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Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
GRRVInss TOMORROW.

Bethany Baptist church, cor Elm and
Jackson stS., Rev. r. X, Greil past Or .Preaoh
inI a. Il. 30 u. IN, and 80 D. III, Morning
subIeSt The burDlnE bu h IN m0dSTL
churchC1. Evening subject GU4's Interest
In Il lost soul SabD6tL ,ChUCl at a. IN.
and 2 p. III. PASTORS Bible class meets at .
=. IN,
CEETRAL PRRSBITEmAE UHUHCH King
Street, near Eighth street. Rev J. II. NIX
on u. D., pastor. Service at 1913 a. 10
and 80 p M Serm onF Tor the close CT the
year Seats free attic evening" service
Cordial welcome At all time
bpNorth N. II. Church, corner Tenth and
Church streets, Rev. John White. pastor.
Preaching and Sacrament Of tbs LOr1s sup.
per at 10 30 a. III. BY hev. A j. Scott
Preaching In the evening At 100 o'clock ,ts b"
iji,oWed ny watch night service sunday
Sch OF At / III.
First Presbyterian Church, Market street,
above 9Th. Rev. +. b, DuN2l, pastOr l,.aO q.
III. Se'mUn for Sew Year. 10 .. IN DItcus'
sion OF ito Peoples dIty for The Poop, S
good on the subject Of Iu.GmpuTtHc1. Tublic
cordially welcomed.
GERMAN BArrIST CHURCH corner OF Fitih
and Walnut streets Rev, 4. ". GGlI,
pastor. Preaching $3.50 Il. III ami $50 y. h.
by the pastor Morning subject: "InlhBs
not seen az Yet evening SuDleCt: "NNs'
nave done IN the pact year" Ib3 cuOrch
VIII close Lue ear 1881 fl tho chur1h vita II
lOv0 feast, TO wAlCh c DrdiLl imViL.tI II 70 e&'
tended 10 all Her.uRn..
HapOVer Pee. cEurcn rroLcn,ng aohath
MefhluR and evening ~ the ! Uy L. hlaIhG
Sablsct: "ItO Centurion Of CIeslrcd. -
Evening "ihs c.OslDE year" AL are cor.
daily invited.
ROW Joru,aIem ohurcH, i. y, FarmeloP.
pastor. 1920 am, "lhe OIL, and tho New
Year. 7,3J =. H., "Swedenberg lecture.
H. =. chmch Of the Rcdscmer stu AID
Monroe stS., Ray. J. l.. tgtlin, rector. Sor-
ylces at 1879 4. NJ. and 73t N. MGrning
sutlec: "A Revisw Of the Id KCHr.' Eve.
UluH subject The kCsuouBlDli les I or the
NsT Year" SUNDAY Gcaool at . h. III.
Swedlsh tervicG AZ Is Ugsw0od Chapel, 0vcr
Eleventh GLrCoJ bridge. Preaching every
Sunday morning at - 30 by tne pac,or, KOV.
Carl q, Carlson. SUNDAY rChOOi at ga. III.
second baptist chlr9h, ror4tb and Frencn
sts, Key. Il. Il. COOK, u. d., pastor, Services
appropriate to the closing yehr. Morning {:
"sLuLAD Ing BIOCks.' tyeLiDg An INVITA-
tI0n." Prayer Meeting SUnfsy mOIni T..
iastsFs BlUle class prCmp ly atEp. III.
ST Paul'S M. f. Church, Market street
above 'th 81, Ma1isDu a. Kichaids, i. j.,
pastor. 1910 u. IL. Dr.. L. q. MatlaeE Pre-.
sldluV Lld'r WIll preach. Alta .. IN, M, A..
MohsrIs will speak. SubIeCt: Wssley's
Words
40 On a narrow neck Ctland
'AwiXL two uubouudrd tesr stand"
watch nltht service Will continue uLtll
midnigh'.
ST. JoHN's CHuRou. ;esJices Tomorrow
at 100 u. Ill. and $50 !. =.
Scott NJ. +. church 7lh AMI Spruce street,,
L. II. Dreamer pas or. 1880 b IN Preaching . !
the pastor. Sp. IN. by Rev. A. StenEle.
WaLch niEht sOrViees " continue til mi l.
night. Services every night duIiIg the
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Persons who came up on the Della
ware train this morning report a violent
snow and hail storm now raging in
the vicinity of Dover, and the appear
ance Of the train from OFF the Delaware
road this morning confirms this report
The snow began 10 fall during the night,
and when the train left Dover it was
estimated that the snow was four inches
deep From present indications the
storm will probably reach this point be,
fore to morrow morning.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
A Pleasant

