Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-24

SONS WkDDN0-ANEcDoTEs - 4pplsi0nS'
JoarRe a. continues its wedding -anecio ties.
as follows A. & general rule, ministers
find. on the principles that "a bird In the
hand Is worth two IN the bush, that II Is
always better to take the fee at the time of
the wedding than to wait for any alter
judgement OF the matter. A certain clergy
man to this day bears u grudge against New
Jersey because Jersey man. after his wed
ding. asked if he should pay at the time
or settle when he came for his certificate.
The modest minister said. "Oh when You
come for the certificate" And that man
has never come yet.
There seems to bo a strange atmosphere
of mistakes about the wedding-service.
Even the printers JOIN in this. An Eng
lish edition of tho Prayer Book" came out
some time ago with the following misplace
ment OF single letter wilt thou love,
honor, and cherish" etc. etc. "snd. for
saking all others, keep thee only unto her
as long as ye both shall hks''-a change
from "live" to like" well suited TO the
changing habits of the present matrimonial
life
Another very common mistake among ig-
norant people who want the Episcopal ser
vice, is in the alternative sentence TO
have and TO hold from this day forward "
| know clergyman who assures me ne
very frequently has it rendered. TO have
and to behold from this day forward.
The nervousness of the parties to be mar
ried very often accounts for these mistakes.
A pretty well-nishtened groom on one
occasion. feeling that he must be brave and
speak up well when the officiating clergy
man asked any question, boldly replied to
the question addressed TO the father OF the
bride "Who giveth this woman to be
married to this man ~ my sponsors in
baptism
| Another frightened youth. remembering
in the presence of some beautiful brides
maids, the answer to one Of the questions
| in the order of baptism. replied to the ques-
ton "Wilt thou have this woman to bt
thy welded wife ?'' Il renounce them all
and. BY Gods help, will endeavor not IL
follow or to be lead bv them !"
Readers of Thomas lIardy's story, Fal
from the Matdlng Crowd" will remember
the scene in which Bathshebs. on taking
charge of the farm. inquiries how 1t came t.
pass that Mrs Bell ever CONSENTED to name
her son Cain" Joseph POorgrau and TIL
Others explain that tho pore" woman
was fustered at the time OF christening
and got the Bible brothers mixed up in hel
mind. and thought at the moment las how
it was Abel what killed Cain, and no
t'other way however. they tried to softer
it down by calling him Cdiney'" On tn
same principle, in England, at a wholesal
parish wedding. where some dozen couple
were to be united en- masse on Sunday,
shy sort of man got crowded in the wronl
place. next to strong. bustling woman
who had likewise missed her man, and, be
fore they knew it, they were married. a
was also the odd couple number two. Here
upon the shy man made 50 bold as to tel
the minister of the mistake. and, while b
was debating in his own mind what was t.
be done, the old woman exclaimed. ''Slre
and let it be isn't it fair all round. afte
all, and isn't one man as good as the other
The devil bits the difference. said Bridge
| McShane lI'