The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-22
Fun AT WEDDINGS.
Matrimonial Anecdotes Related by
Clergymen.
and the More Beautiful Daughter
"A secret Wedding.

When = group of clergymen get to-
rcther and warm up little over 4 cup
Of coffee. they often become very open
hearted. and not few Of their con-
LESSONS are regarding happenings at
the marriage altar Weddings are so
fully subjected to the most minute de-
tails of law that blunder is easily
made. and is as conspicuous as big
ink-spot on a sheet of white paper.
Thus. also. church services are sensi-
tive TO all touches of incongruity. and
events which. in = car OF hO.el Office.
would create no laughter. would con-
wise a church audience. Should a
man. while taking of his overcoat at
home or in his Office. slip of his under
coat also. no harm would seem done
tie world. but when gentleman actu-
ally did this a few years ago in one of
CTR fashionable churches the whole as
semblage either laughed or blushed in
:, m :; decided and instantaneous man.
ner
Wit. ,humor. the ridiculous. are made
mp largely of the totally unexpected.
Wedding ceremonies are not OF ma
ture 20 permit any element of the unex-
p.c,ed. When recently a couple of
really accomplished and fine-looking
Young people came to clergyman's
house to be married, the groom in a
graceful and happy manner handed the
preacher a large envelope which was
assumed 10 contain the county license.
The happy pair then took their posi-
TORS and waited fer the ceremony to
begin. By kind of accident the cler-
cyman had taken the paper from the
envelope and while about Ia repeat the
words: .'Dearly beloved friends. we
have met together in the sight of God
and in the presence of these wit
nes>es." he saw that the license was
only party-wail contract between
other persons than those two on the
floor. SO the ceremony ended before
it began. the clergyman stating that
although lie hoped one wall would al
WAYS contain the two dear young peo-
pie. We. he would rather have the other
form of document All of the little
group slowed themselves away in the
carriage, drove TO the groom's room.
found the right document upon table
yered over with papers. aud there in
,hst room the wedding took place.
One Sunday afternoon three persons
came to the parson s-a mother. aged
about forty; a beautiful dau Inter. aged
about eighteen. and t;ne-iookins man
.f sbout twenty-five or twenty-siN.
The ciergyman's family came one b.
one into the par,or. and tie three do
mesties crept mp into the hall 10 see
VIVA gave promise Of being beautiful
wedding. The clergyman said in =
happy tone: "iou may take Your
place there by the sofa ard we will
have the wedding" And then and
there came silent scattering Of the
r.-ung spectators and Of the domestics.
for the groom and the mo her stepped
forward AMI ,ook the solemn vows!
The par~on was so amazed he could
with difficulty proceed He Id not
dare suggest thst the parties had be-
come exchanged in the buggy. The
knot had to be tiei. but when the amen
was said there WAS no one to congrat-
u!ate the happy pair for tine eler.y-
mans wife had gone Oh to silence her
ciggiing daughters. while the servans 3
had gone 20 their work. B.dgie >ayin.
she wonld rather peel potatoes than AT.
tend ! wedding like ths.. The sighted
daughter had been away at school. the
groom had seldom seen her. and the
mother was rather handsome and
stately per -onsse; Lu, good looking as
the madam WAS. it was
Il Hora:ian case of daughter more
beautiful than her beautiful mother
80 matra putehrc. Interpretation.
The laugh is sometimes against the
clergyman in these matrimonial eNper-
fences A city pastor confessed to two
sad plumbers on his part. Very often
al twilight, when it was too late for 3
tramp 10 be asked TO work. the door,
bell wonid ring gently. as though
touched by the fingers of the most ao-
ject humility. just rs often would this
good doctor find IT the door some man
who had often gone TO the doctor 5
church bu; who had now re:rched the
depth OF misery and m@st ask for ten
cents for a night lodging. One even
Jag the good pastor WAS less patient
than usual. and VIXEN there came in
The .ioamipg the same old meek tinklc
of the spring bell. the nan of peace
went to the door with a firm step,
which sarored H'ore of war than peace.
When the opened door revealed rather
l,ashfnl and mastering man. the cler-
EHnan said: Go long. You are all q
los Of miserable nU;sanees, have no