Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-05-31
A Yankee Marriage.

A runaway couple, "true levers Of
the most fsryept Yankee stamp, arrived at
a small inn near Boston, and wanted the
landlord to send for minister to "splics
en- and be quick about it, E
The landlord complied, and the licensed
minister came.
I" Be you the minister p asked the bride.
groom.
IL am replied he
ooh you be, Ell? What's yer name2"
"Stiggings'
oval meow, Stiggings," said the Yam.
kee, "du it up brown, and your money is
ready" and forthwith the reverend gentle.
men commenced.
"You will please join your hands"
The Yankee stood up by his lady love,
and seized her fervently by the hand. r.
r." You promise. Mr." said the par.
son, Ito take this woman -
"Yaasw said the bridegroom.
"To bo your welded wife p
"Yaas-yaas!"
"That you will love and honor her in all
.hiugs?'
Sart'n--yaas, tell yerl'
"That you will cling to her, and her
only, as long as you both shall live"
"Yaas, matchmaking else!' contiu
ued the Yankee, in the most delighted and
earnest manner.
But here the reverend gentleman halted,
much to the surprise of all present, and
to the special annoyance and discontinue
of the ardent bridegroom.
zone moment, nay friend,' responded
the minister, slowly for it occurred to him
him that the laws Of this State did not
permit this performance without the "pub.
lishment of the bans fer a certain length
of time.
"What-what-what in ,hunder's the
matter? Don't stop her Put her thru
What's split, parson a? Anything gin
sout?"
"Just at this moment, my friend, have
remembered that you can not be married
in Massachusetts, as the law -
"Cont! Wot in natures the reason
1 like her-she likes me; what's to
bender ~
"Iou have not been published, sus.
pect."
"That's fact amt agoin' to nuther;
that the reason why we crossed over into
your little Rhody (the scene was on the
border Of Rhode Island) On the oily, you
see, parson."
really-sir--" said the minister.
"ReaNy wal, never mind, go ahead.
faint tair-don't you see faint? You've
married me, and hain't fetched her Now
dent stop here Tain't the fair thing
by gractaus faint now, and you know it."
81 will consult ~ said the minister, hes
itatingly.
"No, you won't-no You don't You
don't consult noth'n nor nobody until this
ere business is concluded!' And with
this he turned the key and put it, (amil
the tittering of the witnesses whom he had
called in,) in his pocket.
Selling the hand of the trembling bride,
be said:
go on, now, straight from where you
left off, put us through, and no lodging
I'll be all right; if it amt right, we'll
make it right in the morning. as the say
ing is
After rejecting a moment, the parson
concluded to run the risk of informally +;
SO be continued:
"You promise, madam, to take this
man 20 be your lawful husband p
"Yaas," said the Yankee, as the lady
bowed.
That you will love honor and obey
him p
"Them's en- said jonathan, as the
lady bowed again.
"And that you will cling to him as long
as you both shall live"
That's the talk stick to one another
alters" and the lady said yes" agaln.
Then in the presence of these witness
es pronounce you man and wife
"Hoerah T. shouted Jonathan leaping
halfway to the ceiling with Joy
And what God has joined together, let
no man put asunder.'
"Hoorah y shouted Jonathan. "What's
the price p (The parson seemed TO hesi-
tate. "How much spit it out Don t
be afeared. You did it like a book. Here's
V. Never mind the change Send for
hack, landlord. Give US your DILL I've
got her; Hail Columby p
The poor fellow seemed to be entire y
unable to control his joy, and ten minutes
attcrward he was on hi. way to the rail.
road depot with his wife, "the happest
man out of jail said the eye witness who
described the scene.