The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1888-11-24
A WEDDING UNDER Diff.
CULTIES.
ny n, II. COLLINS.

who attempts TO do justice to the
peace business Is but little better of
than the country doctor; he does not
know what minute he Ia going to be
called out. A few evenings ago had
just settled myself and was enjoying
the funny column of the at. G. Crazy
Quilt" when the bell rang. went to
the door, and out OF the darkness
came the query:
sis dis yere whar de jeige iibsss"
eyes"
cam dc gemman at home at dis
timer"
Yes, l am he; what can | do for
your"
"Well, yo' see, jedge, Pse got err lady
wild me and we wants ter get fined
matrimonically."
Gall right; step In"
"Come long, Tidy; eberyt'ing am
satisfactable," he called, and a dark
form came out of the outer darkness,
and together l ushered them into the
house.
This was an unexpected pleasure.
had not been called upon to do any
marry ing, and was anxious to get
in some practice. Being q married
man myself, naturally felt desire
to get even with somebody. was
not particularly pleased that my first
customers should be colored but, on
the other hand, they would not be 30
particular a. to the frills In conduct
Ing the ceremony. As the couple
stepped into the light saw that they
were darkies indeed. II seemed as
though some OF the night had rubbed
off on them. The masculine candi-
date was a strapping fellow and
"Tildy" was inclined to buxom. do
not suppose that the proceedings be-
fore the court would have clustered
me had IL not been for my brother In
law. He sat there In the room with
grin such as novelists describe az sar-
IL the meanest kind OF q
grin In the market-playing over his
face, and it fiustered me a little.
Things went along all right In the
preliminary questions until / asked
the lady, "Married or single2" had
the blanks somewhat mixed and Oh ]
could not find the proper blank for
! was making this up on an
for saloon license, and ran
into the question before / knew what
was coming. My brother In law
snickered.
"Look yere, boss" ventured the
groom-expectant, "ain't yo' jess gittin'
too cur'usa What dat got ter do wild
dis 'casion2 What y0 Spose l mair
dis lady fer II she done maird now7
White folks is mighty 'spicious."
! explained that the questions were
for record and all correct, and It was
necessary 10 ask them 20 a. to get the
wedding In the papers. This satisfied
him and all the preliminaries were ar
ranged, but / struck o anAg on the
/ could not find either
the bible or the statutes on the SUBJ
jet, and no wonder, for found later
that brother law had them both
and was sitting on them ell the time
| was trying TO hunt them mp. To
kind Of kill time while I was looking
for light on the subject asked them
what churches they belonged to. The
groom said "MeEdisn and the bride
said .Baptis".
"Then which service shall use? I
can give you either kind you want"
1 replied, as l kept looking for the
books.
"Mefdis'."
"BaptiS."
"Eo yo' don't. Amt gwine ter be
maird no MefdiS way" positively as
serted the bride.
"AH yo' doan' get maird ter dis
niggah any way but de Mefdis way.
way. Now, LADY, 20 hs.h me"
/ had to stop this. There would
be breakup and ! wonid lose the
tee II this sort Of thing kept mp, be-
sides two loving hearts might be sun
dered forever. "See here,1 cried,
@Pii marry You according 70 Hoyie.-
dat am satisfactable," replied the
groom, and a. the bride did not OBJ
ject to Hoyle made them Join hands
and "msde them one fesh."
"Well, my good people," said At
the conclusion, ~ wish you much
and hope that You viii get
along in drst-class shape"
"ThaDkee, ledge, thankec; but
doaH we git err 'stifcut sayin' dat we
am now one pusson?D
EYES, certainly / had forgotten
that, 70 / wrote or . certificate and
gave II TO him.
AAm dis yere de dockyment7"
sYes.1
a6ez dat dis lady and merself am
mAird?"
"Ycs.~
swell, jeS doan' bIebe lift. YER
seif jeS nit dis yere. Wher am de
big letters? Whar sm de pictur' Wild