Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1886-04-27
In Mr.. Cudworth's interesting book

In Mr.. Cudworth's interesting book,
"Round about Bradford" he mentions
the low status of the colliers of Wihsey
III tho year 1851, and says that the
humilitating spectacle of the wedding
Of Johnny and Betty" Is not yet for
gotten, nor the collection of oddities
and absurdities that passed through
the streets Of Bradford in that year, ON
the way 10 the Parish Church. On a
couple of yards of painted calico, the
secret Of all this rejoicing wns told in
the following words: 4.tI r..
"At Johns and netty's wedding
~. We will merry be,
For Johnny's slxty.five,
| And Dettys sovsnty-threoi" fF
Mr.. Cudworth also relates that the
incumbent Of Wilsden. Mr.. Barber, was
once called upon to perform "mar-
riage in trust" There was person
living ut Haworth Parish known by the
name of "Alosos o. Lukis.r Moses
having persuaded woman to take him
"for better, for worse" they appeared
at Wilsden Church to be married. bui
when the knot was tied, the happy
couple had no money to pay the fees!
Moses promised TO pay the reverend
| gentleman in Gesoms; and honestly
kept his word. This reminds us Of o
couple who. not having the where.
withal to buy wcdding-ring, the large
key Of the church door had to be tom.
porarily used for the purpose.
Ireland was not bellindhaAd in tho
oddity Of its marriages; we come across
whole clusters OF them in Walkers
HibernidH Magazine. Among them are
the following: "Mr. John Hogarty, Of
Ballymanduff, County Dublin, aged
twenty, to Mrs. Flood Of said place,
aged eighty-six." "1'ho Rev. Athana-
sius lIuring, aged cighty-two, to. Miss
Carr, aged twenty-five, an agreeable
young lady, with fortune Of fifteen
thousand pounds" Mr.. Richards,
gardener, to Miss Mary Roper. The
bridegroom is in tho sixty-socond year
Of his age, and five feet four inches
high; tho bride aged twenty-one, and
only two feet eleven inches in height. "
A match in high life between Ger.
tain DOwager Duchess and handsome
Irishman, Mr.. Ilussey, created great
deal Of heart-burning aud envy. Han
bury Williams, one Of the rejected
suitors, composed some very spiteful
verses on the occasion. U. ii.
Tho problem how to unmarry o
couple was attempted by a Clergyman
in the West Riding of Yorkshire In tile
year 1905. lie found out on inquiry
that he had married Young man and
woman who were brother aud sister by
marriage (probably deceased wife's
sister,. The clergyman. afraid that ho
might he punished for uniting this
couple, attempted to unmarry them by
taking the BRIDES bonnet from her
hcad and placing the church Bible
thereon; but the charm was not sue
oessful; and the loving pair firmly re-
sisted this innovation OF updoing the
hymeneal knot.
Some very curious changes Of names
have taken place in marriage. In
Dcrbyshire, there now lives woman
who has been married three times
Her maiden name was Wildgooso-
quite q common one in that locality
she changed 1t first for that of Fox,
then for that Of Goodlad, and finally
settled down as Mrs. Dcrbyshire. A
Mr.. Bacon was once married to Miss
Beans; and Miss Pane married Mr..
Glass. Abundant instances Of the same
sort might be multiplied; but enough
have been given to show how strangely
things sometimes work out in the i'm.
portant matter Of matrimony.-Cha0i.
bers' Journal. -- .HM