The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-02-04
THE Yorxa MAN FRoM CLARRSCK

House. Van admitted that he held
forth in the place named, and The
youth then inquired if "a Teller could
get some license over there" Var
was about to explain that it might de-
pend somewhat on the character Of
the business to be licensed, but judg-
ing from the cut Of the "fellcr's' jih
that he was candidate for matrimo.
ny. he merely told him that license
could be obtained there upon the
proper representations. Accordingly
the young man from Clarence 1--WE
forget his other name) soon presented
himself at the Clerks office and Van
proceeded to fill up the important
document. The date and name of the
y. m. { c. were duly written down and
Van looked up inquiringly when he
came to blank designed for the name
of the bride. The Interrogation point in
his countenance having no effect, the
urbane Clerk put it in to words:
"Wha, is the lady's name?" Y. m. f.
c. shifted his weight onto the other
foot, scratched his head meditatively
and finally calculated, "Well, swan
Mister, you've got me there But
after learning that the name was a
positive necessity, and doing little
more thoughtful scratching, his over
cast countenance suddenly brighten.
ed as he said, DWELL there's Teller
in town that does know, and I'll 60
and find out" He was only absent
a few minutes when he returned ra-
diant and announced the name. How
to spell it stumped him again, but
when the Clerk read, "N-i-s-c-o-e" be
assented and the license was at last
completed and the witness invited to
step forward. He did SO and Mr., Van
Ness read over to him the required
affidavit that he might know what he
was about to sign. Seeing that the
face OF the witness remained perfect
" blank, Van again looked inquirng-
" to the y. m. {. c., who this time re
sponded with, "He's pretty deaf
'Can he hear anything asked Van
almost in despair. Eyes if you hol.
err" So Van .hol!crcd,' and this time
had the satisfaction of seeing in the
face Of the witness q consciousness Of
auricular impression. But all did
not vet seem lovely, and again the
waiting groom was appealed to, ellie
ting the rather startling information
that the witness was a German who
didn't understand any English. We
willnot attempt to repeat the precise
language of the Clerk at this junct.
ure: but after a few moments so!emi
reflection upon the probabilities o.
another world, the y. m.f. G. started
off to try and find a witness in posses
sion Of his bodily faculties and who
could understand the English Ian.
guage. The result was the introduc.
ton Of the damsel's maternal ancestor
who filed the first requirement fully
and the second one a little enough
TO make the required affidavit and to
inform the Clerk that the name Of the
ladie fayre was Loikar, instead Of
Niscoe, as reported by her lovyer af.
ter his interview with the .'feller who
knew" But at last preliminaries are
satisfac, orily arranged and nothing
remains but the official speaking oil
the mystic words which are to for
ever unite the 1.-TWO souls with but a
single thought" &c. And just
at this juncture some thought
full sardine plotted the pair into
Justice Pritchard's presence, while
the Court House turned out en- naasse
to see how that worthy would wear
his new magisterial honors. Oh
course, the first marriage ceremony
was an event to the newly made JUS
tee, and he was bound to do the thing
up right. So after due reference te
the constitution of the United States,
the school laws of Iowa, and Victoria
Tilton's life of Bee her, he requested
the couple to stand up. The y. m. +
c. took the wrong side, Of course, bu,
Pritchard speedily inverted him, and
in resonant voice began: "Joir
hands and circle to the left but a
suppressed litter reminded him that
this was another occasion, and begin
ing again he got through very cred
itably, and made out for the parties
most interested his warranty for The
excellence and permanance Of the Job
1t lies between Sheriff Shearer ant
Treasurer Wampler. who was first IL
salute the bridges buxom and bloom
ing representative Of Bohemia. Geo
Huber's heart failed him at the las
minute, but Matt Grace was as BRAY,
as lion, and seemed fully equal t,
the emergency.
We might state that the wicket
boys made Pritchard pay the oyster.
for putting the man on the wrong
side when he had him right all III,
time; but can only stop to say thai
Immediately after the ceremony tn
y. m. {. c. sailed gaily into Fleming
furniture store and purchased bed
stead, which he took to Don Casa,
and directed it sent to Clarence b,
the FIRST express. Then, serenely con
scious Of having discharged his Who'll,
duty, and happy in the thought tina
her other name would now trouble