Milford chronicle., 1889-09-13
ooNsuLrlNa rHE PARsoN.
Young Lovers Write 70 Tell All About the
AMIR and Ask Advice.


Young Lovers write 70 Tell All About the
Anair and Ask Advice.
Wedding rehearsals are very good things
IN their way; very much like practicing a
sou voyage on a sculling machine. The sick
ness win come anyhow. Yoa cannot pre-
vent IL. No one knows about It except by
personal experience, and they can't tell
There are. however, rehearsals and rehear-
sails The groom ordinarily has one Of his
own, when he gets on the blush and smile 70
"arrange itn with the minister Tho Inter
can guess his errand on tho Instant. A young
mans eyes don't 40 him, and his mouth feels
as II there were too little oxygen in the air
when he stands in the parsons study.
man who IS Oft ON second matrimonial ex-
clrsion enters the reverend presence with an
understandable business air. 1t bespeaks ia
milinritv Il is full OF a sort OF ''quick-sales-
small-proft" spirit He understands the
whole thing, and it is practical, sir, prac-
teal"
The following is a rehearsal via correspond
ence which IA city clergyman had recently
with a heart pierced youth. Il is genuine,
and represents not only the odd ways In
which love bubbles over, but especially the
recent doings of young folks in this free land
and the good clergymen may do them. One
morning the mail brought this'
Row -;
bran siR-You may be surprised to receive
letter from an entire stranger 60 you. ! should
like the following lines TO remain very secret 70
every one.
wish to consult you about having the marriage
ceremony said over a lady and myself thought
Il best 20 let you know the particulars Of the cise.
wish 20 unite myself TO her, or in other words.
10 get married; but the reason Is this, she loves
me love her very much We should not do It
SO suddenly only for this reason, her sister wants
her 90 love another young man, and this she VIII
not do. "a she loves me, and never can another.
she says
lam not very wen of at present, so II you viii
kindly do this favor for us and keep Il a secret
(or we) shall have kind thought for you as long
as we live If you will please tell me the charges
for tho service 1 mentioned, will call ON you
wednesday eve, or the week after, all according
to your prices Please tear this up Resp'ly
yours, -
The margins Of this touching note were as
full Of ''Confldentialn and "StrictlY confden-
tiari as an Indians head Of feathers. The
parson answered it soberly, asking him to
run in and talk It over Then came this
second note:
DEAR sIR-Yours Of today received, and can
NOT call lust now There Is nothing to prevent us
n wo were 20 tell it 70 every one but we wish it TO
be a secret for some time-two years, guess.
Are YOU the man LhAt ilafflcu MISS --- --- anu
/ Mr. 3 IL forget his name) Miss -- lived at 1874
West - street II you are not have been all a
mistake will let you know who am and how
knew vol am with - --, and this spring
,,tgad 40 Your house 70 sec the clock In your par'
or % see what allied e. The lady who had me so
and SEQ e was ! think. your mothcrin.law. You
and your wife were away somewhere; bat never
liked it Tho lady wish TO De my wife is Miss ~
-. She has no mother. and her father is siSty-
some and has married girl - years Of age, ami
she made it so hot for the children they all moved
away She is an orphan almost Myage is TWEEN
o. and nine aud half months and she is twenty
and six and a quarter months Ilease let me
know n You married Miss Evans or not and TO
what church you arc the parson for. | shall be
happy TO put that French clock in order for YOU
towards your charges Please answer soon Re
spt'y yours.
After this tender bit OF confidence and fam
ily history "the parsonn advised him TO wait
awh'lo and dream ON it, to which the reply
came that ended the rehearsal:
DEAR SlR-You ore laborins under great and
serious mistake did not say could NOT seaport
her I cam and nicely. too, if l wish am sorry
troubled you 50 much ON this question forwhich
Ilera thousand parlons We have come 90 the
conclusion different from the first ourselves and
shall wait and see what turns up 20 not trouble
Yourself further or waste any more time on my
foolish thoughts bu, forget that ever such thing
happened and you will have forever a sincere
friend Resptly yours,
For all Of which there was no fee,-New
York Times