The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-29
An Unpleasant Hitch.

"I hate to see hitch in wcddin,"
remarked a farmer from out Jamaica
way, rs he dropped into the counting
room with nuptiai notice. "It looks
bad and it makes talk"
"Anything wrong about this wedding?"
asked tho clerk, as he made change for
the old man.
Nothing positively wrong, but it
didn't launch like want to see things
Of that kind. You soen by tho notice
that Buck Thomas was marin Mary
Biff, md at one time we begun to think
they never would get through the cere-
mony."
"What was the hitch ?"
"Why Buck is Methodist and Mary
is 'Piscopalain, and rs one wanted one
service, and the other another, they
patched up some kind Of d scheme to
have both. Neither would go to tho
others church, but each had their own
minister, and the weddin' come off in
the school house. The 'piscopal mill
lister married Mary and the methodist
undertook to marry Buck, and there
they was talsin' alternate ;whacks at the
thing, and neither payin' any attention
to tho other. The methodist brother
fired off sermon first, and tho bride
sat down and went to sleep. Then tho
'piscopalain said as how we'd all drop
ped in to SEQ that woman fined, but he
wouldn't say who to, and wanted to
know if there was any objections. That
started up tho methodist. who began to
ask Buck if he knew what solemn
business he was peggin' at, and if he
really meant trade. All that time the
'piscopalain was howlin' around about
this woman, and Mary was sayin' she'd
do this and that and tho other. The
methodist was marin away on his side,
and finally they brought up agin n
stump.
"How's that p asked the clerk
"Well, the 'piscopalian wouldn't rec
ognize Buck or his minister, and the
methodist wouldn't have nothin' to do
with Mary or her preacher. and .thore
was no way of gittin' 'em together.
Everything WAS all ready except askin'
them if they'd take each other, and
neither ono Of 'em would do it. Mary
and Buck was standin' hand in hand,
and the crowd was gettin' hungry"
t'In what respect ?" inquired the
| "Because there was no one to pro-.
nounce 'em man and wifo. Buck tried
to reason Mary into lettin' the methodist
do that part, and Mary argued with
Buck and tried to persuade him into lis
TENN to her preacher;bu it was no use
That brought on another row, and as it
was gittin' nigh on to dark, we NIL felt
that somethin' ought to bo done, as we'd
been there most all day"
"Well, did they get married ?" asked
the tired clerk.
eyes; We fixed it up. The ministers
was gittin' pretty mad at each other, but
they agreed that they'd each attend to
thoir own flock, so the methodist said Il
now pronounce you man, and tho 'pis-
copalian said. Il now pronounce you
wife, and they let it go at that. Then
Buck paid the methodist, and tho 'pis-
copalian wanted to know whore he came
in. Buck said he'd hired his man and
paid him, and, as he was not RESPONSE
BILE for his wife's foolishncss before q
marriage, her parson could whistle for
his wealth. I.guess therell be o law
suit about it, for the piscopalian says
hell have half Of that fl dollars if it
takes leg off to tho armpit. I don't
like to SEQ them hitohcs Mt wcddin's. It
don't look right, and it ain't business"
With which reflection tho old man
buttoncd up his change and drove homo
in deep meditation.