Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-12-19

"Where is he going, sir p I ventured to
ask.
"To my Office. When he came to me,
three weeks ago, directed him to call there,
on his way from the station here, and bring
the necessary documents along with him, and
save me the trouble of going" (The great
man did not say whether Jobson had to see a
superior or q subordinate of bis at the Office }
land he came right by the door of the Office
without calling, and now ic keeping me wait
ing here. I have business in court at half
past ten. It is exceedingly inconvenient,
exceedingly My time is too valuable to be
wasted on such people. But here the man
is back. He has not been long
IF you please, sir, can you marry me
without the license, the doc, the papers
from Newcastle p
Certainly not, man. Why, where it it?'
'' It's at Newcastle, SIR
" What is it doing there p
"I left it,
"Why did you leave it,!
I" l forgot it, sir
"Fool! You cannot be married, and you
do not deserve to be. What was said to you
at the Officer"
"The gentleman said l must come and
ask you if you would marry me without ii"
"strange thing of him sending such a
question as that. will go and see what he
means" Then turning to me, and speaking
sub roce ne added: "You stay here. l saw
his license three weeks ago, showing he had
given due notice in Newcastle. My testi-
mony to that effect may be satisfactory
"You must make haste back, If wait. /
have to take the eleven train. must CO.
"And you shall, sir, broke in Mrs. Dick
inson, who had just returned from opening
the doors "What do they mean coming
here time after time making such fool of
our minister! I'd go at once, sir, and not
bother with them any longer. l tell you,
sir, I'm not satisfied with this wedding.
don't know the other husband is dead or
that there ism some other legal 'pediment.'
"That is their concern not mine Mrs.
Dickinson. Here is Jobson returning again.
Where is the registrar, Mr.. Jobson =
''Gone in the chapel, sir
"All right. Mrs Watkins where is she"'
What! Isn't she come yet The woman
must be mad ~ he muttered to himself, as
be started off on the run to seek her.
Il proceeded to the chapel by private
passage from the house. Seeing me approach
ing him very leisurely, the impatient public
functionary said
"Come, sir do make haste. Where are
they q
"Echo answers, Where
"What do you mean?'
Simply that the bride has not come, and
the bridegroom has gone to hunt her,
Extraordinary people ! They seem in
capable of understanding how to act in these
matters. He talks sensibly enough, too, on
other subjects. 1t must be true that love is
blind. Holloa madam, what is the matter
with you p This to Mrs. Dickinson, who
had just come in upon us at the side door,
and was holding her sides, laughing i'm
moderately. He evidently thought her eft
had come care you in convulSion'
madam ~
"The bride found, sir. She's found. Our
Mary Ann was in Queen street, and found
her looking in the toy-shop window"
- will do the lady the justice to observe
that she exercises some fore-thought. Where
is she -
" In our house,
went back to the house.
Good morning, ma am
"Good morning, sir.
"We seem to be at cIoss-purposes against
this morning
$50 it appears
"Where is Mr. Jobson -
"Gone to seek me, hear. Silly man !
He might have known should come.
81 fear I shall have to give you short
meter in the service"
The shorter the better, sir. Short the
sweet, as we say sermons should be-" Job
son came dashing in at the door, sweating
profuSely and breathing like broken
winded horse "Where have you been :?
What sight you are.
"Come, never mind his condition. There
is no time to lose. Where are your wit
nesses?"
Witnesses We have no witnesses, sir, "
You ought to have had and you, who
have been married before ought to have
known it. Mrs. Dickinson and Mary Ann,
you must be witnesses
These two, mother and daughter strongly
protested against standing with such people
as those, and Sin such clothes, too" But |
insisted. Everything went right in the
| ceremony until we were interrupted by the
spectators. a crowd had gathered, and the
sight of the big bridegroom and the buxom
bride. and Mrs Dickinson in her dishabille,
she kept, was too much for their gravity.
One general peal of laughter followed another,
so that we could not have got through at all
if the registrar had not risen to his feet and
| frowned. With eommendable propriety did
the two who were undergoing the transfor-
nation from quality to unity ''say after me-
the words prescribed by the act of Parliament,
and we had reached the point of which the
emblem of the bridal union should be forth
coming.
"The ring, ;" said as a hint for Jobson to
produce it.
"Tbe ring said he still " saying after
me-"
1.-The ring" said |, a little louder. looking
also as significantly as I could
1.-The ring" said he, louder than ever.
When the lady shrieked
1.-The ring, the ring! Find the ring
He drew it out of his vest pocket, among
some screws, buttons and a handful of other
small articles useful to bachelor. l pro-
nounced the benediction, signed my name
first in the registers book, and ran to the
depot, where | was Just in time to be too
late. returned to the chapel vestry. The
party were on the point Of separating. l.
hinted to Jobson that it was usual to give
the chapel keeper trife. He handed Mr.
Dickinson sixpence. She asked him if the
minister were not to have something for his
trouble
Certainly, certainly" said he. I under
stood he had to have half what gave the
registrar. He's had all the work, and l shall