Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-11-11
A North Carolina Eiarriaae.

Harper's Magazne.l
S on after the close Of the late
war, Captain x was appointed d
justice of the peace in ,untry
place not far from Raleigh, North
Carolina.
His father had been a planter in
a rather small way, anu bis N the
captain, and his entire stock oil
''bo k larnins' was email and
poorly selected; but anv lack il,
general information Was fully made
NJ, for his uses, by self assertion.
Late one afternoon, as he was rid :
ing hotne from Rf'eigh, he met a
young woman and two men, who
hailed him and enquired if he was
Captain X. The young woman
and one of the young men wished
IL he married at ouce. The other
mad come as witness. They had
procured the necessary license, hut
an irate father was on their path,
and swoie they should not be mar
ried 1t was considered Of all ac-
counts safest tn have the cerelno ~
pei tnrme without delay, aud try
pac tIcatipn atterWard.
Now the captain had never wit
es-ed marriage, aud naturally
had no very cletr idea of what
was usual IN such Cases. He re-
rnenhered having seen book
about the house wears before with
form Of a marriage in it, but
what the book was and where it
w:s he could not remember.
"Whv," said be. when he told
the story years afterwird, !" knew
the 'Postles' creed AMI command
nents, and at first thought id
Use 'en TO begin on, bur then |
recko'ie,l, on the whole, they was
too iuri:ed solemn.
He asked the couple TO come to
his house, secretly hoping that he
would tind that book; but they
declined, trr the lrason that the
matter admitted of no delay.
a less assure.l man would have
b en sorely pcrplexcd, bu; not h.
lie los; no time in removing his
mar, and renaik KID, Hats off il
lie presence Of the court All
icing vered, he said, "pll
swear yon IN fact off. Hold upI
your right hands"
Ne to,." as!!soi the friend Of
the groom.
"Ot course sald the captain,
''all witnesses must be SWORN. You
and each Of YOU 10 sn!ennly swear
that the evidence +on shall give in
this case shall be the truth, the ole !
truth. am nottlin' but the truth,
s'eip you Col. You, John Mlr-
vin. do selenaly swear that TO t1e
oesl OF your knowlcd! re an belief
>on take this Yer woman TO hav. |.
an to held for yerself, yer heirs,
exekn;crs, administrators and AS
signs fr your al their use an be
nont forever Z"
Il d. answered the groom.
You, Alire Ever, take this yer
man TOR yer husband to hev an ter
mold forever, and you do further |
swear that You are lawfully seizeo |
ia fee simple, are free from all in
;unhrance, and hev good right TO !
sell, bargain ami convey to tn said
grantee, yerseIf, yer heirs, admin
traitors, and assigns =
well john" said the captain.
-hat'il be about u Gollar'n fifty |
ccnts."
Are we married p ask the 9th
er.
"Not by burned sight We ain't,'
luoth the captain, with emphasis +;
but the fee comes in here" Alter
some fnmhliny it was proiuced
and handed TO the ''court," who
xalniEcd il to make sure that ii |
was alright. and tnen pocketcd it,
and continued Know all men by |
these presents, tha, |, Captain y,
,f Il ,leigh, North Carolina, being
in good health and of sound and
lisposin' m.nd, III consd ration OF
a doll;.i'n fifty cents 10 me III hand
paid, the receipt whereof Is hereby |
acknowledged, do and by these
have declared you man
and wife during good behavior, and |
until otherwise ordered hy tie
court"
The men put on their hats again,
the young couple, at:e.' shaking
their benc!actor's hand. went OH to
meet their destiny and the iraie
father, while the captain rode home
richer i'll experience.
How | oveIy Woman StoODS TO Foiiy.