The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-04
SPRING AND AUTUMN.
A Youth of Twenty-Five Led to the Squire by q
Maid Of Sixty -One.

Justice Young was startled yester-
day morning by the abrupt entrance
into his office Of a tdgety lady, about
sxty-one years of age, who led by the
hand a tImld country youth of twenty
two.
"Whar's the 'Squirer inquired the
Illustrated female.
Here, madam, at your service" an
sWered the polite dispenser of justice
tempered with costs. 81 am not in the
assault ana battery business, however;
you must 60 to the Criminal Cor
recti0n."
salt and buttery! L DON'T want mono
% that myself. | want TO fix up small
chunk OF IA weddiu'."
son, see; you want me to perform
the pleasant and remuneratiVe cere-
mony tnat binds two willing hearts ac-
cOrding to the form OF the statute IN
such case made and prOYiUed."
No; L want TO get marriedV
"What, you? Great MethuselabW ~
eyes, me; why not?" And the basil
lisk glance cast at the JusLIce caused
the cold chils to run over him.
ION, certainly, madam, ii you desire
it. No GiIference to me. Only | thought
you might be joking. Where is The
grOomW
"rhls is the ieller," replied the dame,
dragging the basnlul youth forward and
patJlng MN under the chin.
"Really, my good lazy, this must be a
jest. Why this is only boy"
HES twenty-five, and his own mas
ter, and if you DON'T want TO marry us,
Jest say 50, aud We'll get up and giL to
some other squire. l reckon theirs
mOre'n one on 'em in a big town like
this here"
"William, hand me the statute. Let
me see; no Justice, preacher, &C., shall
marry Il minor under the age ONO,
thajs not ii. Where is the section tnat
prolioits man from marrying his
grandmother? Well, well, there's no
fool like an old fooI," muJtered the jus
tice, looking sideways at The BRIDE.
"Madam," he said to the old lady, who
was becoming impatient, 81 see nothing
in this book that likes the maximum
age of the BRIDE or briuegroom-a great
oversight OF the men who'made the laws.
Stand up and join your right nanus."
"hoid on, esquire, just minit. uoW
much are you goin' w cnargeP
"Anythlng you choose TO bestow,
madam. lD5 only u two-minute joD.
nr. Henry N. Hart, here, a barrlster oI
the bar, Wttl We kind enough 10 act as a
wi. ness Of this moment94s marrLase.
William, prepare prepare :c :acc certificate, an.
make Il big Bohemian flourish under my
name"
The contracting parties stool up,
II lined their right nands, and were pro-
nOuncea man and vie. The certificate
was made out IN Lue name of Joan DO lie
and Julia Smttn, bonn oI sne STATE u. | H.
uOis. The bride snatcled the document
before the Iuk was dry, aud CralMmlug 1t
into her Doso. IA Invited the groom to SIL
down on one o. Lue benches, formerly IA
UhurcA pew, and partake o. snack.
she grew from Eer capac Gus pocNs Two
nandiuls OF roasted peanuts, and In
nappy cJupl9 spent the ti.s ii teen min.
utes Of their hOneymOOn III mas tlcaLIng
Inc mutt OF Wnicu sJaLeSmeI. and pOll =
ticIaus are SO loud. Justice Young re-
fused 10 tell the amOunl of Lhe lee he re-
ceiVed, but as he was unusually cAeer-
lul duling the remainder Of The day, 1T
Was surmised that tue old lady was lib-
eral IN her lay lor husDand.- 81.
Louis Globe Dem,