Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-10-04
= Rich Marriage Ceremony :.

the following description Of q marriage
in Illinois. by a newly appointed Justice
Of the Peace. who Is somewhat 0i Wig,
| is taken rsr5dta from letter written to
a friend: Having been appointed to the
| desirable 'pOsish" of Justice of the Peace,
I was accOsted on the 5th Of July, hy a
sleek-lOoking young man. and in -iiyeTy
tones requested To proceed lo neighbO
ing hotel, as ne wished to enter into the
holy bonds OF matrimOny Here WA "a
"squelcher" | had never done ANYTHING
OF the kind: had no books or forms; vet
] was determined to do things W, strong
and in legal manner, so / proceeded to
the hotel, bearing in nv arms one copy
Of the REVISED Statutes, one ditto Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary. one copy
large size Bible a small copy or the Creed
and Articles Of Faith Of the Congrega
tionsl Church. one copy OF PoIe's Essay
on Man, and sectional part Of thr map
where the victim lived. Having placed
a table in The room, and seated myself he
kind II. J. in trumpet tanes. called the
case. With that the young man aui ,so
man, with great alcraty, stepped M "e-
fore me.
Having sworn them on the dirtjouaTy
to answer we'll and truly all the qIs~tion-
was about to ask, | proceeded. inid
the young man that, being au entire
stranger. ! should have to p-k HIM 70
give bail for the costs. Having heard
this 50 Frequently in court { thoUght II
was indispensable He answered if !
meant the Zee for performing the cere
mony, he would deposit il then and
there. As ] did not know exactly what
l did mean, / magnanimouSly waived
| that part Of the ceremony. ] then told
him it would be necessary 70 give bail to
keen the peace. This he said he was will
ling 10 do as soon as We 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 re-
fleet a few minutes if he wished ! told
him she looked ike a fine girl. and bad
no doubt she was, but if the sequel PROV
ed that he had heen taken in did not
want to be held responsible.
] said he must love, honor and obey
her as she lived. lie must not be snap
~" around the house. nor spit tobacco
Juice ou tho fioor, all Of which h,, promis-
ed faithfully 10 heed
Now said t. 'Georgiana' lher naRe
was Georgiaua.l you hear what Humph-
rey says. Do you accept the invitation to
become mis- wife? VIII you be lenient
toward his faults and cherish his virtues?
VIII you ever be guilty OF throwing fur
niture at his head for slight offences. and
viii yuu get three meals a day without
erumbling?" She said she would. !
asked them ii they believed in the com
muudment~, and they said they did
Having read the creed and articles oi
mItd. as aforesaid I exclaimed: "Hum-
phIev take her she II yours: | cannot
withhold my consent. GeOrgiana. when
safe in she arms OF your Humphrey, Won
can defy the SCOTS and ieers of the
world
then read little from the Essay ON
Man including that passage. Man
wants bUt little here below, nor wants
that little long" As a final to the scene.
delivered the following exordium: go
in peace and sin no more"
The generous Humphrey having placed
81 fifty cent in my unwilling palm, bade
the happy pair final sdieu.