man put asunder"
"Hoora?" continued Johnathan. "W hats
the prce?' (The parson seemed to. hesitate
'.How much? spit it ont. Don't. te afeared
I ou did it like book. Here's a V; neve
mind the change Send for hack landlord
Give US your bill; I've got her! Hail Culumby
f'he poor fellow seemed to be-entire!y unabl
to control his JOY; and ten minutes afterwar
he was on his way to the railroad depot wit
/ his WIFE. "the happest man out of jail" sal
| tile EYEWITNESS who described the scene.