The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-03
TOO YOUNG TO MARRY.
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About twelve months au ardent cou-
ple applied 10 Jus'ice Yang - PER
form the Interesting ceremony - tich by
fiction a the lsw. makes men ald
women -" ole flesh. Tee Justice que.-
toned the lover very clos..ly and lr.irg
satisfied that the would te Lril,- ~.
under age. refused 20 join their haEds
in mstrimony The Young peoll,
begged hard. anil offered aicc the u,l,.i
ice. trut without avail
Ny dear young laty. .,id thr
Judge, n that insinuaiiss 'o9.s of soI,Y
for which be j. fsmons. = II would give
me the greatest pleasure imaginable t.
unite you .ud this worthy young msn.
bat the l.w wiil not permit me - D.
So, for the simple reason that you are
too young Tarry az Jericho, pray
you. until yon attain the sge of cish-
teen. then return 10 uy Office wijn the
aforesaid young man, aud If you bot h
shaIl b. III the same mind will pm
nounce yon man and wife with as little
delay as possible and If cash he a
scarce commodity with you. will charge
you only half the usual fee am s0r.
~, but. as ! said. you are too young"
Several days ago the same young
man called at Justice Yourg's officc.
and requested him 10 accompany hlm
10 Barnum's Hotel. Thinking there
was marriage on hand, the Judge lost
no time in complying. and was ushcrcd
INTO room IN the third story.
You found him, did you. Charley"
said a soft. female voice, and hand
some. we'll dressed young woman arose
10 greet the visitor.
=" Yes. | found him, bat he had moved
into new shop, and has church pews
in his office
The young woman shook hands with
the Justice, and beckouing him to ap-
proach, turned down the white counter
pane, revealing the sleeping form of an
infant about two mouths old. as plump
and rosy boy as ever made the heart
of young mother dance with Joy.
What DO you think Of him :" asked
the lady.
He is very beautiful child, mad.
am; wei! formed and apparently
healthy. Why do you ask :"
DO you see anything scrawny. or
badly formed. or puny or sickly abont
that boyt"
Nothing, madam lie il perfect -
couldn't be improved upon"
He weighed fourteen pounds. Now,
look at me 10 look sick, or in want
of anything Z
No madam; you are the perfect
picture of health. But l AIN not u
doctor-only Justice of the Peace"
Don't you remember, year ago.
you told ne was too young Now,
il you see nothing wrong about the
eI..ll ...a ..v.i,Ins ~'u"g a"V"s ..S---
and am sure Charley here Is all right
Il want you 10 admit that you was
mistaken when you said | was too
young"
1t is true. madam, | did say So;
but what meant was III "A legal sense.
The law. madam. fixes the age of eigh-
teen ~ the period when n young lady
may choose a husband without the
parental consent; and you told me you
were only few days past sixteen.
Fiddles,icks' What does your law
know abou. girls Some plants get
their growth in single season. and
othcsz require years 10 produce bios
SONS and fruit You men ought 10 bc
ashamed TO make such laws
Madam. you hase the best Of the
argument, and l will not dispute what
YOU say. could no. violate the law
Nv marrying you myself, bat | AN,
glad YOU found somebody who Was less
scrupulous.
" harley now put in:
That's il, Judge; but the fact l., we
are little in doub, whether that other
chap had any authority TO marry nsi
we were in too big hurry 10 examine
his credentials; and so. If you have no
objections. well just get you to go over
the thing again. and give us regular
certificate"
" am very sorry. my friend, bat
you will see the difficulty. If the lady
was only sixteen a year ago, 1t follow
| that she has not vet arrived AT the az,
| of consent.
Why, look AZ that baby If that
leu l enough l. "a AAb ~ hHRh " ''sAA y W
want"
/ Il did not make the law. and | an
bound to obey it Did the man yot
speak of give You marriage certiii
+ cate -
/ He did, bat he talked so queer an'
wrote such had hand. that we DON
/ really know whether We are married ol
/ not Here's " hat he gave us.
Judge Young looked NJ the paper
/ and found it was signed by duly
authorized justice Of the peace St'l
,hs lady was not satisfied. and after =
/ good deal of persuasion the judge wa
Induced 10 perfurm the ceremony anew
In the certificate be made mention o
the baby. and added the fact OF the iir>
marriage Then the happy couple wer
satisfied. aui returned to Illinois on tn
+ next train.
TIE GALLANT CLUSTERS.