The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-16
An Irish Nevada Priest Ties All Wan
and Nan Wing.
Virginia New Enterprise.

lNlfklhia NNoNs1 EntetpTitosl
Evening before last curious wedding
ceremony was performed in this city by
means of which a Chinese couple were
made one. The marriage took place at
the residence of Mr.. Lannan. The bride
groom was Monsieur All Wan and the
bride Mademoiselle Nan Wing. Rev.
Father McGrath, assisted by a Chinese
interpreter, performed the ceremony.
All Wan had some doubts regarding the
holding powers of the Mclean marriage
ceremony, he having doubtless observed
that a thing called divorce frequently
enabled the woman to take an UNI
eeremonious leave of her husband and
openly defy him, with all the powers Of
the law on her side. He was, therefore,
unwilling to trust to the Mclean cere-
mony " straight" He wanted the big
Chinese god, Hin, invoked during the
business as well as the American God,
and any other gods that a woman would
be likely to be afraid of. He had just
paid four hundred dollars in good Amer
lean gold coin for his beloved, and he
wanted the bonds such as would hold her
like hooks of steel.
1t was for the purpose Of ringing in
his Chinese god, Hin, that he brought
the Interpreter with him. The inter;
prefer explained the Chinese part Of the
business to Father McGrath as well as he
could, when that gentleman concluded
to tackle the business and make a
good strong mixture of the two cere-
monies.
"Schtand up here; the pair of yez,
commanded the reverend Irishman.
"Curna tsin chi towee," said the in
terpreter.
"Shu mi kap fow," said the inter
prefer.
The pair clasped their own hands, as
though in prayer.
Father McGrath stamped his foot and
said to the interpreter: Let the man
| take hold of the woman's hand.
"Ah Wan, tokee suee Nan Wing shu
mi" cried the interpreter.
The man then took good strong grip
on the woman's waist and Father Nc.
Grath concluded that he could finish the
ceremony in pidgen English without the
| assistance Of the interpreter.
Said he: "Ah Wan, you likee this one
piece woman much goodf'
" You bet" said All Wan.
"Nan Wing, you likee this one piece
man, way up goodY
"Me likee this piece" said the gentle
Nan Wing.
Coon 81 to ye son toy NIP Clipped
in the interpreter.
" 81 tong ye son toy chowee,' said Nan
Wing.
"She say she likee him all same one
bludder," said the Interpreter.
"Ah Wan" said Father McGrath
"you niver catchee no more woman
but this one piece, do you mind
thatp
"No more catchee," said All Wan.
Nan Wing, you catchee no more
man but All Wan, do you ounder-
sthandT'
"Niso tan-tan Fl sum he poi TIN %
Clipped in the interpreter.
"Mi ton wo," said Nan Wing.
"She say all lightee," explained the
interpreter.
"Then, in the name of the Almighty
and the great Hin, callee you all samee
one piece meat-ye two are man
and"
Hin, Hin, my too, tsin chow toyF'
yelled the interpreter, as he let off a
bunch of frecrackers.
Hin, Hin, my toy" cried the man
and woman together.
"Man and wife--man and wife! Dc
you moind that, now? p cried Father Nc
Grath, coughing the smoke of the
crackers out of his throat.
"Hin, Hin, my toy" shouted Father
McGrath, "and if that. don't make
yer man and wife yer pair O tough
| cases."
Several Americans-ladies and gentle
man-witnessed this mixed ceremony.
After it was over, the new husband told
those present of the difficulties of his
courtship, saying that the man who
owned the bride had insisted upon hav-
ing six hundred dollars for her, but he
finally got her for four hundred dollars.
He seemed to think he had great bar
gain. But when a gentleman present
explained that he had married the
woman, the American law would have
given her to him without paying cent,
All VANS jaw dropped, and he became
evan" indeed. He was almost mad
enough to bite himself, and he looked at
the woman as though he felt that he had
| been cheated. after all.