Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-10-21

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to proceed TO . neighboriag hotel.
a. he wished to enter into the bolr
bonds of ma,rimouy. Here was q
- ~squelcher." l had never done
ANYTHING Of the kind, and had no
books or forms; yet was deter
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a legal manner, so l proceeded to
the hotel, bearing in my arms, one
copy of the Revised Statutes, one
ditto Websters Unabridged Diction.
ary, one copy large size Bible, a
small copy of the creed and articles
of faith of the Congregational
Church, one copy of Popc's Essay on
Nan, and a sectional part of the map
where the victim lived. Having
placed a table in the middle of the
room and seated myself behind it, l.
in trumpet tones. called the case.
With that the young man and wo-
man with great alacrity stepped up
before me. Having sworn them on
the dictionary to answer we'll and
truly all the questions | was about to
ask. I proceeded. told the young
man that, being an entire stranger, |
should have to ask him to give bail
for the costs. Having heard thisso
frequently in court, l thought in in
dispensible. lie answered if 1 meant
the fee for performing the ceremony,
he would deposit it then and there.
As l did not know exactly what !
did mean, 1 magnanimously waived
that portion Of the ceremony. l
then told him it would be necessary
to give bail to keep the peace. This
he said he was willing to do when
he arrived at home, l also waived
that point.
Having established to my satisfac.
ton that they wanted to get married
and that they were old enough to
o,,+or into that blessed state. / pro.
ecedcd to tie the knot. l asked him
ifhe was willing to take that woman
to be his wife. lie said he was. l
told him did not require haste in
the answer-that he might reflect tor
a few minutes if he wished. l told
him she looked like a fine girl, and L
had no doubt she was, but if the ST.
ouel proved that he had been taken
in I did not want to be held respon-
sible. I said he must love, honor
and obey her as long as she lived;
lie must not be "snappy around
the house, nor spit tobacco juice on
the floor, all of which he promised
faithfully to heed. :Now," said l,
"Gcorgiaua, you hear what Hum
phrey says. DO you accept the IN
vitation to become his wife-will you
be lenicnt towards his faults and
cherish his virtucs-will you never
be guilty of throwing furniture at at
his head for slight offences, and will
YOU get thee meals a day without
grumbling?" She said she would. l
asked them if they believed in the
commandments, and they said they
did. Having read the creed and
articles of faith, as aforesaid, l ex-
claimed "Humphrcy, take her, she
is yours: Icannot withhold my con-
sent. Gcorgiana, when safe in the
arms of your Humphrey ycn can de,
f. the SCOTS and jeers Of the world.
i then read a little from the 'E.ssay
ON man." including :he passage
:. Man wants but little here below
nor wants that little long" As .
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