The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-04
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soon after the oloee q The last va
! CepiAia \ vas appointed justice Il lh
, peace IN country place not fag irau
fAle,gh, North Carolina
liis father had been planter IN a smal
way aud his son the captain hal acquire,
considerable eHperianee IN the business o
managing REAL estate. drawing up deeds
I etc, during the fathers life time. ani
then in settling the estate after his iccease
Further than this be has no legal knovl.
edge aud, indeed, his entire stock of book
learning was small aud poorly selected,
but any lack in general information vas
fully made np, for bis uses. by selfas
sortiou. Late Quo afternoon be was riding
home from Raleigh, he me, Young wo.
man and two men. who hailed him aud
inquired il he was Captain Y, The wo.
man and one Of the men wished 20 be
married Al once The other had eomc as
witness. They had procured tho
necessary license. but an irato father was
on their path, and swore that they should
never be married II was considered ON
all accounts safest 10 have the ceremony
performed without delay. aud try paoifica.
tion afterward
Now the captain had never witnessed
marriage and naturally had no very clear
idea Of what was usual in such cases. He
remembered haviae such a book about
the house years before with the form OF
marriage in it, but what the book was and
where il was he could not remember.
Why said he when he told the story
afterwards, | knew the 'Postles' Creed and
Commandments, and at first thought I'd
use, EN- TO begin on, but then I reckoned
on the whole, they were too burned sol
emn.
He asked the couple TO come TO his |
house, secretly hoping that he could find
that book but they declined. for the
reason that the matter admitted OF no de.
lay.
A less assured man would have been
sorely perplexed, but not he. He lost no
time in removing his hat, and remarked,
Hats off in the presence Of the court.
All being uncovered, he said, I'll swear
you in fnst oil Hold up yer right hands
Me too ? asked the friend Of the groom.
OF course said the captain. all witnesses
must be sworn You and each Of you
swear that the evidence you
shall give in this case shall be the truth,
tn ole truth, an nothing but the truth,
s'elp you God You John Marvin, do sol.
emnly swear that TO the best Of your
an belief you take this yer
woman ter have an ter hold for yerself,
yer heirs, exckyerters, administrators, and
'ssigns, for your m their use an behOof ,
brewer?
do, answered the groom
You, Alice Ever, take this yer man for
'er husband, ter hev an ter hold forever /,
md you do further swear that you are
awfully siezed in fee-simple and are free
rom all incumberance, aud hey good right !
0 sell, bargain, convey to the said grantee
erself, yer heirs, administrators, and as.
igns
| do, said the bride rather doubtfully.
Well John, said the captain, thatll be q
bout dollar n fifty cents. !,
Are we married asked the other.
Not by a burned sight ye amt, quoth =
le captain, with emphasis but he( fee
'Dies IL here. After some fumbling il was !,
reduced and handed to the Court, who
Samined it to make sure that 1t was all :,
ght, and then pocketed it, and continued; :,
now all men by these presents, that /, ,I
aptain X, Of Raleigh, North Carolina,
eing in good healtd and of sound and :,
sposin mind, in consideration Of dol
r n fifty cents to me in hand paid, the =.
ceipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
and by these presents have declared you :,
m and wife during good behavior, and
It'll otherwise ordered by the court.
The men put on their hats again, the =
ung cuple, after shaking their benefac-
rs hand, went on to meet their destiny
d the irate father, while the captain rode =.
me richer in experience. -