Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-15
Marrying Under Difficulties = Sharp
tFFF Practice. Aa


The Marysville Express, Of March 3D. tells
the following: -... ..sr.- -4l
A short time since, young man from an
adjoining county called on 4 clergyman in
this city, and informed him in confidential
manneII IkhAAls, would require his services OH
that eb6hng for, the purpose of tying thai
silkep knot which God alone (and the Conrts)
can cut dsunder. The ceremonies were 10
be conducted in a very private manner only
j few intimate friends to be present, as it WAS
not desirable that some persons OF more ma
ture age should be made acquainted with the
nature Of the exercises. In the evening, ac-
cording to agreement, the clergyman repaired
TO the domicfl, and upon examination Of the
documents in such cases made and provided,
found the marriage certificate had been taken
out in this county. The minister called the
intended groom aside. and informed him that
the law required the service to be performed
in the same county in which the license was
obtained. This was an obstacle, and what
was to be done: The perspiration broke out
freely from the forehead Of the male candi-
date for matrimonial honor, and slight
tremor took possession of his frame. Look
ing the clergyman in the face, he exclaimed,
with great excitement, "If the thing gets out
the whole fat will be in the fire." The fair
maiden was patiently standing by, awaiting
the interesting moment when she should be
harnessed," when, observing the unhappy
aspect Of affairs, she advanced towards the
contemplated partner Of her joy and her sor-
row, and exclaimed: "Why, Benjamin, what
dear Sallie," exclaimed Benjamin, rs he threw
his arms around his adorable sweetheart,
which he hoped soon to be his wife, the
preacher saws that it will be unlawful for me
TO marry outside Of Yuba county" After
squeezing Sallic for short time, the large
scalding tears commenced rolling down Ben
jamin's face, and he was stricken with grief.
The clergyman was moved with compass
sion BY the heart-rcnding scene, and deter
mined to obviate the difficulty. As soon as
he could get Benjamin separated from his
embrace he took him into the kitchen and
asked him il there was u boat in the stream
which separated this county from that Of
Yuba. Being answered in the affirmative, he
informed Benjamin that he would proceed
with the service in such Il manner that all
those persons would think it were closed and
the couple united, but he would omit the
closing sentence, i very important one by
the way, that Of declaring them man and wife.
He suggested that, this gone through with,
and after receiving the congratulations OF
those present, while the guests were engaged
in breaking bread and drinking WING, the
happy couple should slyly slip out Of the
house with him (the clergyman and take the
boat across the stream for the Yuba county
shore. This was agreed to and carried out
to the letter, and at midnight, in the pale
moonbeams, two hearts were united into one
on the solitary shores of dark rolling stream
and a delighted couple pronounced "man
and wife" That clergyman would make
good lawyer. He must have been accus-
toned to whipping the devil around the
stump.