Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-02-05
Bl.UNDERS AT THE ALTAR.
AMUSING HAPPENINGS At THe MAR
RAGE SERVICE.
A rr~.shss Relates iiis Espssisncs-Ths
Cer.@say fso@ First ss Last is raii ef
ritf.il. Zoe the u.tr.ised - The old
reIks Made . Mistake.


Cer~@say tse@ First .. Last is raii ef
ritf.ii. Zoe the ustr.i.ed = The oid
reiks Made . Miss.ke
Soms luiicruus errors commiitei by Agi
taisi and al-,nt stndci Pairs NJ they stood
before the altar are related by pracher In
ClAmtsrs' Journals
Timothy DuggAn was . stsvciorc, tsrhaT-
sit fcc, two In height AMI rrvportionaiely
broad ile Apt.ar,d NJ q bridegroom. tho
bride was a charming young Irfrnn q tsnsisr
yuarS All vent well until the motDsni came
fcr Timothy and Bis triis 10 give thslr tOth
a. each other in the prs-crit-,i manner.
"say after u'e.- sai I TO nmO,hy. Il,
rmothyH--
Thcro was M r,stuusA
"Say after me- rvTSai~i tho rar-on, Il.
Tlmothy"--
Timothy was stln silent, q pur1lei loot
orccping over hi. broai faoe
"Say after ne. ALL I for the thiri tine.
with. T.urhAg-. a shade 20 ANNOYANCE.
After you, ar r,-yond~i Timothy, With
tie politssi T.-~ibls duek % bio bulle, boad
hut thi. inilfCr,nos d the rubric "a ~
gruat that upun tho inlunction, "IlAcc tho
ring On tho third hngrr.-l have tnore than
oooo -.n tho hsii-grupm clap ~ uT"n the
third insrr % his own hADi with all the com.
plac.ncy In the work. once dst.ctsi q
trSiegruom cnisayoring 10 forcs the ring on
10 ths briiss thumb. Tot ,hsrS was Iusi . sus
picion thA, b. bal bs.n making marry bsforS
coming 20 church that morning The sane
sxru-o coud Mt D. offcrvi for q hrhle<ruum
from whom ouah 81 no word - r,~Tun-e,
not evca a nilky Il Will Tho situAiion was
ts-,umlng most embarrassing. when tho Iii.
tAry briiculAli-h hls slstsr-casuAlly ol-.rv~i
-'Esa little ard q Sarlng. sir.- The man
vas sions DEAF, yet they bal not thoughtit u
nec-.ary to tel the Iar-on n the bfLie-
groom undersicri NJ, a wurd - the -crvios,
What dii 10 mAttsrf
rwtxrINo rHE RrSFOSSuS
but tho marriage ssrvios frum hri % Ia,
1. full q pitfalls tor Tho unlsarnsi man In
sons ca-- u l-s,ouis. Iainfully clsar that tho
cuuiracting tariies roCoguifa but fov % the
wuris they Aru bliisn 81 ny, AMI meryly Inn
iiAte the s-lnd with such accuracy ~ thslr
imT.rfsci knovisigu vii T.rmlt TIE wufi.
80 have AMI 81 hold' ought o. Ia simple
enough. but, ~ a matter q fact. they are the
aihi-rts q -rus astounding blunlsrN ! ~
mstnt.r 60 briiogruum who hal hruughi q
very charming yuung tTtia o. church, AMI
J.rhal- rrsArNici hcr NJ q thing q toauty a.
H. Ia Lis homo ioy forvvcr. rvndering 10
have AMI to hold- as 10 have AMI tshoii,
Another. who Iss-lbly hal sims oau-s to
drrai the fate q Mr Caudle. siruck cat an
euiir,ly nsw version. aBi faithfully trutnls,i
10 have ani a. D. toiI- TO love AMI o.
st.-lt f. A. - - - f,,t .,,t,. t.ft,.. ~
TO love AMI q. chcrtlos- M. the nsar,-i io
tho original - many sNriatious Iopuiar
Anlong tho mails - that Parish Tho brtiss
wcre harry sith ths familiar rsnicrtng 10
love charric- AMI % tay." 'Gcis holy of,il
uAnos- tripod NJ many. "lloly oniss" vAs
oonvcnisni, AMI I..rhAg- oonycyci tho mot
u,saning "I1lghi tho nay truth AMI give
tbrs my iru,h" ~cv, imagine. wori. of
forylgn round. AMI | veil rvtnorntsr ons
yoang t.ron. who wAs wedding q most vi.
lAinou. looking fellov. changing hsr -n,i.
mrni into "thersto give thro nay thruat-
Th.re sas, p.rhAT-, an uncon.cious prOphccy
wraV-i up In that Tromi-e
The words accompanying tho delivery u
ths ring ARE. a. everybody knows. ths subj~'t
q soua characteristics blundrrA | nryer
boari ~umc - ths morr elaborate dis,ortions
or~iiiol o. countrymen. bui cur T.-npls molly
distinguished tbsm-,lvc. over the claru-s
with AL my vurdly gu..is ! iheo cndow"
Thry n-vsr bluDier'si ~ ap,ly a. the fortune
hunter sho. in ~viiing an bcirv.s. unsit-
tingly All. with all my guo,liy ~ur'is | tho
eniow.- they WIRE couieni % pru.luce q
similar ~ounl ~iih sublime lndlffsrvnos to
rai-e Il thcc AMI thou, thcc DO how"
II thcs alio~.- wvrv ths mc~i popular q
thssc ytrsl0us
cLnsE Cali TuR uioANY.
hut nothing morc cloafly lniicAis- the utter
lax % Intelligence with ~hich snme q thu
Ioor rvsari tho ssrvics q tho church than
ti.s fat that oucs uIun . Tins ! oaDe uTon
youthful cunto snlsmnly AMI deyOutly
marrying the father q a hriiqsruom 90 tho
mo,her u ht. brtls la tho prg-enos q their
0wn pruT.r tartncrN Tho discovery wAs
bfuaehi Aioui la this way II was Christmas
morning. a grvat tim, fur weddings, siDcs
Boring day then rcmAinoi Cor tho honey.
msun ssycn " eight ouuples hAi given
no,ic,, and the cougrygaiion was hrgc.
Whiis one curaie r-gisisrvi the cOuplss In
the ycs'Ty another maTrici than In
nIocssion with such eHT~iition a. .
slight siuiter wuuii T.rnit Tho oil
Iarish clrk, with bis lisi q nAHlss,
oailci NJ the high contracting Tarties a. tho
turn u each came ! suIsrinisDlsi tho
wtois prucs.siingN In the vcstry we're two
yum. I-0Ile l.ing rcgistcrvi, who~s names
~crc. v; "a NY. Jones Ani Smith Coming
Aru,lni o. the chanc,l again oOc was little
SURPRISED o. fnd the OH cleTk inquirins
AMONG tho consrrgaiion for NJ smith AMI
A IL A In
his dircction b. hall brought up 10 the chan
o,l steIs grnileuan well stricken In ycars
AMI drssei Ia a s!eSyci waisicoat Tho
brtle Was trial. oumely woman, wha-e
tgrbsl up sl.eye- left tarv two monsirous
crimson armS Opprs,S.,i by an uncomfort-
abb susplcion | hurried 90 the vsiry, and
there found the young people, Jones AMI
smith, Just paying the feeN
''ls your father bervr saii ] 70 the bride
groom
"Yes, SIR
II. your mother herer-to the brtle
"Yc.. SIR
SNOW" all % Jones the younger, "look
through this door and tel n1s n that Is your
father being uArri~i there
swell. air." rcturnel Jons-, after q leis
urely insI.ction. ''hos having IL rah over 10
him"
els your mother anver
"Shss in church"
II was the work q an instant 20 rush
around AMI stop tho rryios But when the
Isople we're draggul asunder. JOnes, the
elder, In r,ply 10 an indignant inquiry as 10
what he moant by IL, oooliy replici' well,
be-" Indicating tho I.niient clerk with jsrk
of his grimy thumb 'he toll us to como
this way" That couple had bccn charged by
mention % ''the dreadful day q Iudgment,
when tho secrvts of all hearts shall bs dc
clossi. 20 NY whether they knew any Inn
psiin,ent Why they might no, lawfully be
jolnod together In matrimony, AMI they
hoard u slenoc 10 did the wife % the cue
ami the husband % the other. ] have often
wondervd how far they ~Ouh have gOne
without renonstranoa Perhaps the demand
for n ring 'soaI have precipilAted the erislS
afa..l.