A number of the
Charles Story, a formS1
city, but now of Philad
of his spending n feW
midst, conceived the id
IL reception for his benz
he might meet his tried
Accordingly they GATH
deGCe Of Mr.. StlnsOn, d
below Second, last eve
the house too small
the large number PIese
ed to &. W. Horns 1 81
rosite, where the even
tripping the light tantt
time was had Ref
served IL abundance.
man, on" Of Winnings
ists, furnished the Iuut|l
sion.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
Death Of

David Marshall, p
died at hia residence !
day night, The deco
Of age, aud With the
hrothe, was the oi1esl
aware Bay. He tad
service tor a period Of
retired one year ago Al
with vertigo and apop|
leaves u wife and i've
whom are grown up.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
bargains for the Holidays.

Mr.. ID. smyth, the jswslSr, at No
81 Market street, having decided u
discontinue the business Onsrs his
large stock of jewelry, Silverwars and
other novelties for the holidays At
greatly reduced prices. Buyers WilI
and it to their advantage to visit TINS
store and examine the large SelectiOn Of
iewslry, before making their purchases
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
ia uApIne

This evening "Bulf
pear at the Opera Id
drama entitled "Tweu
faiO BtIt'g Pledge" q
tho best border play Z
presented on the Ames
Cody Is weIl-known
actor, and his long aut
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

a menu "r q, ''r Norma Social Club
called at tha RErD BLICAN Office TO day
and STATED ma H. was not the Norma
SDciaI Clubs nrrhe-tra that PLAYED at
'he entcrtanmsTt given by the German
American Sc.uI one night this week,
a. inadgertIl.y stated, but the Norma
Musical Society, an entirely different
examinations
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
IOUBLIO SALE.


parlor sun, upholstered in hair cloth
marble top table, walnut bed room suit, mar
BILE top oil paintings. mattresses, bureaus
good entry and stair carpets, Ingram and fns
carpets, cane chairs and rOcKeIs, f.. eGten
sion table, dining chairs. lounge, bookcase
and recretaTy sel"feeiing stove. No. Har
vest Home cook toye nearly new; good COO
er and refrigerator. china, glass and queens
ware, coal IN celia, r and many other articles
not here enumerated. House Cor rent. APP
ply to the undersigned. W +. MURPHY.
L. W. Stidnan d son, Aucts dec3h4t
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

You eau now buy the remainder OF
spsncer's stock Of Holiday Goods al
100 Mar ket street consisting Of Toilet
Sets, Writing Desks, Japanese Ware
Dolls, Toys and a great many Other
useful articles al your own prices. BY
taking a look through the stock you
will find many positive bargains al
no reasonable offer will be refused.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
Churchsa

A New Years supp
ment for the benefit q @
the charge of the SeN
nected with the s.
Catholic Church, will
b ,ment of tho chutle
a. Jackson streets,
ming next, January s
are bat % cent, adnalil514
10 the sapper and "a q 81.
tainmept, TIE affaI 1EaEa
An entertaining one aN N
ed on Tuesday event
a good one, and shou
iZsd.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Mrs. G. c. Hin es, OF DanviIle, Va.
is visiting Josephine NJ. h. White, NJ.
D., Of this city.
Mr.. Jacob Suydam and wife, Of Ian
caster, Pa, are visiting relatives in
this city.
Miss Lucy Geist, Of Lewisburg, Pa,
is visiting friends in this city.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
- - -
a. A II

