Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-03-01
A Rich Marriage Ceremony.

From the De Soto CWis) Republican.
A number of years ago there dwelt in
| this village a gentleman by the name
| of Charles Whiting. If ever q human
| being was OverstOcked with good humOr
and wagishness, it was that Whiting.
He was up to all sorts of innocent tricks,
and his victims were numbered by the
| hundreds many of whom reside here. 1t
came to pass that this wag was elected
Justice of the Peace, and shortly after
his installment in Office, couple came
over from Iowa to get united in the
/ holy bonds of paddock Whiting tells
how he performed the ceremony as fol-
| lows:
! Having been appointed to the desira-
BILE pOsish' of the Justice of the Peace,
I was accOsted, on the 5th day of July,
| by sleek looking young man, in sill
very tones requesting me to proceed to a
neighboring hotel, as he wished to enter
/ into the bonds of matrimOny. Here
was a tsoueleher.' I had never done
any thing of the kind, had no books nor
| forms; vet I was determined to do
things up strong, and in legal manner
so I proceeded to the hotel, bearing in
my armsOne copy of the Revised Stat
Utes, one ditto Websteris Unabridged
Dictionary, Gne copy large sized Bible, a
q small copy of the creed and articles Of
Faith of the Congregational Church, one
copy of POpe's Essay to Man, and Q sec
tiOnal part of map where the victim
lived. Having placed q table in the
middle of the room, and seated myself
behind it, I, in trumpet tones, called the
case. With that the young man and
woman, with great alacEity stepped Up
before me,
Having sworn them on the dictionary
to answer we'll and truly all the ques-
tiOns I was about to ask, proceeded.
told the young man that being an entire
stranger, I should ask him to give bail
for the costs. Having heard this so
frequently in court, thought it indis-
pensible. he answered, if I meant the
fee for performing the ceremony, he
would deposit it then and there. AS he
did not know what ] meant, I magnan-
imOusly waived that portion of the oere-
mony. I then told him that it would
be necessary to give bail to keep peace.
This he said he was willing to do when
he arrived home and l then waived
that point also.
Having established to my satisfaction
that they wanted to get married, and
that they were old enough to enter into
that blessed state, proceeded to tie the
knot. I asked him if he was willing 80
4 take that woman to be his wife. He
said he was. told him I did not require
haste in the answer, that he might re-
fleet if he wished. I told him that she
7 looked like fine girl, and had no doubt
that she was, but if the sequel proved
that he had been taken in, I did not
, want to be held responsible, I said he
: must love, honor, and obey her as long
as he lived; he must not be 'snappy'
around the house, nor spit tobacco juice
: on the floor, all of which he promised
faithfully to heed,
Now said 1, I'GeOrgiana' cher name
was GeOrgiana) you hear what Humph-
/ rey says. Do you accept the invitation
} to become his wife; will you be lenient
! toward his faults, and cherish his Yir-
tues; you will never be guilty of throw
! ing furniture at his head for slight often
ses and will you get three meals day
without grumbling? She said she
would. 1 asked them if they believed
/ in the Commandments, and they said
5 they did. Having read the creed and
f articles or faith, as afOre said, I eXeiaim-
| ed: Humphrey take her, she is yours;
> cannot withhold my consent
/ 'GeOrgiana, when safe in the arms Of
you Humphrey, you can defy the SCOTS
: and jeeTs Of the world
I then read little from the Essay on
Man, including the passage, Man wants
but little here below, but wants that
little long, AS final to the scene,
delivered the following exOFdium: 'GO
thou in peace; sir no more
The generous Humphrey having
placed a fifteen cent check in my hand,
, bade the happy pair a final adieu.