Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-12-06
From the. louisville Courier. 3 B 9
Married for Fun.

People should be careful how they
handle edge tools, " is an adage that may
apply in more ways than one, of every
day life, and is az true in matrimony as
in carpentry, Tile history of man
land wuinah- kind Is full Of marryings
in haste to repent ut ieasure-1of Ill as
serted consorts, and troubles, trials and
tribulatious without number, have re-
suited from the careless choice of ma
terials for the matrimonial craft. But
seldom do we hear of case like that
whicit we give to our readers this morn
ing. .sas., easa.rta ara ~
"A few evenings since, gay young
mechanic of this city, with pleasing
address and witt love OF fun, In COM
pany OF youths and maidens ut party
In the neigi,borhnod, bantered ayoung
dalnsel upon the inode and tei,-e, other
| wise the manner and form of the mar
riage cerrtnony, aud in the course of
his joke, which was rot by any means
IIintended to be practical, Offered To sub
init to the ordeal, 'just for fun, ii she
would consent to act the part of bride
I'm the ceremony. She full OF spirit,
aud with the determination. To- show
the laughing bevy of boys and girls
alont her that she was not one tn retire
and hide herself In a onfusion of
bushes at the mention of such sub.
lject, declared her readiness for the ope.
| ration. 1t needed but a word or two of
bantering and the expression OF de-
cided belief on the company that both
would recoil from the undertaking, to
fire the souls of the young couple, and
they forthwith proceeded to a we'll
known clergyman and made known
their errand. The about TO be groom
and the reverend gentleman stepped
out for n moments conversation, in
which the young lady says she sup.
posed the farce Was explained, and in a
"The kno. was tied though the bridegroom was
Yet, nevertheless, he made clear for TO speak, !"
aud they were pronounced man and
wife. But the end was not yet--the
affair at first talked over as good Joke,
began TO excite serious apprehensions :;
aud inquiries into the effect of the cere-
mony revealed the fact that the oarties
We're. as Artemus Ward would say, "a
good deal too much married. Apretty
kettle of fish. The daughter OF well
known aud highly respectable parents,
the wife of a man she never thought of
loving--the joke OF a moment aud the
tboughtless railIery of breath turned
into most serious matter, aud of life
long extent. Legal advice sought from
the highest ability only confirmed the
ceremony, and drew the cord closer.
Despair, chagrin, and ge nc sails quo
seized upon the young lady's family
and friends. The youth was appealed
to- f'sb.l
Like wretch p'er taken In his track,
With stolen chattles ON his back hft3's
sf9s Well hung his head I'm fear and shame
And to the awful presence came"
he said that he didn't mean to do any
harm, and pleaded the school boys de
fense-"the darned thing had wbistled
itselfn
"A last resort was to- the law for di-
vorce, aud papers In due form were
'drawn up praying the court to sever the
unpleasant bonds. This, signed by the
high contracting parties," IL now in
tile hands of the Judge, aud the inter.
ested ones arc waiting anxiously To
know what the decision may be. It IL
by no means certain that a decree of
divorce can be granted Just for fun"