The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-07-20
A WEDDING INFELICITY.
The Trouble In Marrying an Episcopalian
and II Methodist.

brooklyn Eaglel
81 hate to see hitch in weddin',"
remarked farmer from out Jamaica
way, as he dropped into the Eagles
counting room with nuptial notice.
'It looks bad, and it makes talk.
Anything wrong about this we'd
dingg' asked the 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 seen by the notice
that Buck Thomas was marryin' Mary
Biif, and at one time we begun to think
they never would get through that GER
emony'
What was the hitch ~
"Why. Buck is Methodist, and
Mary is a 'Piscopalian and, as one
wanted one service aud the other an
other, they patched up some kind of a
scheme to have both. Neither would
go to the others church, but each had
their own minister, and the weddin'
came off in the school house. The 'Pis-
copal minister married Mary, aud the
Methodist undertook to marry Buck,
and there they was, takin' alternate
whacks at the thing, and neither was
payin' any attention to the other. The
Methodist brother fired off a sermon
first, and the bride sat down and went
to sleep. Then the 'Plscopalian said
as how we'd all dropped in to see that
woman joined, but he wouldn't say
who to, and wanted to know If there
was any objections. That started up
the Methodist, who began to ask Buck
il he knew what solemn business he
was peggin' at, and il he really meant
trade. All that time the 'Piscopaiian
was howliu' around about this woman,
and Mary was sayin' she'd do this and
that and the other The Methodist
was marryin' away on his side, and
finally they brought up agn stump"
"Iiow's thaty' asked the clerk.
"Well, the 'Piscopalian wouldn't
recognize Buck or his minister, and the
Methodist wouldn't have aothin' TO do
with Mary or her preacher, and there
was no way of gettln' 'em together.
Everything was all ready, except askin'
them if they'd take each other, and
neither one OF 'em would do it. Mary
aud Back was standin' hand in hand
and the crowd was gettln hungry.
'How did they get through it!'
''rhey had to compromise. They
wrangled around for time, and finally
Back spoke up OF his own accord and
said he'd take Mary for his welded
wife. and then Mary chipped in and
said she'd take Buck for her husband.
At that we all cheered and hollered.
But there they pumped on another
snag."
"In what respect ?" inquired the
clerk.
Because there was 10 one 10 pro-
nounce them man and wife. Buck
tried to reason Mary into lettin' the
Methodist do that part, and Mary ar
gued with Buck and tried TO persuade
him into istenin' to her preacher but
it was no use. That brought on another
row, and AS 1t was gettin' nigh on to
dark, we all felt somethin ought to be
done, as we'd been there most all day
"Wel, did they get married p
asked the tired clerk.
"Ycs We fixed it up. The minis
ters was gettin' pretty mad at each
other, but they agreed that they'd
each attend to their own flock SO the
Methodist said, i now pronounce you
man, and the 'Piscopalian said, Il
now pronounce you wife, and they let
it 90 at that. Then Buck paid. the
Methodist, and the 'Piscopalian wanted
10 know where he came in. Buck said
he'd hired his man and paid him, and
as he.was not responsible for his wife's
foolishness before marriage, her parson
could whistle for his wealth. guess
there'n be lawsuit about it, for the |