The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-09

you many happy and well-established
couples living in this city. who with
the full consent Of their parents, came
TO me TO be married. They did SO IN
order To avoid foolish and unnecessary
expense, and / do not think they have
ever experienced regret for acting in
the manner they did. The Germans
especially, who are providcnt and fru-
gal, adopt this method Of marriage, and
far more frequently than Others come
10 me for my services. On some occa- |
sions carriage is sent TO my Office, IN
order to carry me 10 the residence OF
the lady, but the majority come direct
~ to this place. They tell plainly and
without hesitation what they want. and
il does not require many minutes 10
make them man and WIFE,
occasionally two persons whom
YOU would think could not have the
Slightest affinity toward each other
come" continued the genial magis-
tratc. 1.-The contrast in ages Is often
| ludicrous. A man of sixty will wed
girl Of twenty, but it gives me an incli-
nation to laugh when l read the mar
rage ceremony over a young fellow OF
| two or three and twenty and woman
twenty years or more his senior. Such
instances are not SO rare, but the alice
ton of the younger one IL usually In
spired by the knowledge that his mis-
tress is the owner Of full purse. Not
long ago had the extreme pleasure OF
Joining together gentleman whose age
was twenty three and alady who count
ed forty-eight summers. They hailed
from "A county in the lower part OF the
State. and were both well connected.
The woman was widow and was the
mother Of son older than her new
husband have not heard whether
the youth has got tired Of his aged
bride.
"A funny incident happened to GER
tain brother magistrate OF this CITY
Several days ago party stopped at the
Arlington Hotel, in this city. The
needed official was called in, and pu
1 himself in readiness for the ceremony
D In the absence Of other attendants ont
: Of the hotel clerks--a youth Of not NOR
. than nineteen--and lady boarder wer'
: pressed into service. The couple wh'
wished to be married were getting alonl
: in wears. and when they all stood up m.
/ friend mistook the attendants for tn
IS bride and groom. 1t was the first tim
r the former had OBLIGATED in such
capacity, and they were ignorant OF tn
ceremony. just as the magistrat
: reached the al.-important question
e viii YOU take this woman for You
d wifc?' he remarked to the clerk: IA
l. friend, you look rather young for an,
Z. thing OF this kind. | can not MARI
i YOU unless YOU assure me you have
u tanned your majority The two atten'
/. ants were considerably startled ut tn
"A question, and informed the official th'
u they were not his game. II took col
~ siderable persuasion TO show them IN
~ they were not married nor half-marrie
n but the whole matter was finally q
N justed and the right parties welded" I
!. do they pay pretty liberally?"
.That varies exceedingly" reptile
ae the official, with laugh. "Sometim
ia thew offer me nothing, and consider tn
~ am an officer for the purposes pr
ne vided and paid by the law. Again tn
10 are liberal, and give me han
m some rccompense. Once ia
es cawky Young farmer from Rockcas'
al County handed me twenty-fivc-ce
nd piece. with the remark: II guess thai
ad az much as you'll want. Its more'n
kin make in five hours. and you ma
lie 1t in five minutes | did not raise
no objection, but pockcted the coin, 81
as have kept it since as luck piece. Y
a. casionallv a stalwart young COUNT
BE- man. in the fullness Of his heart, "
by tender me a five dollar Mll or ev
Of raise TO ten dollar. II sometimes I
mt ours that il has taken the groom's i
of dollar to buy railroad tickets and
ed hasn't cent to bless himself WITH
he course. when this happens ! am fro7
tx out. unless the happy husband i So
, GENTLY grateful to send my fee after
led has returned to his home. Once
lho Young fellow from point on the y
rts River. in Western Kentucky, was m
tn. ried by me. AT the conclusion OF
on necessary questions and answers. he
not formed me. with much embarrassing
are that he had no more money than cnot
to pay the way OF himself and br
rav back home. Icould do nothing else u
tell him to 90 and think no more OF
of fee. A few days after there "
ave shipped to me two large sacks Of WIFI
I'M and / received note from the grow
in stating that he had not yet been able
do raise any cash. but he sent me sol
tie thing he had raised before he MARI
49,. He hoped would like II, as he pie
ons the best he had. II made good flour,
cit consider that my trouble did not
fee unrcwardcd.
and "It IS. however, much oftcncr
,rn- case that never again hear from Y
A parties. have known two or three
and stances in which they have sent MOI
ON but the obligation usually slips I
idal their memory. Exposition scasol
/ of my most profitable time. Then !
ncsc my harvest. A couple who have