La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1865-09-23
THIBODAU x.
Che Gbibooaux gentinfl.

"A FfICH MARRIAGE NEREMONY-1he
following description of a marriage in IL
linois, by newly appointed Justice of
the Peace, who is something of a wag, is
taken uerbatim from letter written to d
friend in this city. He says:
Having been appointed to the desirable
" posish'' of Justice of the Peace, I was
accosted on the 5th of July, by a sleek.laak-
ing young man, and in silvery. tones, re-
quested to proceed to neighHoring hotel.
as he wished to enter into the holy bonds
of matrimony. Here was a q squelcher.'' -
Il had never done anything Of the kind,
had no books or forms yet was deter.
mined to do things up strong, and in a
legal manner, SO proceeded to the hotel,
bearing in my arms one copy Of the Re.
vised Statutes, one ditto Webster's Tina
bridged Dictionary, one copy large sized
Bible, small copy of the creed and arti-
cles Of Faith Of the Congregational
Chucrh, one copy Of pope's Essay on
Man, and a sectional part of the map
where the victim lived. Having placed
taple in the middle of the room, and seated
myself behind it, /, in trumpet tones, call
ed the case.-With that the young man
and woman, with great alacrity stepped up
before me.
Having sworn them on the dictionary
to answer well and truly all the questions
/ was about to ask, / proceeded. Itold
the young man that, being an entire
stranger, / should have to ask him to give
bail for the cost. Having heard this so
frequently in court, thought it indispen-
sable. He answered that if meant the fee
for performing the ceremony, he would
deposit it then and there. As did not
know exactly what did mean, magnan-
imously waived that portion of the cere-
mony. I 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, and / then waived that
point also. ..
Having established to my satisfaction
that they wanted to get married, and that
they were old enough to enter into that
blessed state, proceeded to tie the knot.
/ asked him if he was willing to take that
woman to be his wife. He said he was.
/ told him that did not require haste in
the answer, that he might reflect for
few minutes If he wished. told him she
looked like fine girl and had no doubt
she was, but if the sequel proved that he
had been taken in, ] did not want to be
held responsible. / said he must love,
honor and obey her as long as she lived
He must not be I" snanpy' around the
house, nor spit tobacco juice on the floor,
all of which he promised faithfully to
heed. 4i8is @2
Now said I, Georgiana (her name
was Georgiana) you hear what Humphrey
says. Do you accept the invitation to
become his wife? will you be lenient to-
ward his faults and cherish his VIRTUES?
will you never be guilty of throwing ftrni-
lure at his head for slight offences? and
will you get three meals a day, without
Z" She said she would. asked
hem if they believed in the commando
nents. and they said they did. Having
.ead the creed and articles of faith. as
.foresaid, exclaimed :. Humphrey, take
Ter; she is yours cannot withhold my
consent" I. ..Georgiana, when safe in the
rms Of your Humphrey, you can defy
he SCOTS and ieers Of the world
! then read d little from the {. Essay on
Nan, !, including that passage, !" Man wants
,ut little here below, but wants that little
ong.'' AS finale to the scene, ! deliy-
red the following exordium |" Go in
,eace sin no more"
The generous Humphrey having placed
fifty cent check in my unwilling palm,
bade the happy pair final adieu.-M's-
Ouri Republican.