The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-10-04
Pere HYacInthe,s Marriage.

The marriage was performed at the
Office of the Registrar OF Marriages.
Marylebone. Ii was civil marriage,
pure and simple, and they were driven
TO the District Registrar because MI.
Moran, the American Charge GADd'res,
refused TO perform the ceremony, Tor
the reason stated that it was contrary
to the law of France to marry priest.
do not know since when Mr.. Moran
considers himself bound by French
law, or amenable to French justice, es-
pecially as he is not Charge d a flares to
France. If a Chinese widow should
present herself TO be married TO an
American, suppose Mr.. Moran would
object to marrying her, becaus accord
ing to Chinese law, she would be com
PEELED to burn herself with her hus-
bands remains.
The ceremony was performed In the
office of the Registrars little room about
eight by ten, neatly fitted up wi desks,
book. cases, and chairs. The witnesses
had already been waiting some min
utes when the bride and bridegroom
entered. There was very little formal
ty attending the affair, the exchange of
the ordinary salutations and the usua
questions put and answered, with the
previous affirmations of each of the
partie-. 81, Charles Jean Marie 10y
son, know of no reason why | should
not be united in the bonds of holy mat
rimony to this woman, Emile Jane
Merrlman," with similar declaration
on the part of the lady. The witnesses
were Mr.. r. c.. NJ. Bowles, of the firm
of Bowles Brothers d Co. Ralph Willis
Merriman, aged about 20, son of the
bride, and Rev. Mr.. Freemantle, pastor
of the ST. Marylebone Church. There
were besides present Dean and Lady
Stanley, who, | am afraid, will not like
TO have the fact known. Rings were
exchanged during the ceremony, al
though it is optional on the part of the
married pair to be married with or
without them but there was no weep
ing, nor shedding of tears, nor soothing
EXPLANATIONS, nor heart-breaking faint
iDgs, when the happy couple leave their
friends for the long period of three
weeks, to which we are accustomed on
such occasions, and the affair, therefore,
was rather dull and prosaic. In fact,
both parties seemed To be perfectly self,
possessed and cool, and went through
the ceremony with sang .froid that was
rather d aointing, considering the
extraOrd J circumstances attending
the affair A little emotion on the part
of the priest especially would have been
very natural, particularly as he has all
Frenchman's instructive love Of ara
matte effect.
He wore an evening dress, and really
looked very well, with his broad, intel
lectual forehead, his dark eye, in which
a smothered fire might be detected, and
his long, curling hair, rendered some
what thin.
The bride was becomingly dressed in
light purple silk people never dress,
you know, for civil narriage), which
set off well-rounded figure to advan
tage, and she appears to be very
charming woman. After the ceremony
was over. few whispered congra'u la
tons were offered by Dean and Lady
Stanley and Mr.. Bowles, and the party
Withdrew. There were no guests invi-
ted and no wedding breakfast, and they
retired, ! believe, TO the country to pass
few weeks before returning TO France.
They will not be married ecclesiastical
ly, but will content themselves, for the
present, at least, with the civil conse-
Grafton of their union.-London Cor. NeO
York Herald.