Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-11
PARSONS PERQUISITEs.
Laughablc Scenes In Clergymen's
Experiences.
From Appleton's Journal


curious specimens of insects, and
flowers, and minerals, finds new
objects of interest, he sticks pin
in them, or puts them in alcohol. or
labels them, and then sits down to
count his collections, and see what
he has actually gathered. In the
same way we may stick pins in the
various experiences of life, and thus
collect museum Of rare specimens.
The present collection Of wedding
anecdotes are specimens of eccen-
tricities at this trying hour that
have come across the writer's path.
We see plenty of curious epithets
in cemeteries; let US look at some
wedding scenes as strange as any
of those.
A young clergyman, at the first
wedding he ever had, thought 1t
was a very good time to impress
upon the couple before him the
solemnity OF the act.
Il hope, Dennis" he said to the
coachman, with his license in ais
hand, "you have well considered
this solemn step in life"
~ hope so, your riverence," an
swered Dennis.
Its very important step you're
taking, Mary" said the minister.
Yes. sir, l know it is" replied
Mary, whimpeiing. Perhaps we
had better wait awhile"
Perhaps we had, your river
ence," chimed in Dennis.
The minister hardly expected
such q personal application of his
exhortation. and seeing the five
dollar note vanishing before his
eyes, betook himself to a more
cheerful aspect of the situation, and
said
"Yes, of course it's solemn and
important, You know, but it's a
very happy time, after all, when
people love each other. Shall we
go on with the service?'
Yes, your reverence" they both
replied, and they were soon made
one in the bonds of matrimony, and
that young minister is now careful
how he brings on the solemn view
of marriage to timid couples.
A party came to clergyman's
house one evening to be married.
Everything went on harmoniously
until the woman came to the word
"obey" in the service. Here balky
scene ensued.
Never-never! y she said; 81 did
not know that word was in the ser
vice, and 1 viii not say it,"
"Oh, DEAR" demonstrated her part
ner, ''do not make trouble now. Just
say it-say it even if you don't mean
1t. Say it for my sake--say it for
your dear James sake"
"Never, never" insisted the high
spirited dame. az will not say what
! do not mean, and l do not mean to
obey. You must go on, sir" she
added, to the clergyman, "without
that word"
"That is impossible, madam" re-
piled the minister. al cannot marry
you unless you promise to love,
cherish and obey your husband"
"Wont you leave us for little
while together?" interceded the young
man. "I think l can manage her
after WHILE"
So the minister went back into his
study and wrate on his sermon for an
hour and half, and, finally, at
quarter past ten O'Clock, there
came . tapping
Az Of some one rspping,
And the mild-mannered Benedict in
formed the parson that last, after a
long wrestling of spirit, his "dear
Jane" had consented to say "obey,"
but how that compromise was
brought about no one ever knew.
l have heard this same clergyman
relate how, after wedding cere-
mony on one occasion, which occur
red IN his own parlor, the husband
whispered to his brand new bride as
they approached the door: "Mary,
have you got any small change9"
The old Swedes' church in Phila-
delphia was the famous marrying
ground for nearly 200 years to all the
neighbOrhood and the churches in
that vicinity. The record book of
that parish is teemiug with mar
riages. There has been an "exten-
sion" made to that department in
every new register. Notes and men,
'oranda adorn the pages of the "wed
ding columns" explanatory of the
different couples. One clergyman
kept list of foreign sailors with