Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-06-29

Ablnidab's keen eve was upon mo; and
supectcd that any dercliciion might cal
down imprecations from him. so l con
trolled myself and went Oh.
AS an acknowledgment of your desirs
to enter into the holy bonds of matrimony
YOU will take one another by the right
hand"
Now came most ludicrous scratching
! and scrambliug, in an attempt at obedience
Neither of the parties seemed to be entirel,
sure which was their right hand; and o.
Abinidab was standing on the wrong side
of the lady it increased their difficulty
They tried first his right, and her left hant
then her right and his left : then the two
lett hands, and then returned to their frs,
mistake,-his right and her left. Here they
paused. and | proceeded.
"Do you AbHdab Brown, take the
woman who you hold by the-hand-(I
came near saying right hand, but discover
i ed my mistake in time.
"Iaas."
10 be your welded wife"
! "Yaas."
"To lcyc--''
"Yaas."
| "And to cherish"
"Yaas."
! In Sickness
| II don't want to promus nothing for
sickness, for if there's ANYTHING | do des-
pse it's y woman that's pulling round, sick
half the time 80 I've picked agood stout
one to begin with and it's iii the bargin,
that shall 90 hunting when she takes it
into her head to be sick That's all agreed
| .tv,nu So y,, ro on
! In heath.''
"iaas, allus.'
And iorsakiny all o,heas, keep thee
unto her so long us ye both s!.all live!
"laas | will
Then turning to the woman. said =
ado You, Sally Iliggins-'Her was
interrupted by Abindab, saving
''Taint Sally, nor never was and never
told YOU so. Twas Sal that she was chris
tened ".rwas Sal courted, and it's Sal
Higgins ant! nobody else that I'm aSoin to
marry
Very WE'LL said l. and began again.
"Do You, Sal Higgins, take the man
whom YOU hold by the right hand to be
your weedcd husband, to love and to cher
ish, in sickness and health, and iorsalin =
all others. keep thee unto him SO long as
We both shall liye y
No audible response was made during
these questions, but the delighted Sal
| couYttsied ana bowed i'll the NEST astonish-
ing manner. There was no mstaking that
the symbols meant assent, and according
| " proceeded to say
In virtue of the authorit, vested in me
as a minister o. tlcgospel, pronounce ybu
| husband and wife, and what God has join
ed tnget"r let 10 man put asuidcr.''
That's it," says Abindab, bringing his
haudS together with hearty crack, and
smiling all over his ruddy face.
Were h;ched NOW. Sal. sure and
strong. Thcre'll be no slippiu. that moose
Let's 70 home, now, and tell the old man
how neat it was donc.--lIcll want to see
us, know, by this time we've beat down
here a.in this wind"
They started for the door. but Ahindab
Sccms To remember that he had not paid
for this ceremony which had pleased him
50 well. turned back. saving
lou wait mint, Nal haint been up
to the captains Office yet, to settle - and
running to me l;e said abruptly "llQw
much do You AK
"Anything that the parties choose to
give" replied, II never set a price on
i such SERVICE
"Wa'll now, that's queer way of don
/ business, it seems to me.
While he was speaking he thrust his
hands deep into his pockets, first on one
side, then on the other Then felt in his
coat pockets, and finally proceeded to the
vest pockets, turning each. wrong side ont
i,,h hi,nc.K
"Wa'll ncoW, tliat is pretty pcicc oI
business, if I've lost that ere bill old man
gin me-"
| He was ahont to give up i'll despair
when suddenly he bcthousht hm that he
had put it into the watch pocket of hi
vest. lie vas delighted at finding j
again, and lie thrust it into my hand viii
the air of IL man comforting fortune upon
another.
| rec, ived it thankfully, thinking that
this was the last act i'll this ludicrous dra
ma, and that the opportunity was now
come for us to be alone and enjoy it's mem
orv. But not so. NV guest showed III
Inclination to leave. He stood before me
with al eager lGok on his countenaHcc
which it was Impossible for me to interpret
t grew embarrassed under it. and turned
away, hcpin" that lie would imtate M
! example, and dips close the interview; bu
this formed no part Of his intention. TAX
lag quick step toward me, he asket
sharply
Amt there no change a coming -
"Ics," said |, only too glad to know the
cause vi the delay, and that it could be :,
easily obviatcd. How much change dc
,ou want
Wall, about u dollar. | reckon.
shouldn't think You ought to AK more thar
dollar for little job like that, that didn't
take you morcn two minqtes to do. Won,
dollar do ye! If it wont, jest say SO ant
I'll give YOU more, for aint agoin to b,
mean about thing of this sort, special,
when I've sot sneh "a gal as Sal, into thu
bargain.
looked at the bill which he had given
me. 1t was two dollars. gave him
dollar from my purse as quickly us posi-
Bile, and he departed evidently IN the hes
of humor. threw the bill into Nell'S lal
when the door closed, saying as audiby IL
| could, amid my convulsons of laughter
Here is our first perquiste. Our sala
~ is one thousand and one dollars thls
year, certain.
%3irrhe ChariYari pl,blisnes Il wooden
representing Wohian in chains. designat
ed a, Ncntla. PROSTATE at the foot of 4 col
umn, addressing another female lookin: