The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-11-27
a Tronble.ome slnrriage.

This anecdote is extracted almost verbatim
from the note book of clergyman who oficiated
on the occasion, and is as follows: This morn
log married mariner named William B
TO Sarah c., and think | shall never forget
it. The wedding party consisted OF four persona,
there being present besides the bride and BRIDE
groom an elder mariner and bis wife. A little
confusion was occasIoned at first, owing TO the
ancient mariner, In answer 10 my question, rep
reseniing himself To be the bridegroom, bat this
soon put right, and the real parties stood up
before me. All went on as usual up to the time
when the woman had TO say, i, Sarah, take thee,
William when, upon my telling her to take his
hand and repeat after me. she exclaimed, 10 my
great amozement i can't Yes, you can, OBJ
served the bridegroom. No. can't say it, re-
peated she Come. said |. preserving my grav
ity by an effort which surprised myself. cannot
you say the words after mA?' Oh mol |
couldn't You can say 1t alter him, remOnstra-
ted William again. oh, nor And now the
female attendant mariner struck in. IN a sweet
Irish brogue 'Arrah cant ye say it afher the
iantleman dear {? with a stress on the jantleman
which no italics cBn convey. No use at all
either she couldn't or she wouldn't. The bride
groom apparently thought 1t was real incapacity
and that he had OWNED the true reason of her
refusal, for he now suggested as d probable ex-
| plhUatlOu Ou sets cit, sue Cuu ueitucI Icdu
nCr write that's what it is. There seemed at
this point some danger Of the conversation be-
coming general SO that was obliged to request
silence. and that might be allowed 10 conduct
| the ceremony 10 my own way for the elder
mariner thought it time TO put in his oar, which
he did by winking one eye-the other was out
aud observing With jerk of his thumb toward
the bride, say it, However. say it she could
not, and as she was trembling all over, began
10 think that all might not he right SO nude
her sit down, and questioned her and the whole
party as TO whether there existed any impede
ment 10 the marriage Having at length salts
fed myself that there did not. and that it was a
pure case of nervousness. inquired for salts or
smelling BEETLE, but nothing Of the kind was at
hand--only large nosegsy of doubtful freshness
which the female friend ofhclOusly thrust under
the brides veil, apparently under the Impression
that any smell would work cure. Finding her
by this time rather more composed, thought
would try little calm reasoning. and asked h0r
whether she really meant TO take William toI
her husband and on her agreeing that she did.
further suggested that she might Us well say SO
and, moreover, that nobody but herself cOuG say
ii, and that if che didn't she never would have
him at all. Yielding at last TO these arguments
SHE expressed her readiness TO have another try
whereupon she stood up and managed to stumble
through the necessary form OF words. and the
ceremony was completed. But my dficuIte;
were not quite over. When we got into the yes
try the bridegroom signed his name in the regis
ter without making any difficulty, but all the
rest of the party stouuy maintained that they
could not write. bad not much doubt that thu,
was true with respect TO the two females but
strongly suspected that my friend, the ancient
mariner, with the one eye, could write if he chose
DO you really mean 10 tell me- said, that you
have never written your own name? Well
SIR he answered. i don't mean to say for wha
| have wrote my name-on piece o paper-bN
| shouldn't like TO wentur IN that ere book.
Could do otherwise than excuse a man win
showed such respect for my registers So ] lie
them aiiix their marks, and, the signing beinl
completed, observed to the bride that now sh
, had said the solemn words she must mind an
keep to what she had said, which the bridegroom
capped by saying. quite gravely, not jocnselJ
Yes you've put your foot in it, One last Incl
dent remains TO be told: When they had on
by one all filed out of the vestry. observed tn
ancient mariner standing at the door, in liz
geung sort Of way. with his legs rather wild
apart, and one hand half stretched out towar
me. Instantly dvining his wish. | advanced an
shook hands with him, whereupon they all r,
turned, one by one and shook hands with me.
II All the Year Round.