The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-04-12

.. AAAsge ceremony.
A jolly fellow, somewl,erc In II.
linois, having been. appoipssd ii,s.
tice OF the peace, wss called s,prn
to perform q marriage ceremony,
and thus relates low lie mai,
aged il: =.
Having been appointed to Che
desirable "posish " Of justice Of
the peace, I'lwas accosted ON the
9th day Of July by a sleek locking
Young man, aud in silvery tones
requested to proceed to q neigh.
boring hotel, as he wished to en-.
ter into the holy bonds of matri.
Inony. Here was a sauclcher %
l had never done anything OF the
kind, had no books or forms vet
was determined to do the thing
up strong, and in legal manner,
50 ! proceeded to q hotel, bearing
in my arms ono copy Of the Re.
vlsed Sfa.S.es: one ditto Webster's
I Unabridged Dictionary, one copy
large sized Bible, small copy Of
the creed and articles of Faiiii of
he Congregational Church, one
copy of Pope's Essay on Man, and
q sectional map OF tie part where
the victim lived. Having placed
a table in the middle of the room
and seated myself behind it, /, in
trumpet tones, called the case.
With that the young man and wo.
man, with great alacrity, stepped
mp before me. Having sworn
them on the dictionary to answer
well and truly all the questions /
"os nl,o,,t a. aeL = .,-..s,ao.Iad n
entire stranger, should have to
ask him to give bail for the cost.
Having heard this 80 frequently in
court, / thought it Indispensable
lie answered il / meant the fee for
performing tho ceremony, he
would deposit it then and there.
AS l did not exactly k..ow what l
did mean, l magnanimously waiv.
ed that portion of the ceremony.
l told him it would be necessary;
to give bail to keep the peace.
This he said he was willing to when
lie arrived at home, aud l then
waived that point also.
Having established to my sat.
isfaction that they wanted to get
married, and that they were Old
enough to enter into that state, 1
proceeded TO tic the knot. l ask.
ed him if he was willing to take
tuaI a. ~ ...:. a.
sal he was. I told him I did not
require haste in the answer-tla,
he might reflect q few minutes il
he wished. ] told him she looked
like fine girl, and ! had 10 doubt
she was, but II the sequel proved
lie had been taken in, did not
want to be held responsible. |
said he must love, honor and obey
her rs long as she lived. lie must
not be snappy around the house
nor spit TOBACCO juice on the floor,
all of which lie Promised faithfully
to heed. "Now," said /. "Geor-
giana," her name was Georgiana,)
you hear what Humphrey says.
Do you accept the invitation to
become his wite-will sou be leni
ent towards his faults and cherish
his virtues-will you never be
guilty of throwing furniture at his
head for slight offences, and will
you get three meals n day without
grumblingP She said she would.
| asked them if they believed in
the commandments, and they an
swered they did. Having read
the creed and articles OF faith, as
aforesaid, l exclaimed: "Hum
phrey, take her, she is yours; /
cam t withhold my CONSENT
Georgiana, when safe in the arms
of your Humphrey you can defy
the SCOTS and jeers of the world"
then read a little from the "Es.
say on Man." including that pass,
age, "Man want, but little here
bllow, bat wants that little long"
As a finale e. the scene, | deliver.
ed TIE following exordium "Go
in peace, sin no more" The gen
erous Humphrey having placed q
fifty cent check in my unwilling
palm, ! bid the happy pair final
adieu."