National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-28
AN OBJECT OF SYMPATHY.
eHREE UNsUCCESsFUL A11RAPS
At MATRlMONY.

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., rp,rNDs % PRE-
sCW fhhsEvEhiNS cNAPrER OF
VENTED THE r,iryp cv1tNINA.i
DBAPPOINTMENisA -. ..,,r <,c,Ypsrl
TON LAST NlGHT-noW ,,..-,
or TRUE LOVE DIDN'T kuN eAvvAA'
WITH A TREASURY CLERK.
..vn. .oprse OF true love never did run sDooth''
.x,om vhicA that mueh.abused class-lovey,
-. -, some tine ben forced to accept ~ Q
..,sm- WIT they shoSAd do 20 Il Is impossibls
=. o,a vho never felt che subtle iniiuenceA6f the
,.,S,r name To determine, 1t may b Tat they
..~n,fv slarht interruptions and sl1Ehter Diff
.,s.cas a~to ssfaisz of the rreatess magnitude,
snd y;sN,.x them through the mseaiAed vfsssu
revcn.S.S,.e,e,xveo or bittsr jealousy. persuads
ss.-..s,e, that heir lot Ia peculiarly hard and
,,tit,.a To AN Ne sirhs and tesrs which PARTIES
n both sexes devote to 20 interesting SUBJECT.
AnonR thcrauses which Iced to the netie @s-
suroapeee among lovers may be ment,oeeo Amo
vsepdeffl, How it il safe to assume II 1t were mot
In sly hints, innuendoes, and many times oroca
,Aarres nom this disaterested class, sae course
you'd run smoother, and SO douotieS tninks the
,iSSees Of this sketch, and In hfs name ttnoeen
as:ehan be nsmeless) the meddiefs are noinso
hat such is his opinion.
But to the point 1t issue. among tne nsny
gentlemen who Tor . siignt eonssuersuon ln tne
aapc Of monthly stipend serve the cnfreo
CLERICAL CAPACITY
the hero of this sketch, who laboriously devotes
deht hours day among the rolls Of the Second
luditcr's ONCE. About two years ago he occu-
.ied his leisure hours in defending suit for d.
,orce instituted by his wife in which she charged
sholesals adultery, citing some i've different
ases. The lady was amply armed with PROOF In
he premises, and had but little dimcoty IN con-
.iacing the court that her husband was no Joseph,
fer which the usual decree severing tho "silksn
ssods" was passed and recorded. Inc lady ana
ser shild went one way and ne anotnef Morauy
!peaking this was rather damaging blow to MI
clerk, but he concluded to live It down." He
Gas still young-being only twenty -eight-rather
-ood. looking. waved his moustache, curled his
aSiri anu showing tnss =. was hos ~e'i ioi ns" "
- alone, he began to look around for some
ny. -.
oe again INC shefe. VI hls Joys .nu sSsao1e'
i ts needless TO say ne soon found an annuity m
he person Of most estimabls young lady pos
,.essd of rare personal and mental charms but |
kbo. IL is said by her friends was totally unac-
iuainted with the previous history of her sutton.
aemnintance ripened into friendship friendship |
nta love and ~ "a, M the nsrtIes vere con- |
NV ~, eA', % s.. :. nv f - .
|eIned, love was to eliminate In matrimony-the /
,ay having been agreed upon for the nuptials, |
no .ne usua, ,vr INC n ~h.. n.
. - INC No. ~, nv ~. -. 80.
sreesnts consisted Of, nave not Is YET oeen maze
Sublfc, and probably never will be; but II has |
ranepired that the license REQUIRED by the civil
q ond an. ,rinieter reouired INV tho ecr,esIastj
=" nv INC ..iA' @ -, ~ 80 ~. -
n law 70 make Inc ceremony lesni snu onune
sad both been secured, the day hxed, and each
oohed forward with blfssful expectation to the
on.nnma,ion or the bop INV event
" WV ff'
. THE wouLpBE BRIDEeRooN
iad fecured the services Oh tine rector Oh iasn-
enable Episcopal church to Tie the Knot, deter
mining that 1t should be done In style. At this
n-a nnt tbis lot ond wiibont M, ifv,no tho Iadx
smN, Wv .ns anu a. -,
alled upon the clergyman and represented 10 MIN
hat In addition to having been divorced from q
ayns wife the DID not bear Ss as ESSd
l.ent, requisite for man entering the holy
ltste'' under the tenets OF the Episcopal Church.
Che rector thought the matter over and decided
hist he would not be the means OF uniting the
stated, as q reason hat the canons OF the Church
srbade it.
This caused temporary interruption; some ex-
.use was made to the lady, and
ANo 't'fa. DNi IiAho
OF tne ceremony, VIC young man IN ING mesnuue
vain one. The field was carefully Scanned. and
be finally decided upon the pastor Of an Episcopal
1hapel on Capitol Hill, thinking, doubtless, that
he words could be spoken before his persecutofa
Eefe aware OF the Tact.
csnd out both time and place, interviewed the ,
everend gentleman, recited all they knew, taking
are to mention the refusal Of the other minister,
nd had the extreme satisfacto1 Of second vic
Dry as the pastor took occasion to notify the
nd rebuff only made him the more determined,
nd with the energy which only such occasions q
an inspire ne made up his NINE that married ne {