The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-03-03
A Queer Wedding.

A DAY or two ago Justice Jecko, OF St.
IN Louis, received call from a young
man and a young woman, each Of whom
was the bearer of portly carpet sack.--
Their appearance indicated that they had
just arrived on railroad train from the
rural districts of Illinois. "Be you the
Squire ?" asked the young man, with an
air of difidence. 81 be. Do you want to
get married P' eyes. How do you
know" 81 saw il in your eye. There is
a certain sort of scinsillation in the left eye
Of man who is about to commit matri-
mony, that betrays its purpose as truly as
a spot on the sun indicates falling wealth
er." "Do tell Squire, you're pokin' fun
at me, amt you ?" "Not at all. 1t is a
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 tiedp' eyes, sir. We
want it done right away, don't we, MollieP"
"Yes, Squire" said Mollie; "but
hain't you got dressing-room, where
can put on my bridal dress and titivate
little 2' IL am sorry to say my bridal
chamber is crammed full of hobby horses,
toys, trinkets and stuff seized by the con-
stable from a 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 another dressing
room, saying he had his wedding fixtures
in his valise and would like to put them
on. He was told there was no other room
vacant, and that he would have to take
seat and wait until the bride had enrobed
herself, and then he could take his turn
What followed is thus told by the local
paper.
The young man sat down with an air of
impatience, holding his carpet-saclS be-
tween his knees, and twirling his thumbs.
Constable McGeary, whose appearance is
that of Don Juan of the killing type
although in reality he is the chastest man
that ever chased juryman Or replevined a
widow woman's parlor furniturel 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 constable. He 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 fidgety. The
more he tried to concea his emotions the
redder his face grew. At length, unable
longer to endure the agony of doubt and
mistrust, he ran to the door of the store
room and entered. A scream was heard,
and then the young man came back look
ing very sheepish. This rash act of the
bridegroom came very near breaking off
the match, but the Justice explained to the
bride that it was all a mistake.
care you married man, Squire ?"
asked the bride, putting her face to a crack
in the door. "Yes, have been married
ever SO long" "Well, then, wish you
would come in here and hook my frock."
The Justice complied with the modest
request, and in moment the bride came
out in gorgeous attire. The bridegroom
then entered the room and made his toilet,
and when he returned the ceremony was
performed without further delay. Then the
bride re-entered the store-room and chang
ed her dress, and the happy couple marched
out with their carpet-sack, highly elated
at the success of their mission.