Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-21

We recollect wedding at Whish the
happy pair had no sooner been united
than, 70 the amazement OF every one ex-
cept the officiating clergyman, who had
been let into the secret few minutes
before, the eldest brother OF the br1de
advanced with one Of the blushing
bridesmaids and requested that the GER
emony should be repeated for thsir BE-
hoof. Il appearing that all the necee1afy
legal and other preliminaries had oesn
duly arranged, the demand vas complied
with, and the company celsbrstsd two
weddings instead Of one.
This recalls H. case Of N sot9pgiGtne
6ooteh widow who, failing ~ eppooS.
ana 81 the 0ventful moment Of hes NJ
tended second husband. utilized the 90
oasion, the clergyman and the oompaIy
In Q way which must call forth The adm
ration Of the most skilled diplomatist.
She was . bouncing young widow OF
twenty-five, and had agreed to marry
4" No. g" - che playfully termed him, IN
q year and q day from the demise OF
No. l." The happy day fell on We'd
needay, and the ceremony Vas 70 eake
place at the brides house. a maRnid-
cent wedding feast Sas provided, and
about sixty guests invited. The hour
fixed for the marriage was 6 pm. In the
forenoon the bridegroom arrayed hon-
self in his best and went OF to invite
few friends in tho country who had been
overlooked. Whether he happened TO
take with him q copy Of the Pickvick
Papers," and came across Mr.. Weller's
famous advice TO his son Sam on the
subject Of vidders, will probably never
be known; but BY this or some other
means he appears 70 have been reduced
TO \ peculiarly vacillating state OF mind
with regard TO the important step be was
about to take; for BY the afternoon post
his bride-elect reoeived from him an in
timation TO the effect that he had con-
sciencious scruples a. 70 marrying 40.
man 90 recently widowed. He would
make it q matter Of careful considerA-
ton, and abide by the result OF his SUBJ
sequent feelings. She was not 70 take
this a. q positive deolination; but II no
had not arrived BY six O'Clock, she might
consider the marriage of. The widow
did not faint or 90 into Mysteries, but
dscked herself in her bridal robes and
smilinQly received the guests Who had
boen hidden TO tho feast. Whom all the
company had arrived the lady read to
them the communication she had re-
oeiyed from the recreant bridegroom.
Loud and long were the denunciations il
ELECTED, and the heroic bearing Of the
the widow under such trying circom-
stances was marked and commended by
all. "This need not prevent the feast"
she said; and the banqueting began.
The fsasting over, the room WAS cleared
for dancing, and everything went a. mer-
vs1v "a - thu ~aAISuu had v,anaA6 M
under the most favorable auspices. The
result Of it all was that an elderly bach
elor, who had opened the ball with the
Of her that, before tho evening was far
advanced, he had proposed, and, what
was more, had been accepted. The min
lister was recalled; and. at II pm. the
wedding. though not the one for which
the guests bad boen assembled, was sol
emnized. Tho ceremony had scarcely
been performed when the door bell was
violently runR, and in stalksd the super
seded bridegroom. Careful considers
ton" had at length overcome his ICON
soienci0us sOTuples," and he had come
back to claim his bride-only, however,
to b introduced to her - the wife Of
another.
Inc very ect OF marrying ~ all 10 IN
some instances q most eccentric pro.
ceeding. What, for example, could b
more absurd than the recent marriage,
In small agricultural village in Eng
land. of q o0uple whose united ages came
10 l58; the bridegroom being n and the
bride8l? Nor was this the only peculiar
feature Of this extraordinary union. The
bridegroom's Christian name was Thorn
- and the brides Mary. and this was
the third Mary that Thomas had selected
a. his partner, while il was also the third
Thomas to whom Mary had been united
BY tho conjugal bond. To crown all,
both were In receipt Of paroohial relief
TO the extent Of two shillings and loaf
eaoh Per week.