The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-26
EBENsBURG, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1869

a hundred dollars but he could make
that up in time and he professed TO hope
that the lesson might be worth that to him.
He saw what he supposed to be the inn
Portant paper just where he put it, and
that was all right.
The day passed on a cup of strong
coffee, and little exercise in the open air,
very soon brought Sebastian up to some
thing like himself. The pies and the cake
and the pudding were made. and the roy
al goose was in process of smotbering.
and everything seemed in readiness for the
grand event.
Augustus Sebastian had donned his
wedding garb, and having drawn a five
dollar bill from a little reserve he CHANGED
to have in his desk, he thought he would
put it in the certificate, as he had been in
formed by Mary that that was the way it
was DONE
''Come, Sebastian, dear-they are
waiting"
''In a minute, love. Let me put the
money in the
He meant to say certificate, as he sup-
posed he had taken the paper from his
pocket book; but upon opening it he read
NOT, "hnow all men by these presents :"
but Augustus S. Wslpole, to b. f.
Grantly DIR. to one gal. Madeira wine"
&c.
''Heavens and earth 90
Mary rushed into the room, and found
her lover pale and trembling. He had
lost his marriage certificate! They hunt
ed through every bit of clothing Sebas>
tan had touched since the night before :;
and then they went out ard looked through
the sleigh; but the paper could not be
found. They looked again and again
and looked once more-looked into posi-
BILE, and Impossible places. The old min
lister was summoned, and the loss was ex-
planned TO him. He knew they had been
regularly published and as soon as Mr..
Harney came back from Taftsbury he
would get new certificate, dated back to
agree with the old one O! couldn't he
wouldn't he, for mercy's sake marry
them?
Parson Bebee was a kind hearted,
whole souled man; but he was unswerv-
lngly conscientious. Not for the world
would he violate the statue of his State.
And moreover be explained that such a
ceremony would be no marriage in law.
Children born of such marriage would be
illegitimate, and all concerned would be
liable to prosecution. No, he could moi
One more last long search, and the GER
tliicate was given up. The minister had
been down and explained the whole mat
ter to the waiting company; and they
said, "Let us have our feast--let JOY take
the place of sadness-and at another time
we will come TO quiet welding"
The parson himself thought it would be
too bad to disappoiut the invited guests.
LETS carve Mary's Wedding Goose"
''Not Wedding Goose" groaneJ Se-
bastian.
swell, we'll call it So Come, cheer
up. Many storm worse than this mas
blown over without harm to anybody
The great old sitting-room was ablaze
with score of lamps, and when Sebas-
tian and Mary had taken their seats to-
gether at the table--sitting in the centre
of the long side, opposite the old minister
and when they found how truly kind
and considerate their friends were. they
began to take heart and Mary whispered
to her lover.
''Let's be happy if we can, Sebastian.
1t won't be for long that evil shall rest with
u.s.
Parson Bebee invoked the Divine bless
ing, and then seized the carving utensils
and attacked the Smothered Goose, the
royal SAVIOR of which had completely filled
the house with its delicious odor. He
took off the wings, disjointed and separated
the legs, and then cut down at the breast,
and pared off the thick rich layers of meat
from the sides of the breast bone This
done, he inserted the point of the carver
into the thoraic cavity, for the purpose of
extracting the stuf1ing, A few bits of
rich Stuffing, and then something interfer-
ed-there seemed to be substance that
did not belong there. The parson got the
point of the FORK into it, and finally pulled
it out.
GA dish rag !" inadvertently uttered an
unsophisticated female guest.
fOh l thought Susan had cleaned it!''
gasped Mary, turning as red as fire, and
then paling to an ashen hue.
"Hold on !" exclaimed the parson, who
having partially opened the extraneous
substance with a knife and fork, now took
it into his hand. "You needn't be at all
alarmed, my dear child" he went on, at
the same time standing erect, and over
hauling the thing in such a manner that
those who were sitting could not see it.
''It is all right. The goose is all prop,
er- Augustus Sebastian Walpole and
Mary Almira Allard, | want you both
to stand up. can't do as l like to
do, but I've thought that orr Wedding
Feast would seem more like the real thing.
if we only went through the form. Come
just to please us all-stand up. Stand
up and take hold of hands and I'll Just
show you how things ought TO be done i;
for declare can't serve out this goose
uyithout inst a littIa moro tbaa N e;,clo