Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-25
A Remarkable Wedding.

THE gentleman who sends us the fol.
lowing particulars of recent marriage,
says the event was the most remarkable
he ever witnessed. We should think as
mnch. The marriage took place in Ian
caster, N. H., between William Evans
and Mary E. Lamb. The day fixed for
the ceremony was a Thursday, but the
dress for Miss Lamb not being ready in
time, postponment was made until the
Wednesday following. Unfortunately for
that day the frosting would not adhere to
the cake, and another postponement was
made until Saturday. On Saturday the
friends of the happy pair assembled at
the house. The pastor of the Methodist
Church was engaged for the occasion,
but as he lived some distance from Miss
Lambs house, and as he did not put in
an appearance after waiting necessary
time, they sent for the pastor of the Bap-
fist Church. This they were obliged to
do, as they were to take the six O'Clock
train for Montreal, and had no time TO
lose. The Baptist clergyman proceeded
at once with the ceremony, and had got
half through with it when the Methodist
minister arrived. He was very much
surprised, and his horse was very much
reduced as to wind, but he helped to fin
ish the tie. The American House coach
had been engaged to take them to the
depot, but the driver forgot the appoint
ment, and nervously awaiting for him,
they were further unhinged by healin
the whistle of the incoming train. All
was confusion at once, and much dis
comfort and annoyance were apprehend-
ed, and would have probably been real
lied had it not been for the presence of
mind of the Methodist clergyman. His
horse, already hitched up, was in the
barn, and he ran out to get it. In backing
it out, the carriage careened over the
dump at the door, upsetting both the
horse and itself. The Baptist minister
seeing the trouble proceeded to the res
cue by jumping out of pantry window,
and in so doing sprained his ankle, and
received other injuries At this three or
four of the guests came to the rescue of
the Methodist clergyman. They cut the
harness while he held his horse down, and
when the animal came up to perpendic-
ular, which it did with marvellous quick
ness, the Methodist clergyman was
launched in the air, and when he came
down he did not jump up with some
facetlous comment for the reason that he
came GOWN Oh HIS Htdu, anu Will suSH
force as to drive a stove-pipe hat entirely
over his ears and mouth, and clean up TO
his shoulders The hat had to be cut to
pieces before he could be released. In
the meantime the brides sister dispatched
man to the hotel to have them send
some one to stop the train, and immediate
" followed after for the same purpose.
It was well she did, as her messenger
stumbled in going down hill, and struck
head first in pile of stone, where he re-
NAMED some minutes, lost in thought.
Reaching the hotel she made known her
lerrand, and frightened the landlord by
3telling him she would hold him response
BILE for all damages. He mounted boy
on feet horse, and started him to the
depot And the boy tore over bridge al
such speed that he was not able to avoid
woman with twelve bundles in her
arms, but ran straight against her, burst
ing, and scattering the parcels, and injur
ing her so severely that she had to be
carried home. The train was stopped
however, and the happy ~ couple go
safely aboard. But it was a singular
combination Of accidents, and Is possibly
without parallel.-Danbury Neos.