Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-23
THE EVENING STAR.
The Cost of Getting Married to Another
Mans DesPoshad.

"A Clergyman, living not q thousand niles
from IrOctsrsvIile, having attended a watch
meeting, returned to ms house about O'Clock
on New Years morning, and found Q team
hlIened In front Of his door, and a young
couple IN his house. The object OF their visit
was soon made known by the young man,
10 BE- married 70 the young lady who Was IN
The other room arranging her toilet The cler-
gym18 suggested that u vas an unreasonable
nour ioT wedding, and proposed that tney
postpone he nuptial ceremony till the next
day. In reply 10 this the Young man said that
they were not intending TO be married until
the next day, but had concluded the evening
previous 10 take trip TO his home In Jaifroy,
N. u, and were going down 10 Winchendon
ON the night train. The story was so plausible
that the clergyman married them. They left,
and went TO q hotel in the village, where they
spent the remainder Of the night. In the morn
ing they went to the depot to tAxe the tram for
L1dIow, nesieetins to pay tier bill at tn. eo-
The landlord followed them and demanded
his bill Of The bridegroom, which was paid.
The livery stable keeper also went and pre-
sented his bill OF three dollars for the use OF
the team. This bill was also paid, and the man
returned TO hrs stable and discovered that
the whip he had furnished the young couple
was missing. He went back Immediately 20
the depot and demanded pay for the .ost whip,
which the happy bridegroom then handed
over. On returning TO the stable he found the
ing the train might leave before he got to the
depot, hasteneu thIther and presented a bill
Tor the third time to tre happy bat unlucky
man, no paid We dollars for the damage to
the sleigh. The cars soon arrived and took
me young couple TO Ludlow, and the livery
stable keeper returned TO his stable. On ex-
aiming his sleigh more critically, he found
the beams OF the sleigh were also broken.
Hltchlng up team, he soon started for Lud-
low, and found the young bridegroom, and for
the fourth time presented bill, which was
inns time cancelled with a IS greenback. Moth
ing more occurred to mar the pleasures
CT their honeymoon till the up mail tram
arrived At Ludlow, when or stepped . young
man IN search OF the runaway couple. This
man had bill 10 present 20 the young bride .
groom, who had proved a rival in this love
sfair, the facts 81 which were that the two
young gentlemen then confronting each other
had been cOurting the same girl; but loverNo
tU DO had JUstarrived on the fraiL n search Of
the fugitve) got the girl 10 promise to marry
him, and, after they had appointed the wedding
day, invited lover No. 10 attend tue festivi.
ues- The invited lover, however, stole a
marcn on his rival. and on the evening all uded
70 procured team and went to see the lady,
when. after few minutes' con versation, they
agreed TO proceed TO the minister's residence
as above, and become "twain of one flesh y
The Iuant gIrl. however, did not fail to array
herself in the marriage garments furnished
her bv lover No. I, whs, when learning of the
proceedings, was greatly incensed thereat,
and upon meeting his rival at Ludlow. claimed
that the naughty girl had promised to marry
him, and that he had bought the clothes that
she had on her a, that time-her wedding spit
The bridegroom demonstrated in vain with the
EetcSl loNtE- whose Indignation would be
quoted with nothing short OF full payment
for the nice clothes he mad furnished the
treacherous girl. But here the bridegroom
was In bad situation. such inroads had been
made upon his financial resouI ees, that this
last bill (the unkndest cut of ALL diversified
them, and be Was unable 70 pay IL, how much
soc YER he light have desired 70. But his re-
leDtless opponent was ACCOMMODATING in
his demands, and nothing short OF all the bride
groom's money and watch would satisfy his
wounded heart and depleted pocket. AT last
n hlk d. -sall 49,
and gave up his watch and last dollar and
doubtless feels rich in the possession of one
who has forsaken another and agreed TO cling
Herald. ~