The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-13
MARRYING IN FUN.
Two Mock Marriages that Turned Gut to bt
Real

From the New York Sun.
KINDERHooK, } an. 6.-There were some
momentous calls made on New Years
day by residents Of this lovely village.
Some of its lovely youth drove hence to
Chatham to see the New Year at the hos
pitable mansion OF Miss Anna Clifford.
ALI went merry as, not one, bat two. mar
| riage bells-as 1t turned out. The iun was
hst Tor while. But parlor games are
not satisfying in their nature. Young
| America is nothing II not audacious. he
hit upon an idea. "Saay, fellers, let's
have a weddinW The young ladies said
the idea was perfectly splendidl Then
they said, "Ohl But who'll get mar
ried?" ii wIli," said young Perrine
He stood up like Chicagean, as ii he
were used to il. sob, yes, anu Lizzie
you must be bride." Tnis was Miss
Lizzie Lee, who lives near Troy, but
who was on visit TO her aunt, Mrs.
Bradley, 0f Kinderh0ok. Miss Lizzie
required the usual amount Of persuasion,
but she blushingly took her place at last.
The ladies said: cont Won't 1t be iuns
Let's have two coupie." And 50 young
Mix stood up. The choice OF his partner
was not 80 unanimous as in the first
case; but Miss Lizzis Dennis, of Kin
derhook, was finally persuaded t0 per-
senate the second bride.
The places OF bridesmaids and groon1s-
linen were quickly supplied. Upon Mr..
Cole, a school-teacher here, fell natur-
ally the lot of reading the marriage SER
vice. He did it as one ordained 10 the
Office. When he said, "Wbom &c hath
lj0Ined together let no man put asrnder,"
the ladies would have looked solemn, if
the young gentlemen had not just then
been insisting that no wedding ceremony
can be complete without Kissing the
pride. Soon alter. the village church.
bells had .rung their centennial chimes
the youthful party drove gaily to sheil
homes.
The ladies gave animated descriptions
next day of the Ioyeliness OF the brides
and the solemD1ty OF the ceremony. Il
4 had looked, they vowed and declared
Just for all the world like marrying ii
real earnest; ii they were going to be
married tomorrow they wouldn't ask tc
be married more delightfully."- than Mr.
Cole had done. "Whatl not the Rev
Mr.. Cob, hereH asked mamma. "Why
Mr.. Cole, the teaoher.V ssWhy. what DIX
you mean? Don't those silly girls know
that Mr.. Cole is a real Iifinisters Why
whatever have they been thinking
aboutp
Mammas dropped in on each other ant
4 compared notes. IJWas even so. Only
two years ago Rev. II. Ell. Cole exchanged
his calling as an expounder of texts fol
that OF prOpounder of arlthmetical prob
lens at Kindernook. The youngstefl
Il that had thus been playing with matri
} Rev. Cole. Kinderhook mothers an,
Kinderhook maidens OF every condition
are palpitating over the subject. Ru
!. mors Of all Kinds multiply daily. One Ii
that the gentleman first named is satis
fed to have matters as they are; that hl
Is like the schooiboy sentenced by OIL,
Master Brown for some offense to 81
, among the girls. Whether the .younl
lady Will be willing to stay Mrs. Perrin
, is not kno wn as yet. In the other cas-
1t is said that there must be a divorce
+ Mr.. Mix being engaged to a young lad
living near Hudson.