The Ladies AID Society Of DUPONT
Post, No. 2, will hold their second AZ
niversary on Monday evening mex, At
Mrs. j. $. Luzrnburg'-, 5lG Etst Sew
.nth street. Every membrt Is requested
to attend, ~ there IL business Of i'm.
portauco on hand, and good time ID
anticipated.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

| man,
Tho male relatives are respectfully ihytt.
cd 10 attend tn funeral from bis late resi-.
denoe, No, 1913 East Third street, on next
| Monday morning, Jan. LIST at IL O'Clock. Ser
vices ut the h0Hse ~ R.8O. Intermen, in the
Wilmington ana BTandywiLe cemetery.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Yesterday afternoon a boy named
James Feeney broke through the ice
on the pond Of 'be XenebeCk Ice COA-
pany over Third street bridge. He was
rescued by bog famed Louden and
taken to hls hone.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
Dancing Academy.

Mr.. Joseph ?. Cross will open a new
dancing academy in the Mccullough
building, cSrner of Fifth and Walnut
streets, and will give soiree every
Wednesday and Saturday nights. The
first one will take place this evening.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Next Monday, the boys who have 30
faithfully served the REPUBLICAN
during the year, will wait upon our
patrons with their New Year address,
E and it il hoped they will meet with d
generous response.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Our friend Parker, at 1893 East End
street, has Just received another fine lot
of singing csnaries fer Nav Y!ar's
presents. Go and select one for your
aWaethpart
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

James Gihso", sixty years old, re
siding at 1886 Lukens street, t1agmar
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, Who had both feet
cut OF by a locomotive at Thirty.httt
street and Gray's Ferry road on Tue.
day, died yesterday at the University
Hnlpitnl
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Ladies and cblldren's furs, ladies' fur
collars, fur mutfiers, ladies, gents and
boys seal skin caps, smoking caps, ear
muffs, hat brushes, silk, alpaca and
ginkkam umbrellas and canes.
RuInFOrO d. RIN. ,tH4 Market street
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
FIFTH Ed
knFdlRVnA

About eight hundred I
hear Bob" Burdette.
OF the Burlington Hawh|
something funny. Tined
laughed heartily over II
was introduced by the +
Lore From the bsglnn
the Lecture was replsIo
and brilliant word pictI
doteS were extremely ID
MI Burdette possessi
gilt OF language, whioI
tuned to account in his
saying many sensible d.
way. His voice is not
evidently not having d. 4
though he has a wonda
saying funny things n
when he strikes n
though it Is real genu
fails /, give the effect
t." sentiment j. not
The subject, "Ehe n Is
the hOusIaGhe," was
amusing bearings. nj
tue discovery by the
the upper lip contain
rubbing against grain
there, tho treatment ID
hands OF the family, VI
amusing.
Again, his dsscriptioi
man who resolves to ID
girl, no longer for fun,
his call upon a youna
little speech all arran
which he is to say whe
door for him, the bad
creates, the suDsequen
has, the desperate eifoi
ing the Old gentlcms
ending of the affair, d
Burdstte's hearers
iauUh.
When Mr.. Burdett
mington again he no q
large house, as the I'd
created will be lasting
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

The steamer CITY OF jacksonville ran
int, one Of the piers of the Third Street
bridge gu her trip out his morning.
Tao boat carried away pat Of the pier,
but did not damage tho bridge seriously
enough TO stop travel Nerv ltlle III.
jury was BUS aimed by the boat.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Nj. L. L. Weed, general agent for
the Baker q Tarvou Combination was
in this cry today, making arrange
uIents far his company which, will ap-
pear at the Opera House next Satur
day night, the Oh inst.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
New years

Stansbury MURRAY
street. extends Iha
friends for their pay
past year, by wlshlh
New Year. Look IN
tisement in 1855. IL
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
The Whining "a

under tho pripCipal
Crabb willre-open on
January BOD, At 9 "a
% cents to 81 Copper VI
open every night fro
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
Bu GtaKl

Clerk Of the harA
across a tub Of buttel
noon containing ninet
teen, of which falling
dard were cut in iour
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
hualtnB

at reduced prices during the Great Sale.
Visit our store and learn for yourself
how cheap you can buy goods. Crosby
II Hill, go end 222 Market St.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

G. X. Gilmores Tobacco Agency will
remove on or about January lst, from
Water and King TO 100 Eat Second 1T.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

YTOR RENT-THt. CARRIAGE FAC
r toy lcG and Jos Orange st an Ola es-
.abllshet stand with good run Of custom
Shops fitted up first class with all modern
mprJ vements. partner wanted IN the
above business Apply to W. H, WRIGHT
1913 Washington ST. deco 81.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Y OST-A SMALL GRAY CLOTH
! cape. coming from oh and Walnut to
sth and Jefferson streets. The hqder will be
suitably rewarded by lgaN ing It at the ReLub.
lican office or lC2l " seventh ST. dtO-u.
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

Y OST-A RED IRISH SEFI En- o.
IL pup; owners name on collar. .1Agn~t
A reward Of q will he paid tor his return tC
Il. NJ. NAUGHAE. 1905 MATKet II d5D.ti
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

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.MANTED-A dnOD GIRL WANTS a
w place f1rg neral Homework in small
family. Apply EO7 l.. Eighth 81. daJ-Nt
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

CITANTED--A GIRL FOR GENERAL
w horseWoTF, at llQ6 Washington
street. dSO2tt
Daily Republican., 1882-12-30

NGTANTED-A 4IRL FOR GENERAL
w homework. Reference required. 10
East Seventh street. dGO.2tt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

most as decided character as his mas.
ter. "Who is the king of England 2
Kant would ask him in the presence OF
guests. "Mr. Pitt" was the inyariable
answer. Kant heard this so often that in
the end, he himself wanted to hear OF
no other king of England" " One day
Lampe was found TO he waiting at table
in yellow coat. Kant Indignantly on
dered him to sell the coat at once, white
coat with red collar being "the regula-
ton uniform
To his amazement he then heard "that
Lampe was widower that he expected
to be married again on the next day, and
that he had purchased the coat as his
wedding garment" This was sad dis
covery, and Kant never forgave Lampe
for having been SO foolish MS to marry.
At that time Kant was confirmed bach
elor:" and even at an earlier period what
Dr. Stuckenberg calls his "love affairs
were certainly not marked with much
fervor. He thought of asking pretty
widow to become his wife ; but while he
was calculating "whether he could afford
to marry" the pretty widow ''left the city
and married another man." Afterward
the travelling companion of some lady
fascinated him, Kant delayed his pro
posal, and she was already on the border
of Westphalia before he knew OF her de-
parture." OF the only other woman who
is known to have led him "to the verge OF
matrimony" it is stated that, ION near
er acquaintance she lost her attractions.
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VOL. LvI NEW SERIES, VOL. XXIN

and you'll learu to let folkses property
alone after I'm through with We Git
now !" Searching on his forehead for an
imaginary bead Of sweat, Twain glanced
obviously at the enraged bucolic ana
said, well, wh-what- seems-to be
the matter with youP" Matter! I'll
show We, dun We Tryin' to steal my
wood !" "But my good man, | don't
want your wood ~ "Then what in the -
are you cutting it for "Why for exer-
else, that's ALL The doctor said" "Oh,
that's too thin Exercise You look like
n man that would do an, thing for exer-
else? Now. with renewed energy) yon
get right out ohere. Right out" and
the farmer made threatening advances.
But, but, look here, my good man, you
don't know who am. You are not talk
ing to a"-"Yes, do know. You're that
Clemens I've heard about your being
here four weeks ago and I've had my eye
out for you ever since. Now (picking
up pine root, you git Clemens took
up the axe, cast withering look on the
bucolic, and sadly climbed out of the
woods, over the fence and out of danger,
the voice of the enraged landowner ring
ing in his ears for some distance down
the road
Why Mr.. Clemens went 30 far to find a
chopping place, when there were three
orchards between him and the woods. is
not known. Greeley wanted to attack
his wife's favorite shade trees, and Glad
stone has spoiled many II valuable trunk
i'll the park. They were not particular,
and Mr.. Clemens should not have been.
That is the moral this story is intended
to CONVOY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

