Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-13
THE WEDDING FkE.

that March evening. The doors and
windows kept up a perpetual rattle;
violent gusts OF winds and dashes of rain
now and then beat against the house, as
if bound to seek shelter therein.
Little Robby was sound asleep in his
crib, and the minister and his wife were
spending the evening together in the COW
sitting-room.
The hour of retiring had come, and
while Mr.. Watson was making the fire
safe for the night, and Mrs. w. was bustl-
ing about, picking up and adjusting the
numberless concerns which nobody but a
careful housewife can ever see or think
of, there came most violent ring of the
bell.
"Mercy?" exclaimed Mrs. Watson,
Somebody must be dying or dead
What dreadful night for you to go out
in!'
Mr.. Watson opened the door and peer
ed into the darkness. Not human be-
ing could he see or hear A few seconds
passed, when loud, gruf voice was
heard asking:
"Can you splice us to-night?''
For an instant the minister was con-
fused, not being accustomed to the use of
of that nautical term in relation to the
duties of his profession. A second
thought, however, made clear to him the
possibility that splicing might be within
the limits Of his particular province; and
so, raising his voice above the storm, he
replied:
III you mean to ask me sir, 70 marry
you, I shall be most happy to perform
the ceremony. Is the lady with you9"
"Ha ha! that's a good one Sary Ann
you mean2 Don't suppose I'd come to
get the knot tied without her,do ye? No,
sir; she's right here in the cart"
Mr.. Watson need not step back to in
form his wife Of the great event which
was to take place, for she had heard all
the conversation and was using her ut
most endeavors to expel the laugh from
her countenance before the happy pair
appeared.
1t must be confessed that the sight of
the couple was not conductive to gravity.
They had passed the bloom of youth, and
had made no special effort to conceal the
fact. Both had evidently come directly
from their work, which indeed, the gen
tleman proceeded to intimate.
"Fact is, parson, It's rather bad night
outside; and so I says to Sary, what's the
use; let's not fix up BIT, but go just as
we are. The knotll hold Jest as we'll as
it we had on onr best bib and tucker.
And beside, parson, we want to take the
old folks by surprise, and they'd be sure
to suspect something if we'd gone to work
and put on all the riggin's.n
Mrs. Watson was glad for this little
opportunity to smile, and promptly i'm
proved it. What would she not have
given for the privilege of good hearty
laugh.
The brief ceremony concluded, Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson extended their congratula-
tions.
THAR" broke in the newly married
man, " is the ticket; guess you'll find it
Q. z. Now, Sary, let's be goin'. Plaguey
tough ride before us. Good BY, parson.
Good-by, ma'am. Much obliged Tor the
job: Hope to do as much for you, some
time"
1.-THE "cart ratified away. and Mrs
Watson. into whose hands her husband
had delivered the certificate, mode haste
to open it, thinking that, after all, il
wasn't best to judge people by the out
side, and that the strange man might
have done something handsome by way
of a fee. There it wss! A billl Yes
and upon it the magnificent figures of one
dollar!
.'Well, declare" shouted Mrs. Wat.
son, isn't this too mean for anythine
Shame on that man; he don't deserve t.
be married.
Nov, my DEAR" said the minister
''you should not be too hard, for am
sure you had at least dollars worth Of
enjoyment out of the OCCASION"
Yes, SD, and l noticed somebody who
seemed trying to keep from laughter.
Next day little Bobby's shoes were
bought with the wedding fee. the minis.
ter's pants were brushed and cleaned for
the hundredth time, and the good lady,
by dint of extraordinary management
made the old dress answer an excellent
purpose.
The spring passed away, and the sum
mer in all its beautiful bloom and sbund.