The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-21
TOLUME 22-NUMBER IA.
4 Cheerful Wedding.

There is 4 melancholy interest" in
little affair that actually occurred
mot Z thousand miles from Boston. 3
short time since. ! well known
clergyman received one morning an
imperative summons 10 be in attend
anee 10 perform 'the ceremony" at
the residence Ofan equally well known
undertaken in the evening. He went.
accordingly, suppOsing Of course that
he was to accompany the man of grief
TO house Of mourning, but was
agreeably disappointed to find the
house lover the shop brilliantly light
ed and filed with guests, whom the
undertaken proceeded to introduce as
follows:
This is my intended wife, Miss
Grape. I shall marry her tonight, il
you will Ofliciate."
Certainly" replied the clergyman,
somewhat amused. "and these are your
friends TO witness the ceremOny,' y
looking around ut the crowded apart
ment.
'Oh, yes you know many of them,
allow me,-this is Mr.. Bones, sex
ton of st. Charles church."
Mr.. Bones rose sOlemnly and heaved
a hundred dollar funeral sigh rs he
bowed to the minister.
'Mr. Mould, sexton of the brick
chapel"
Mould, who had a low cut white
vest, large glossy white shirt bosom
and collar, n pale face and sunken ewes,
which gave him the appearance of be-
ing ''laid out" replied to the clergy
mans greeting with the usual sad
shake of the head he had practiced ut
funerals the past twenty years.
"Hhis,n said the host, as an invidu-
al approached on tip-tOe, with down.
cast gaze, as if afraid of disturbing the
silence of the grief stricken family sit
ting in the front parlOr at q funeral,
"this is Mr.. Black, the undertaken
believe you've met before" Black
bowed, and inclined his head side
ways, as if he expected the minister
to whisper some direction to him be-
fore proceeding with the service.
"AllOw me to make you acquainted
with Mr.. Stone, the Sculptor" (StOne
grabbed the minister's hand as he
would a mallet,l he was a proprietor
of "StOne's Monumental WOrks?'
Then following intTOductiOns to the
of two cemeteries, a
plate engraver, and others more or less
connected with the grim business of
the host, who, after finishing intro
ductiOn, announced himself ready for
the marriage ceremony.
"YOu don't mind standing here and
using this black walnut case for
table, do yOu?" said the bridegroom,
''it was too heavy to move, besides
it's full of shrOuds and caps that we
don't want to tumble"
The minister acquiesced and the
twain were duly united, after which
cake, wine and conversation pervaded
the company.
The clergymen congratulated the
bridegroom on his bride. eyes, re-
piled the happy man, "she's been my
hOusekeeper some time-nice woman
amt afraid of dead folks"
''Ah, indeed" (" said the clergyman,
getting a little chilly down along his
backbone in spite of himself, and
wishing to change the subject he re-
marked:
"Any news to-day, Mr.. Tressels ?''
'News, nO-that is, yes! You re-
member Murker, who jumped over
board and drowned himself from
ferry boat last week ?"
eyes"
'Well, they found him this morn
ing in ten feet of water, and paving
stones in his pockets"
'Indeed.n
eyes !-'OeV'e got him up stairs, If
yOlt'd like to see him"
Not knowing what might come
next, the clergyman thought it best
to take his departure, which he did
with a Craze demeanOr suited TO the
occasion.