The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-03
BEATING THE PARSON.
How lRREVERENT BRlOEGRoOMs GET
OUT OF F-EiNG The MINISTER.
Tho Envelope Trick Playing the Mar
r!ase-Ccri1cate Bod so-- The Coin
ia Tlud Bogus Checls--Ap
Exchange of RiDgs

"lIer5 in rrooklyn,' said the minister,
san lu all large cities the marriage foes
form 40 IN Il part Ot q minister's Income.
We receive all the way from IS 70 sl0) pr
marria 20 generally, although in many in
stances ~ ars beaten clean cut OF the feo.
tn tae first place thers's the envelope dodge.
one night a happy, loving couple awoke ms
M the miil.5 OF the night AMI wantel me IN
marry them. arose, dressed myself and
performed t.e ceremony. As the parties
turned TO lonye the groom hunted through
his coet-tail pocket, and when the brides
Leai was turned he surraptitiously ban lei
me n wcll-nei envelope j bowed them
out thinking had been we'll paid for my
trouble | hurried 30 my room and told my
vile she could have the new bonnet she had
been plaguIng ma ABOUT. tore open the
envelope, and what do you suppose wIy
In it}7
"Huadrel d. liars or so9'
"Ien sAoets Of reporters copy raper'
think that fellow was member Of the
Pr s.
Then there's the marriage-certihcat
dolg, It's good one. Eve had il playel
on me AMI know % a uumGe of Others who
Lay, suffered Here is my case: An APP
parently wol-to.io couple cams To my house
aal married them. After the colsumma-
zion Of tho ceremony the groom sail hs
wanted handsome certificate with costly
fr mo.
Let it be nice; anything below sos will
>uit. Cal 1t twonty-Gve,' said he. stroking
his mu-tacho pamp5usly. when can l
have iti'
81 til him IL he'd call in in the latter part
OF TIA, Wo'k il have "A nice oas for him.
TIE cartiiaats ant franc cost mo si7. They
were gorgeous. That's the frame up there
arou.l my grandmother, sad the minister,
sisEing THO col t.ticate can be purchased
at = 81 rice
Another case Is fresh in my memory. a.
1t j, Of re s,nt data After had Marie a
couple tie groom jinglel the content, or his
pockets and thon withdrew his closed hand.
a ] bowed him from tine front door 10 got
bet wcon me and the bride, and eking my
hand warmly, placed a large coin in 1t as he
iade NO hearty gcol-byc. ! have that
cln yet. Here it p AMI tho dominis
lrudu,el leadsn .iukor that ho had been
beautifully rounded aud sand papsred to
mok' il ro emtle II Ss) gold plecs.
"Clerh, drawn Oh broken banks or banks
that never had any eXi tence, or banks
where Jhey mover heard of the drawer, can.
not he cla-sad under that head. The milis-
ters OF cur cites cnull furnish fine coIec-
tlol of t.eeu # they we're called upon to 10 so.
always takes tho form Of bashfulnass. They
uaba ueleve tlat thay are too bashfal To
,ilor tho money in the pr ence Of the bride.
Whenever hear n bashful man juggling in
ii pockets / am not certain that hs pocket
dops not contain nails cr Keys until he pro-
ducos a coin anl / am not certain OF the
gruuin,ua S cf the coin until have tastei
it with M teeth. An honest, Got-fearipg
man comes ont boldly, anl ia prc4entiny
bis oiferng makes little joke about his
bride bang worth Il, or something OF that
kHi That makes us all happy, aid there
is no need OF frlctgring one', teeth.
However, | was fo>le one, by mau
who did this very sauna thing lie hal
La-!eet. u b. provide rim, and lolned him
one always h9vs on hanL Aft.Ethe cere-
mony ha returned it q king m, what my
charge WAS told him We made no charge,
but if he felt mcinsl to remunerate
ne ho could 30 So He jocoseiy remarked
that 'hc guessed his briis was worth S25,
and If sle proved good he'l send me s2J Oh
Cvory auuivtr5ary Of thc welding HB
cIiel FOR pea aaJ ink and filed out check.
lIe insisted upon my praying for their wsl-
fare before thsy left, and Ibid SO. They had
never hcard cf Him at tae bank wher3 tia
chec< was drawn"
"Ani you was a prayer outl'
"Oue minute! ] really felt lilso amen ling
Tat + ttiOn, for IL was a fervent $25 one
| tru.t tho waywari youth was ben Fitted
~ IT, lio noeled all the prayers he couli
obtain ly false pretenes. The ring he
lanlcl / bncG 10 the WAS not mine. When
be .olt into hi pocket for the check he ex-
change it for a 5-ceGt brass che. / have
used 1t ever since whenNpcaasion requirel'