Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-26
APerPleIed Bridegrosm-Obtaipi q r ANN
with an Unfortunate Omissien

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Win an Unfortunate Omission
Some days since a very rustic and inart;st;c
couple, residents of Kentucky. near the Ten.
neSsee line, concluded marriage to be their
aesuny, and with this idea came to the Western
Aftnens, desirous Of sacrificing themselves to
hymsn at the earliest opportunity.
In que time the pair arrived in Cincinnati and
repairing to the Spencer House, informed clerk
Andrew Blum that they were extremely intent
on perpetrating matrimony, and that nothing
could tnWart their purpose. Mr.. Blum, so far
from wishing to prevent their amiable immola.
t!on. made every effort to facilitate their de-
sign, and 80 we'll did he succeed, that in less
than an hour James and "Jemime" were
%eoded as hrmly as lay in the capacity of a
clergyman to bind them
The clerk, after the ceremony had been per-
formed, believing that all new-married people
ought to be as we'll accommodated as possible,
gave them parlor and bed room on the third
hoor, and bade them "good evening" about ten
o'clock, not neglecting to wish them every pos
The twain meekly followed the servant to the
rooms, and were left alone there for the night;
the clerk thinking no more of them until about
two o'clock, when, sitting doing in an easy
chair behind the counter in the office, he was
aroused by voice saying: ''Look here, Mr.
Clerk, oh, MI Clerk, I'd like to speak to you
jist minnit, do now
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rustic friend, hatless and coatless, with flushed
face and dlsheveled hair, and such generally
disarranged attire as indicated that he had
been undergoing some very violent exercise.
We'll, sir of what benefit can be to you?'
why; why, didn'tlike to trouble you, and
don't know how you felers does things in
this big town; but, but, but
But what! my good friend, questioned the
clerk, anxious to free the ruralist from confu-
sion each moment on the increase
why, why, you know we're married.
Jemime and me'
fortune, my fine fellow
"Wal, I 'spose you do; but confound if 1 can
get the hang of things in this darned place,
May be L IN green; guess 1 am sort O that
way; but by jingoes, you do funny here
Explain, if you please, my man. What do
well, we don't care, Jemime and me- for a
little while; but to roll round on the floor all
night is deviish hard, stranger, III swear It'll -
Roll round on the floor, what do you mean?''
"Well, 'spOSe it isn't what you call fashion
in big town; but by gumbo where we como
from married people alters goes to bed
"Havn't you been in bed?" asked the clerk,
in great surprise.
Why, how the devil could we 90 to bed when
there weren't no bed to go to? That's what VIC
want the worst sort"
My good fellow, there's bed in your room
Did you not see it in the chamber in the rear of
the parlor?''
Did you give US NOR an one room, stranger
By jingOes, didn't know it. It's all I want
all right, old Teller, and so saying he ran up
stairs, and before the clerk could ascend to the
chamber the bucolicist was in bed, and replied
to the knock on the door: ''All right now; I've
| found it-Jemime and mes satisfied We dom
want you; all right, all right. God bless you,
old fellcr. All right-fust-rate. God bless
you good night"
Mr.. Blum went chuckling down to the Office
at the idea that the unfortunate ruralist had
passed four hours in his parlor without even
supposing there was bed chamber attached
Poor simpleton; no wonder he was embar-
raSsed and troubled-under the circumstances