Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
ClPiN'@ VICTIMS.
INTERESTING REVELATIONS or J.
PASTORS MARRIAGE RECORD.


funny tg,r..
Boston Globe.
cupid is Il peculiar fellow. lie wounds
ind,scrimiun'cly, as healer Of these
wound, recently proved to youthful
and unmarried reporter who. sought of
him timely fruits Of experience re was
a young man. had not been in the bust
mes, II great many years, but his popular.
ity had not only built up around him
tourishing congregation in the Back bay,
but had also made his marriages a, numcr-
Gus ms those Of older ministers lie had
married in nine wears nearly 900 couples,
and had not altogether found it n profit
able business. The impccuniou, entered
the matrimonial bonds far more readily
than those whose pockct-books warranted
"loVc in "A mansion
1t was "A curious thing TO hook through
o Clergyman record and read the great
variety of occupations wi which the
groums were credited. AmolGa thousand
names there wa, one bartender &c was
not ashamed Of Ii, occupation. Others
thought saloon hccpc:. LIQUOR dealer and
+ rcStaulG,cur more aCCpr tahie ways of put
ting IT, he bartender, after a few Years
Of married lfc, got into the courts, and
. the clergyman w. Ea'u cal ed upon to
testify to Ii. riua jht husband Of his
wife
Looking down tae page under TIE head
OF occupations. me c.,c saw weaver, uIn"r,
woo-sOrlcr, Wcjlscrvane- maker trader,
baker. hn,tcr. hHir,irc-scr. caterer, mas <
mahcr. AND tine thought came jlr;
their respective occupations fticd hcm
well for the trip into double lie. Then
it seemed odd for Il clergyman 10 be mar
riod by another, and notice vas taken Of
tn" words author. artist, lawyer. doctor,
carpenter. and journalist, because of their
rarity among the host. >uch ulCui atoms
rs printer, hrickiayer. laborcr, compassion,
merchant, clerk, waiter farmer, plumber,
porter. jcwclcr. brakeman. paper haacc",
Telegraph OPERATOR Yer" noticeable because
OF their frequency. There app cared to he
cnachmcn who had married without Great
ing n breeze Of excitement in running
through :hc trades the clergyman Lc,i;atcd
somewhat mricouSly at advertising agent
and b.oi, agent, ana made a brief pause nj
sea. Capl2ja, largagc check max. r, cir
cular sawyer, CORR cutter, singer. and law
student
There, he said, that last one recalls
To me thr fact that his bride did oot know
she was t. ur married iii she had entered
the room. Ike aid ir .houid Jay me on
the morrow, h'l it WIS vcral Years be.
fore heard from him. ara thcn hc ap.
piled for certificate. refused t. give
it until lie "ad paid lie dit pay finally.
Even tyacillHcn. actors, heel manufac
iurcrS policemen, mcdlcno Dealers com
mcrcil, travellers ana railroad shutters
scck relaxation, aud bring blushlng tam
sc's to thc altar
have sometimes married old women
to Young men. and | rem,m {" an IN
i,, l 81 lodi on oh u
who haI J." ~ cantNa'cI hy " Young
usher Mt,e te"at'r. -D" lifted him INTO
lr"u i'.carc, aoe provided Hm WITH p
FORUM. lie has rcgt -''-' =; Hike = ain
ever since.
jWii' "e u@|.r q" TIC Iu'. !" -thc
o.e-.-t tp aop.c, "a distinct American.
"" iN. mid T.. '.Dr-t NAN, 90! bare mar
IicI Italians, 'o'j .-u"'n. A.E.wrH and
y est Indiana 3D. American 'ol~ l''
! case oil the hu"n.an r'Su I'll very N.p
ply lie was ''' merchant ~ r3cm
and married az exceedingly handsome
girl lie has NJ" two very pretty zir!S
| have married White women To- bact
men. There Is 'h' acc Of an tnaIi-h Sil
! who TOOK one CT the lackcS' men V,
ever seen. ihcy have q happy home. two
children. ani seem more than coucutcd
] have marie! -weHes 10 Americans. anc
Greeks 10 Americans. havr mrrHrl
paraiytic to woman who So mel 20 love
the man. have married men who have
died few day afterwards
Il am little shrcwt!or than used Il
br. There was time when presented :
certificate that cost me 81. 10 10 print hu
) look well st the couple before p1'ur
tie better Kind now. here have hcer
grooms who have offered M" quarter
$ ,,,l. -, ,,,o,,,;-,, &, 80, + 1,a ,<,.,;,-,.1
. 81 bill and this amount was maid liz III,