The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-14
GETTING A MARRIAGE LlcExss.
Some Of tho Difficulties In the Road tt
~ Welded Ni!sS.


Welded Hi!ss.
Z A general impression prevails that the roat
to matrmony Is smooth compared to thai
Travelled after marriage, and that the formu
Ia Tor taking wife is something like the old
recipe for cooking q rabbit, which began
"Firs. get your rabbit" lfyou ask the aver,
age young man to describe the process OF be,
coming Benedict, be will probably say,
First get your woman. Thr rest Is easy
enough In brief. bis description would be,
"The way 10 marryis to marry"
Whether the operation Is as easy us this
represents 1t depends" The difficulties
which lie In the approach 10 welded bliss
vary In diiIrrent States, and In our own the
inexperienced swain who would take unto
himself Shelp meet for him often encounters
obstacles lie Ind not counted upon, md the
surn,onniing OF which necessliates Il trip 10
the nelghborIng Gretna Green," West Alex.
ander, or tho compliance with forms OF which
no before knew nothing Such cases are mol
untreluently developed at the office Of
County Clerk Hook, In this city. A consid.
cradle proportion u the applicants for mar.
riagt licenses falt 10 obtain tho coveted docu.
n,cnt, and 30 away with heavier heart, In.
stead OF . lighter pocketboOk. 81
Out Of tho three applications tor licenses
TO we'd yesterday, two could not legally OH.
tain them. Ono OF these subsequently sue.
ceedea In getting the H,agio i'aaer, after .
round OF toruialities, but the other probably
rests Ia single loneliness YET. unless lie proili-
ea by Tho atlyire Of Clerk Hook md availeil
himself Of the convenience Of Squire Muyes's
otice, over the lennsylyAnia line. The first
one w'as IN Engllsbman who has only been
1T this country little over g year. Recently
Mcrrle England cnnie over ut his request 10
fulfill the VOWS she Ind piishted before he
left her 10 seek II home for both III free Amer
leo. Yesterday the young man presented
Himself 1t tia Clerks office and with some
embarrassment made knows his GRAND.
Alas the young lady was not OF tho legal
ssa, and tho license could not be issued lie
waJ it daanlarT AL the remedies sue.
gcstcd by experience aeye ree!tel by AIR.
Hook, hut so'ae difficulty iNie!geHad which,
made each course seem impossible, except u
trip 10 "Scrabblrt' and lhr sturdy I.rton dc.
parted to consult with his lady love. No
doubt her wolnaii's wit would conceive some
way out Of the labyrinth OF difficulties.
The nc4t applicant Was young gentleman
from Monroe county, 0!liu. lle, too, va,
met with the Information Tint ,as tho woman
Of his choice was not twenty one, he would
have to procure her parents consent before
q iibBnEe could be granted him. This only
iatbur Of tic brEae csssGt Wis aeaa ana haf
mother, though living, was in an ihacccssihie
Inaccessible uutler tho circaaistanccs} part
Of the dark Hills Of Monroe" She had
ffIe,: given her consent to her daughters
vouch fer II but lha mall Hissl inie.ealea,
aud his testimony was not competent under
The circumstances. A suggestion that the
nuptiAis be postponed was met with deci.
lei aey4iiya. The wedding had been set for
to-day. and io'l'ay u ahonlil tpke place,
West Aexauder's inviting cfoSepe.a. aud The
kiUdlier tenor OF the laws Of the Keystone
State, WINS made known with us untavorablca
reception. The intention was to be married
o., lke Island, and the dctermined.to.
bridegroom would rot ENTERTAIN any idea Of
a change. Tho !ast resort 4aa ihp bpIai,tt;
ment, With due iosmatt.y, OF guardian Tor
the g'rl, and with this plan under considcra.
;iicn the disappointed applicant for authority
10 bocoNe hsppy departed. Shortly lie re.
appeared with tsiGMphaat face and two
gentlemen well knownin basine.. ai;clss.
The future bride vas domestic In the fam.
lily OF one Of these. and he had consented 10
be qualified as ,he guardian OF the maid,
white the other agreed to he hound in thb
spm Of 500, Of his goods ind ch4tlets 10 be
icyiea :cr tho use Of tho State, OH this con-
'',ion, to.wit: That i tfe said guardian do
and perform all and siugly the duties of Q
guardian, the said bond 10 be null and void.
bpt i to 50 do he should make default, then
to he in full i.rpc md effect. This settled
it. 4 few scratches e the pen au4 the ri.
youth departed, and no Doubt falt
uil the ha lpior for the ohstpcics hc had over.
cone.
These are but sarnplc cases. They occur
daily. Aud the moral OF itall is that II those
who tipgi,e to wed will have the fore.hought
10 attend 10 such farmsli,ies. before they
walk up 10 The Clerks oliea ss;:
pTopaipd the initial query. rs this where
yoH get marriage licenses q they will save
prevent ''veXutiouS delaYr.f ..