Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-08
A Rich Marriage Ceremony.

The following descriptl N Of a marriage in IL
inois, by newly appointed Justice Of the
| Peace, who is something Of wag, is taken
verbatim from letter written to a friend In st.
| Louis
Having been appointed to the desirable "po-
Ssh - OF Justice Of the Peace, was accosted on
I be 9Th day of July by a sleek looking young
man, and IN silgery tones requested to proceed
10 a nelghboring hotel, as no wished 10 enter
into the holy bonds Of matrimony, uere was a
" squecher. | had never done anything of
the Kind, and had no books or fOfms yet was
determined to do things up strong and 10 legal
IA amer, so proceeded to the hotel, bearing in
IN arms one copy OF the Revised Statutes one
disto Webstar's Unabridged Dictionary, one
copy large sizi Bible, a small copy OF the creed
md articles OF faith of the Congregational
Church, one copy OF POpe's Essay on Mao, and
a sectional part Of the map where the victim
lived Having placed liable in the middle Of
tho room and seated myself behind it, | in
trumpet tones, called the case. With that the
young man and woman with great alacrity
stepped up belre me. Having sworn them on
the dictionary to answer well and trul all the
questions | was about 10 ask, ! proceeded. l
tOld the young man that, being al entire stran-
ger, shOn d have to ask him to give bail for
the coss Having b ard this 80 frequently in
court ! thought II Indispensable. lie answered
II meant the fee Tor performing the ceremony,
he would deposit it thea and there. As did
not know exaetly what | did mean, magnan-
lmOusly waived thai potion OF the ceremony. |
then old him 1t wOuld be necessary to give bail
TO keep the peace. This he said he was willing
to do wen be arrived at home, and also
waived that point.
Having established to my satisfaction that
they wanted to get married, aud that they were
old enough to cutter into that blessed state,
proceeded to tie the koot. asked him if be
was willing to take that woman to be his wife,
He said he was | told him that | did not re-
quire haste IN the answer-that be might reflect
few minutes if he wished. told him she
looked like fine girl, and had no doubt she
was, but If the squel proved that be had been
taken 10, did not want to be held responsible.
said be must love, honor and obey her, as long
as she lived lie must not be +" snappy"
around the house, nor spit tabaceO juice On the
hJor, all OF which he promised faithfully to heed.
" Now, said | " "Georgiana, do you hear
wha Humphrey says. Do you accept the In
vitatlon to become his wife-wl you be lenient
towards his faults and cherish his ylrtues-will
you never oe Rulty III throwing furniture ~ hlS
head for slight offepses, and will you get three
meals day without grumbling She said she
would. | asked them if they believed in the
commandments, and they said they did. Have
ing read the creed and articles OF faith, as aore-
SAID, exclaimed. - Humphrey, take her, she
is yours cannot withhold my consent. Geo
rglana, when sale in the arms of your Hum
phrey you can defy the SCOTS ard jeers of the
world - | then read little from the " Essay
on Man, > including this passage Man wants
but little here below, nor wants Iha, little long"
As IL finale to the scene, delivered the follow
ing exOrdium =" Go in peace, sin no more. "
The generous Humphrey having placed fifty
cent check in my unwilling palm, bade the
happy pair foal adeu.-. Missouri Republican.