The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-14
II Queer Wedttin0.

A day or two ago Justice Jecko, of ST. louis
received o call from young man and young
woman, each of whom was the bearer of a
portly carpet sack. Their appearance indica
ted that they had just arrived on a railroad
train from the rural districts of Illinois. "Be
you the Squire ?" asked the young man, witt
an air of difidence. II be. Do you want to
get married." eyes. How do you know"
al saw it in your eye. There 10 a certain sort
of scirtillation in the left eye of a man who is
about to commit matrimony, that betrays its
purpose as truly as spot on the sun indicates
falling weather" "Do tell Squire, you're
pokin' fun at me, amt youY "Not at all 1t
is part of the Darwinian theory of selection.
You'll find it all out before you have been
year in the traces. Are you in hurry to have
the knot tied p eyes, sir. We want il done
right away, don't we, Mollie?"
eyes, Squire" said Mollie; "but hain't you
got dressing room, where can put on my
bridal dress and titivate little7" ~ am sor-
ry to say my bridal chamber is crammed full
of hobby horses, toys, trinkets and stuff seized
by the constable from fancy store. However,
there it is, if you think there is room enough
in it for you to dress"
The bride looked into the room adjoining the
office and declared that she could make out to
slip on her wedding dress in it. With carpet
sack in hand she entered the lumber-roOm and
closed the door. The bridegroom asked for an l..
ding fixtures in his valse, and would like to
put them on. He was told there was 10 other
room vacant, and that he would have to take
q sesi eha wsis.unfil she bride lha.' ~. se.b
hersell, aud tEen ho could taks his t,.rn. " nat
followed is thus told by the local paper.
The young man sat down with air of i'm
patience, holding his carpet sack between his
knees, and twirling his thumbs. Constable
McGeary, whose appearance is that of a Don
Juan of the killing type (although in reality he
is the chastest man tina ever chased juryman
or replevned a widow womans parlor furni-
ture), had been writing at his desk when the
bridal party entered and now arose and passed
into the passage way leading down stairs. The
young man with the carpet-sack turned red in
the face as he saw the door close upon the con-
stable. lie evidently thought McGeary had
gone into the store-room where the bride was
making her toilet. He became nervous, threw
his carpet sack into the corner, arose, sat down
in another chair, and was extremely fdgety.
The more he tried to conceal his emotions the
redder his face grew. AT length, unable to en-
dure the agony Of doubt and mistrust, he ran
to the door of the ore room and entered.
scream was heard, and then the young man
came back looking very shcepsh. This rash
act of the bridegroom came very near breaking
off the match, but the Justice explained TO tho
bride that it was all a mistake.
care you a married man, Squire 2" asked the
bride, putting her face to a crack in the door.
eyes, l have been married ever so long" =
"Well, then, / wish you would come in here
and hook my frock."
The Justice complied with the modest re
quest, and in moment the bride came out in
gorgeous attire. The bridegroom then entered
the room and made his toilet, and when he re-
turned the ceremony was performed without
further delay. Then the bride re-entered the
store room and changed her dress, and the hap
DIV couple marched out with their carpet-sacks
highly elated at the success of their mission.