The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-02-24

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laa curssu arriages. i57Aaa7i
A story Is tod young couple Who
vent into the stud b aJudge Of The Su-
preme CoHEss soE siFty years ago Rbo as
justice OF the peso Resl authorised @ sol
emnize marrlagss desired him to marry
them.
very well. bis honor. ..pass,ms
your ceFtifcsts yoa may go',' Is1
The man han q ceati6cats5 thatithe
banns we're pub but remained.
The judge coa his employment un-
tii the impatieat e groom again announc-
ed the attention visit. sRoissm
VERY vel. BE Judge again pur-
suing his tas
tier soms decay the neglected
eppllesal q once leminded his honor Of
their desire TO be married.
''Why, go home" said the magistrate;
'9you have been married this half hour
ltseems the law only required then ade-
claration OF intention of marriage before the
| official, ard recognition Of il BY him.
Another is related of an old squire who
resided. in one OF the central counties of
New York 5...-s ~1 zr
lie had Just got comfortably snuggled ia
| to bed one dreary November night, when all
at once there came laundering rap at the
kitchen door. He sleptin a recess divided
! from the room only by curtain. ID
Leaping out of bed. for he thought some
of bis married children must be sick, he
caught some Of his garments and hurried
to the door. "a" i-'-
| Putting his troWser half on he opened
the door crack and exclaimed, in nervous
What do you want 90
eve want to be married, ," was the, reply
from without. - iowa. -t h3fi'7
Go home and go to bed /; you're married
enough - 81, fs.,-.-a
The old squire dashed the door to, in the
faces of somebody, whether white, black, or
red, be did not know, and dropping his
pants, bounded into bed again.
AT another time this same squire had
started out early one morning, with his
cradle on bis shoulder, for the wheat field.
Just as he bad reached it Gathering of
hoofs caused him to turn round.5 Close be-
side him, on foaniug horses were yoang
man and woman with faces as red as ''pi-
MES" Refining H. their steeds the man cried
OUT
BE you Squire I-?''
Il am
oval. we've ben up TO yonr house. and
your old woman told US you'd gone down
this road, and said she thought we'd catch
you if we tried hard.
You see, squire, Sallie, here, and want
to get married. and we're ia sumthin of a
B-hnEEXs cause We want 90 60 20 SyFaeuss
and Get homssaforez 81 mi.
Very we'll, said the old man ''turn
back TO the house. I'll be there soon"
"Qouldn't you doit jist as we'll out here?
You see we're in sumthln Of hurry.
Yes, l supposs | can. Get OF and I'll
make you one in less than no time
"WOn'tit be jist as strong on horsebackP
You see, squire we're in snmthin' of a
| hurry" sIJaf
Ireokop it will. Just hitch up to Sal
lie and get mold of her right hand
The young man did so, and then and
/ there, with his cradle on his shoulder, the
stump ofhis pipein oue hand, his MILESTONE
10 the other. clad in homespun overalls and
froek, performed the ceremony.
A Dutch farmer. just clad in the ermine
of Justice of the peace, had his first mar.
rage in this way. He first said to the man.
"Vel. you loveish dis woman 50 goot as
any woman You have ever seen?'' e1
| yes" .a-
Then to the woman 80 Or
"Vell, do you loveish dis man SO better as
any man you have ever seen ?" =" v5
She hesitated little, aud he repeated
''Vell. veil. do you like him so veil as to
be his wife ?'' t..-,..-.--- -..
Yes. yes.' she answered.
FVell, dat ish ali any reasonable maa
can expect; so you are both marrit. Inow
pronounce you man and wife,"
The man drew out his pocketbook and
asked the justice what was to pay.
| Nothing at all, nothing at all; you are
welcome to it fit will do'y6u ad9 gOOt."
How THEY Do IN M1TNE.-Quaker youns
ladies in the Maine Law State, it is said,
still continue to kiss the lips of the Young
temperance men to seeif they haveabeen
tamPering with liquor. JusE imagine a
beautiful young temperance woman, with
all the dignity of an executive officer, and
tbeinnocence Of 4 dove, with The charge:
'Mr.--, the ladies belieVs Won a 8 10 the
habit OF tamPering with liquor, and they
appointed me 10 examine you according to
our established rules are you willing ?"
You nod acquiesceRce. She gently steps
closer to you lays her colt white arm around
your neck, dashes back her raven ocurls,
raises her sylph like form upon dPstoass her
snowy, beaVing bosom against your own,
and with her angelic features 1T up, with
smile sssweet as heaven, pieces her fieh.
rosy. poU1y, sweet, sugar, fsslasses. lily,
rosebud cream. tart. apple pie, peaehzpud.
ding. sPple-dumplipg, gingerbread. nscter
lips against yours, and { o. Jerusalem. hold
us kisses You, BY crackey HuTrah for
the gale AID the Maiae Law. and 3ssth -