The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-10-06
A Rich Marriage Ceremony.

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Tho following description Of marriage
In Illinois by . newly appointed Justice Of
the Peace, who 10 something Of wsg. h
taken verbatim from letter written to
friend In st. Louis: i.s.. lo rtirn.
"Having been sppointsd to tho desirable
'posish of Justice Of the Peace, I was 40.
costed on the 9th day Of July by sleek
looking young man, and In silvery tones rs-
qustei to proceed to a nelghboring hotel,
as he wished to enter into the holy bonds Of
mstrimony. Here was 'sqsslcher.' Ihad
never. done anything Of the kind, bad no
books or forms; yet Was determined to do
things up strong, and in legal manner, %
proceeded to the place, having 10 my arms
one copy Of the State statutes, one ditto
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. ono copy
largo sized Bible, o small copy Of the creed
and articles Of faith Of tho Congregational
church. one copy Of Pope's Essay on Man,
and a. sectional part Of tho map where the
victim lived. Having placed table In the
middle Of the room, and seated myself be-
. hind Il, I. In trumpet tones, called the case.
With that the young man and woman, with
great alacrity. stepped up before mo. Hsv.
ing sworn them on the dictionary, to answer
} we'll aud truly all the questions I was about
to ask. I proceeded. 2 ] told the young man
that. being an entire stranger, i should have
to ask him to givo bail for tho costs. Hav-
ing heard this SO frequently In court, tho't
It Indispensable. lie answered II I meant
the, fec for performing the ceremony, hs
would depositi II then and there. Az did
not know exactly what did mean. I mag.
unanimously waived that portion Of the CERT
mony. ! then told him II would bs necee-
sary 10 give bail to keep the peace. This hs
said hc was willing to do when no arrived at
homo, and | then waived that point also.
Having established 70 my satisfaction that
they wanted TO- get married. and that thsy
were old enough to ,entor into tho blessed
state. proceeded to tic the knot. asked
him IL no was willing to take that woman to
he his wife. He said he was. I told him
that / did not require ha, 10 In the answer
that he might reflect few minutes if.hs
wished. told him sho lootei like Ans
girl. and Md no doubt sho was, but If the
sequel proved that hc had been taken In, I
did nut want to DO held responsible. said
he must lore, honor and obey her a. long 40
she lived. He must not be 'snappy around
the house. n'rs spit tobacco juice on the door.
oil Of which he promised faithfully to heed.
Now said H. Gcorgiaua, Cher name was
Georgiana). You hear what Humphrey says.
4 Do you accept the invitation to become his
wife-will you DO lenisnt towards his faults
and cherish his virtues-will you never bo
guilty Of throwing furniture at bic head for
sllght offences. and will you get throe meals
o day without grumbllnsi" She said aha
would. asked them II they believed Ia
the commandments. and they said they did.
Having read tho crsel and articles Of faith
as Aforesaid, ! exclaimed. Humphrey. hks
her. che 10 youu; ! cannot withhold my con-
sent. Georgisna. when safe In tho arms Of
Humphrey, you can defy tho sco6, and josn
Of the world I then read little from the
, Es@y on Man. including that pasags.
! Man wants but little hsrs below, bu. wants
thA, little long A, = 6oals 70 the soens,.
I delivered the following exordIum: 80
and sin no more The generous Hunphrsy
having placed : hfty can't check in my up-
wiling palm, bsde the happy pair . anal