Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-11-29
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A NEGRO CEREMONIAL correspondent
of Georgia paper gives the following yer.
batim report OF negro preachers remarks,
on celebrating marriage at Live Creek
Ga. between two "cullud pl,ssons:'
"Hcre is couple who have walked out to.
night wishing to be jined in, and through
love and wishing all dem dat hav any ting
twixt dem come forward and speak now, if
not, let them hold tleir peace now nnd for
evermore. want every car to hear and ev-
cry heart to enjoy"
"Mr. Jim Thompson, whososvcr stands
fastly by your left side, do you t,ko her for
your dearly beloved wife to wait ON her
through sickness and through health, safe
and be SAFE holy and be holy, loving and be
Ioving7 DO you love her mother7 DO you
love her fathcr7 Do you love her brothers?
Do you love her sisters? Do you love her
master? Do you love her mistressf Do
you love her God the best"
Answer-'1 do"
"Miss Mary Thompson, whomsoevcr stands
tasty by yonr right side, do you take to he
your dearly beloved husband, to wait on him
through health and through confution, safe
and be safe, holy and be holy. DO you love
his mother Do you love his father? Do
you love his sister! Do you love God tho
best 2"
| Answer-"I will
81 shall pronounce Mr. Jim, to hold Miss
Mary faslly by the right; ami | shall pro-
nounce you both to be man and wifo by the
Commandments Of God We shall hopes and
and trustings through God that you may 1.-Two
right, that you may die right, now and for
cvcrmore Now, Mr.. Jim, sleW your bride
"Iet US sing hime:
"Plungcd in gulf of dark despair
Ye wreched sinners are,' &c. Amen"
"1f catch yces near my house again, I'll
break your neck, yo rascal" said one Irish
man to another.
But ye asked mo yourself
But didn't ask yees to make love to my
wife, you scoundrel.'
| | havn't made love to your wifo; you are
! laboring under some mistake
Don't tell me that now; didn't see you
wild my own eyes trying to come the blarny
over her?'
'But tell you didn't do any such thing
| don't care that for your wife, giving
his fingers snap at the words. nor that
'Yecs don't care for her, hey She's as
good "A woman as you are, ye dirty black
guard, and if yces speaks dsrespectful of her
III be after tachn' ye better manners
Could NOT RESIST An Irishman enter
ing the fair at Balingagonc, saw the well
defined form of a largo round head bulSins
out the canvass of tent. The temptation
was irresistab'e-up went his shllalal, down
went the man. Forth rushed from tho tent
host of angry fellows to avenge the or
slaught. Judge Of their astonishmeut when
they found the assailant TO be one Of their
own faction. "Och! Nicholas" said they
"anl did ye not know It was Brady O'Brlen
sc hit !" "Truth did not" says he; bad
luck to me for the same; but sure il my own
father had been there, and his hoad was sc
nice and convanien', c. nd not have holpcd
myself
| A LUNAR BEAu.-Says an astronomer to a
bright. eyed girl, when talking Of rainbows--
| "Did you ever see lunar bow, Missf
81 have seen beau by moonlight. ifthats
what you mean" was tho sly rejolnder.
| A ALApY-FAsCIHATING CLERK-At Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. the alarming discovery has
Just been made that Frank Bates. q young.
d,shng, popular, Notwithstanding dry-scods
clerk, Is a-sirl.
81 blush for you" as the paint-pot said,
to an old maid.