The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-05
A Romance.

II was ltC0 ldSb SATURDAY d1tcTuOOu
that a young couple entered Justice B.
p. Taaffe's snug court. They were in
love. Their eyes illustrated this fact,
and their tongues as well. They want.
ed to be made husband and wife. When
could the ceremony be performed!
His Honor looked very wise, and said
in his happiest way: II can perform
the ceremony at once if you SO desire
it."
Matte Elwood was the lady in the
case, and she blushed scarlet at the
thought of SO soon becoming wife.
William Gerstein was the lover, and he
turned pale for the very same reason.
He drew his lady love to one side and
whispered something into her ear which
sounded very much like "Washlewe.
dobout-it.''
The lady turned to the Court before
answering the question and asked, in q
soft, sweet way: ''Could you perform
the ceremony tomorrow at five?''
"I could" said his Honor; "but re.
member that delay in cases of this kind
is dangerous"
II will remember" said the lady,
taking the arm of her escort and walk.
ing away.
On Sunday afternoon at 4:45 sharp,
Miss Elwood, together with two lady
and two gentlemen friends, walked into
court again. They looked at his Honor
and then all around the court as though
looking for some one. "He. hasn't got
here yet, has he?' said the bride, look
ing straight at his honor with pair OF
dark, bright eyes.
"No," said he; "nOt yet"
There was q rustic of silk and satin,
and three ladies and two gentlemen
were seated in chairs generally filled by
individuals whose chief aim in life is to
sit on jury of six. There sat the
bride with her quartette of friends.
They looked happy, but she that was
soon to become wife looked anxious,
and as the hour of five approached her
pretty round face became trifle elon-
gated. His Honor, too, looked trifle
melancholy, while the clerk of the
court was for some reason overcome by
a violent fit of exclamation.
evil he never Gomez" said the
bride, looking through the window and
away down the long street.
cit looks as though he might not
come," said George Andrews, a good
looking young gentleman who had
come along to stand up with the groom;
"but if he doesn't, Matte, if he
doesn't, I'll marry you. I will; I'll
marry you myself"
ooh, George!' said Matte. elbow
can you talk so here, before everybody,
tool" .......
"How can II Why I mean business;
if he won't marry you I will, and you
won't have to do any waiting either"
said George.
There was right here a lull in the
proceedings. George and Matte drew
up closer to each other and INDUCED in
quite an argument. George must have
got the best of it, as in a few moments
he was upon his feet, and, with his left
thumb stuck in the side of his vest and
his right arm outstretched, he said:
''Judge. let the wedding go on; will
take the place of the missing bride
groom"
The marriage certificate was made out
and George Andrews and Matte Ell
wood were made one. There is back
Of the court proceedings a prelude to
this story. Long years ago George An
drews and Matte Elwood went to
school together in Flint, Mich. There
they learned to love each other, but it
was school-boy and girl love. Matte
came to this city to live. Last Sunday
George arrived in St. Louis. He came
here to accept position in large man.
ufacturing house, and, upon his arrival,
happened to think of his old friend,
Matte Elwood. He called upon her at
noon Sunday, and she told him that
that afternoon she was to be married to
one William Gerstein. Looking at her
old friend George, she said, 1--WE are to
be married in quiet and off-hand way,
and you may come and see how It's
DONE" George went and saw it done,
as he now claims, to his entire satisfac-
tion.-St. Louis Republican.