The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-02
Wedding Incidents.

a Few years since, says a Detroit pa
| ler, young gentleman from the interi-
Or OF the State came to the city for the
( purpose OF meeting there and marrying
young lady who, being left an orphan
he year previous, had found a home
Flth an aunt, who was bitterly opposed
20 the match. The plan was for the
gentleman to come to Detroit on an early
Train, make the necessary arrangements,
and meet her at the depot at o'clock in
slle evening. Accompanied by friend,
: person was found who consented to the
ceremony being performed in his own
parlors, and all preparations completed,
the gentleman repaired to hotel for a
quiet smoke before the train should ar
rive. While SO engaged, the intended
bridegroom bethought him of the fnan-
elat phase OF the transaction, and in
qulred of his friend what was the custom
airy fee, and how and when it was to be
paid, apologetically adding, with little
nervous laugh: ''You see, my boy, I
/ never was married before"
The desired information was given,
he soon-to-be Benedict withdrew to a
ade-table, procured paper and envelope
and indited a note to. the clergyman,
thanking him for his kindness aud ask
ing his acceptance of the inclosed, at
the same time wishing he were able to
give more. The reverend gentleman
declares he wished the same, for the en-
velope did not contain penny.
| Almost equally common is the expert
lence OF marrying those who resort to all
manner of schemes to evade payment. A
well-known clergyman narrates an in
stance in point. He was then preaching
lat Dexter, Mich, when an apparently
Verdant couple came over to his study
from the hotel. They had come to town
on purpose to be united by this clergy
man, they said, and were going on a
slower" The ceremony over, the
groom thrusts his hands deep into one
pocket after another, and then, with a
well stimulated annoyance calculated
ST declare, Jane, have left my money
in the trunk over at the hotel!'' He
would go right over aud get it, and be
/ back in minute. The clergyman, how
ever, had been bitten before, and blandly
suggested that, inasmuch as he was
| coming back SO soon, the BRIDE could
! wait there till his return. This arrange
ment seemed to be very satisfactory; and
the groom started for the hotel. He
soon returned and said: "Jane, can't
unlock that pesky trunk O your'n. You
will have to come over and do it. !" Evil
IDENTIFY the trunk resisted their combined
efforts, for the clergyman never saw
them afterwerd. rs
One of Detroit's oldest csergymen mar
rates an incident that occurred soon after
he had located there, when he knew
but little of the people, and nothing
whatever of the localities. He was wait
ed upon by not very Professionalism
ing man, who wished him to come down
to FRANKLIN street to ''marry me and
Lie" To the minister Franklin street
sounded as aristocratic as would Wash
ington street, but he admitted that he
was a trihe taken aback when he followed
his guide into the house and found he
was in saloon. However, saloon keep,
ers must be married as we'll as
other people, was his thought, and he
followed on through the room, up a
flight of stairs and into the sitting room.
Then the guide, who proved to be the
groom as well, stepped into the hall and
shouted: "Come on, Lie! Come on,
girls, the parsons come" And into the
room trooped crowd that showed him
that he had got among the slums. The
opportunity was to good to be lost, and
under the guise of that wedding cere-
mony he preached such a sermon upon
the subject of morality as those present
had probably never before listened to.
That his address had been Of no avail,
however, he was convinced by the forci-
BILE and expressive remark of the
groom, as shifting his fists togeth-
er, he triumphantsy shouted: "There,
Lie, I'd like to to see that fellow get
you now"