there, the line canine specimens whiaif
are the ornaments Of his kingly kennel
at Sandtlngham. These dogs are tet
three times day with vegetable and Al
imal food The Christian dog here 1b.
serves the mpnnstic regime and is limitct
on fast days and days of abstinence in hi4
food
There are about 200 dogs held here IN
training orders ior the final lesson II.
humanitarian seeking and finding ON 81
Bernatd's bleak top These dogs have
most attractive names and respond to
them ns mtelIlgently as II corporal quart
ON roll-call. \ sort OF stud book is kept.
which for it's detail and accuracy wonlt
draw tears Of envy from the racing au.
thOritlcs Of Newmarket and which look.
ed over with an interest in dog pedigre.-
thn, would amaze and amuse Il Darwin IN
II flerald's College The first family ot
dogs here are as proud of their lineage NJ
ii they belonged to the hluc4t blood ot
all dOgdom.
may mention on the subject uI lA,-s-.
dogs and their sense OF smell that II o..
kcener than in dogs OF smaller and more
domestic type. 1t il 10y the smell the,
are guided in their chief works 1t l,a,
been said that ''prt dogs" are less strong
in their sense OF smell than the natural
dog and pure and simple \ dog drpliN
ed ui smelling power ceases to he jn?
Schiit, in his treatise on dogs and th,.r
faculties, says the dog with loss Of
smell loses its faculty Of attachment AMI
faithfulness towards his master whom It
''recoSnizes and loves simply ou acconn,
OF his individual perfume" He caused
some young dogs to be deOlfactoriZel ami
forever after they forgot their cunning
ana knew no master, he he ever 50 kind
Inc oliactory nerve in the Mount st
Bernard mastill Is particularly large.
containing shines for increasing the oliac
tory surface, and You do not discover 1t s.,
developed in small dogs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

From the earliest times no event IA hu.
man HE has been associated with a luDlt
extensive folk lore than marriage BE.
ginning with love diylnations, these ale
of every conceivable kind, the anxiou1
maiden apparently having left no stone
unturned III her anxiety to ascertain her
lot IN the marriage state. Some cut the
common brake or fern Just above the root
to ascertain the initials OF her future hus
bands name. Again, nuts and apples
are very tayorite love tests The mode
Of procedure is ior girl to place on the
bars OF CRATE nut. repeating this III.
cantutlDu
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

Morning nj MahaifeyNllle.
The uemulous boughs Of the waving
trees were raining down shadows that tell
cool and ialr upon Lurline Perkins beau
tiful face MS she stood silent and alone
near the woodshed. The murmurou,
signing OF the Summer breeze Was borne
TO her by the traucca an and ever and
anon there came up from the meadows
the sound OF the tanners ax as lie teled
the sturdy asparagus that WIS soon 10 de
light the palutes OF the rich people in this
city who could pay for it, Away To the
eastward, mirroring back the azure dome
OF the sky, lay the lake, and the swell oi
its silver foam but served to make the ST.
lenco deeper
The girl stood for several minutes en-.
tranccd by the scene. Then, turning
sadly away, she exclaimed in low, bitter
tones II suppose | shall have to milk
that drafted cow, and the sooner get At
it the better. chicago Tribun,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

