Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-05-13
STRANGE WEDDING FEES.

We knew clergyman who orce re.
ceiyed from wealthy groomsman, a
bright penny, inclosed in dozen
wrappers. He always persisted in be-
Loving that the intentions was to give
him twenty dollar gold piece. We
were not 80 credulous,
A clergyman, who was formerly To-
Gated in Hartford, Conn, but now in
New York, married not long ago a
couple, who at once started for Eu-
rope. The bridegroom was a man OF
wealth, and before ho presented him
self before the bridal altar he placed
one hundred dollar greenback in
his vest pocket to give the p'raon for
the marriage foe, and did pay it to
him as ho supposed. While crossing
the ocean Lc discovered, greatly to
his astonishment, the bill in the pock-
ct where he placed it, and coald ac-
count for it's presence there only on
the theory that he must have had an
other bill of different denomination
which he had donated to the clergy
man by mistake. On getting bacl' to
this country be determined to solve
the mystery, and waited upon the
reverend gentleman, who did not
recognize him, and inquired if on o
certain date he did not marry GER
tain couple. The clergyman remom-
bered the occasion perfectly. Il
know | am about to ask an imperti-
uont question" said the visitor; "but
| should like to bo informed what fec
you received for performing the cere-
mouy?' The clergyman recognized
the man as tho one he had married,
and said that ho would Of course
crafty him, since he was SO anxious
to know. II received" he went or
10 say, "a very small quantity OF fine
cut chewing tobacco, folded in very
small piece of paper" That was
enough. The only thing remaining
to be done was to apologize fer the
curious bluuder, laugh hartily, and
make the one hundred dollar deposit
good.
An old uncle once brought his
niece TO q rectorv, on cold, rainy
day, to be married and then, after
the ceremony was over, fumb!ed
about for tv o-dollar bill, and, moi
being abe to find it, said, as be hand
ded the parson a five dollar bill
Take the change ont of that for q
two dollar job. It's kind o wet and
cold like to-day, and guess two dol
lars will be about TIE right thing.
OF couse the amount of a marriage
fee is a delicate question, whicf
clergymcn are generally too modest
TO determine, much more to ask; Lu
we never heard 1t 20 neatly disposst
of as this:
A Quaker married u woman of th'
the Oanrch Of Englan |. After th'
ceremony, the vicar aaked for his foe
which lie eaid waa crown. Th'
On ker, aatonished at the demand
said if he would show him any tex
10 the Scripture which proved his fee
were a crown, he would give it to hin
him. Upon which the vicar directly
turned to the 18th chapter Of Prov
erbs and 4lh verge, where it said
"a virtuous woman is u crown TO he
husband"
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ening, vitalizirg and purifying, BY
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muscle producing material than al
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while free from the objections urged
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