The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-15
OBJECT TEACHING.
Preventing Kissakes In Marriage Csre.
monies and Receptions.

preventing M1HGAk@S In III Arx1a80 GGxGs
monies and Receptions.
Rev. Mr.. Sheath, pastor Of the Salem
United Brethren, Baltimore, gave an
association connected with his society
IN object lesson the other evening, in
Producing it by an address, in which
he said it was not intended to make fan
Of such a sacred thing IS marriage, but
simply to give the young people some
useful points about how to proceed at
the ceremony, He said there were
80 many plumbers made by persons who
were embarrassed and ignorant OF how
TO act that he thought the lesson q good
one. At the meeting last week, two
persons had been selected as bride and
groom, so as to make the necessary
preparations. Mr.. Sheath chose
about a dozen ladies and gentlemen rs
friends of the bride, and these re-
tired to the ante room to march In
ahead of the pair. Four young ushers,
in ordinary visiting suits, had been APP
pointed. They wore little lunches OF
evergreen In the coat buttonholes
One young man acted as minister, and
took his place at the pulpit rail. The
brides mother was o pretty young
blonde, but the one acting as father o
fresh-looking, healthy youth. The min
lister said none of the party had ever
had any experience in marriage, and il
was readily believed. All being in
readiness, the organist began the we'd
ding marcl from Lohengrin, and the
pair, preceded by two ushers and the
company of friends entered and moved
up to the young minister, where the
bridal couple halted. No marriage
ceremony was performed, but MIR.
Smith explained in a simple, effective
way everything in reference to the
ceremony. "In my experience as a.
Clergyman" he said, at has often hap
pened that the groom does not wait for
the clergyman to finish his question
before he blurts out with the i will"
"That's because he is SO az xious to
have her for his wife," said a young
man under his breath.
After the lesson, the pair marched
down the right aisle and up the left,
with two ushers in advance, and took
seats in a corner Of the room, where q
reception was held. The bride-a
d~azzlingly beautiful brunette-wore O
pure white dress, en- train, but there
was no veil and no orange blossoms.
In her march down the aisle, she
passed so close to the Americans bach
elor reporter hat he fancied he felt
the glow from her cheek. When. she
accidentally turned her 9ark eye q lit
tie, his heart gave a great throb, and
T. - sU.&n~& Al nSasn1 Aook - afknr
days. The groom was q fine looking
blonde, and bore himself like a q
A young man said to the, bride, as she
passed him Don't you wish il were
real?"
As her lips were parted, a little dim
pie was rounded up in her cheek, her
eyes sparkled and turned toward him,
and the young man knew witheut a
syllable what the answer would have
been in words. The brides mother
kissed her, and the groom very sweett
ly, but, although the reception was @
general one, the young men held back,
for q while, till a sensible young man
of. 80, with a blonde mustache, stepped
forward and kissed the young lady in
earnest. He enjoyed it, and said SO.
The little smacks were extremely mu-
steal. The polite usher was rewarded
also.
cit sometimes happens" said the
minister, "as in this case, that the
couple are in suchsa hurry to get away
that the minister does not have time to
salute the BRIDE A laugh followed
but he did not get his kiss till later.
It was a beautiful, simple harmless and
useful lesson, is the Americans COM
ment.