:" doan' know what ! shall do init dat
telephone OF mine," observed n citizen as
he entered the headquarters of the comp
any yesterday and sat down in n disconr-
aged way. "Out OF order, is it?' ''Some-
times it vhas, und sometimes it vhas all
right, If go to speak nit derconl man or
der City Hall, on der butcher it vhas all
right, and / can hear every word. Ii some
body WANTS to order my peer, L get de
name shust ms plain as daylight 'And
when does it fail?" ''Nhell, shust like two
hours ago. A saloon man he owes me SlS,
and rings him oop and calls out, Hello!
hello | likes dot monish to-day ! Den he
WANTS to know who am, nnd he says he
can't cath der name. tell him oafter und
oafter. und by und by he calls DOT dot he
doan' deal in watermelons, aud dot he goes
in to pave Gratiot street, und dot he IS
sorry he cant sign my betition to der
Council. Den ] hal to go all oaft5r again,
und he tells me to stand back, und to
come closer, und to speak louder, and at
last he gifts mad und tells me dot if call
him dandy again he'll proke my head.
It's no use-l ca tmakc one fmy custom
ers hear me. If something's doan all my
telephone, it may be ash my voice is Civ
ing out. l wish you would examine mt
und see ii had better let my son Shon dc
der talking while keep der pooks. .-D6
| krOH Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13
DOGS Win FINE NO>E,.
Animals that Have Pcdirr.es like
chose Of Some Ot the Roy III Ennii ,cs.
,Slon Letter in The Baltimore sum

F'I777I 1V7777 III 777N '17TI'0Ie10 7'7ITT1T
4 variety is given to the little streets
here in Sion, Switzerland, Immediately
adjoining the college and the abbey by
the frequent appearance of n couple Of
monks, accompanied by dozen or more
splendid specimens Of the St. Bernard
mastifl the race Of this dog is kept Wig
orous and pure, though all throughout
the canton notice n number of these an
imals which evidently have strains OF 9TH
er blood.
Their peculiar training for the assist
ance oi wayiarers begins. OF comse, only
on the mountains, and 1t was from the
Monastery ON the st, Bernard that ths
Prince Of Wales obtained, when passing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

Il la dark and cool and shady
Tn the lane,
Aud there gOca little lady
Up the lane.
On the grass the dew Is sparkling
Though The night the grass Is dars nlng;
liut the summer mo II Is rising
Time TO go' II Is advising
"l'p the lane
For The mOonrisc was the token
Ipthe lane,
That fond words We're 10 be- spoken
Up the lane.
sulnc little lady hurrIcs
Far oil hec all cares and worries,
And her pretty face is tiushing.
A. she hears swift footsteps rushing
Up the lane.
Ntlnt moths AT the flowers are slipping.
pthc lane,
sNIfi and sweet the hours are slipping
TIP the lane,
frees. majestic shadows iliugiup,
flrehies piancing, cGickrtS singing,
And white moonlight tn . over
htppN maid and happy lover
u the lane.
-Gotj Chorr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

There is popular notion, says Har-
Dcr's IJ'cckly, that it is the privilege OF
the clergyman who ties the knot to be the
first to kiss the bride ON the conclusion
of the ceremony. Mr. Henderson, in his
Folk Lore of the Northern Counties, a"
relates how clergyman, II stranger i'll
the neighborhood, after performing n
marriage in Yorkshire village, was sur
prised to see the party keep together as
if expecting something. "What are you
waiting for ?" he asked at last. "Please,
SIR" was the bridegroom's answer "ye've
no kissed Molly" Not many years ago,
we are told how II fair lady from the
county of Durham, who was married in
the south of England, SO undoubtedly
rcckoned for the clerical salute that, after
waiting for it in vain, she boldly took the
initiative, and bestowed kiss on the
much-amazed south-country vicar The
practice, too was i'll years past much
kept up in Scotland and is referred To i'll
the following old sorg, i'll which the
bridegroom, addressing the minister,
says:
It's no very decent for you 10 be kissing
| 1t does not look weel In the blacN coat ava;
| TwOuld have set you far better tae mae glen youl
| Than thus by such tricks 10 be breaking the law
Dear Waite, quo Robin us Just an old custom
An the thing that Is common should necr he Il
ta'en;
FOR where ye are wrong, II ye had ma ha wlshc'
him,
You should ha been first It's yourself Ia to blame
1t has been suggested that this custom
may be relic of the OScuium pacjs, ol
the presentation of the Pax to the newl,
married pair. Mr., Henderson also in
forms us that some years ago il was Gus
tomary in Ireland for the clergyman t.
conclude the marriage ceremony with til,
words, kiss your wife," and occasional
ly "the bridegroom was hard put to pre-
vent one or the other of his companion
from intercepting the salute designed 10
y himself"