The Dickinson press., 1889-10-05
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CONSULTING THE PARSON.
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Young Lovers Write to Tell All About the
Affair and Ask Advice.
Wedding rehearsals are very good things
in their way; very much like practicing a
sea voyage on a sculling machine. The sick
ness will come anyhow. You cannot pre-
vent it. No one knows about it except by
personal experience, and they can't tell.
There are, however, rchearsals and rehear-
sails. Tho groom ordinarily has one of his
own, when he gets on tho blush and smile to
ARRANGE 1t" with the minister. Tho latter
can guess his errand on the instant. A young
mans eyes don't fit him, and his mouth feels
as if there were too little oxygen in the air
when he stands in tho parsons study. A
man who is off on n second matrimonial ex-
cursion enters the reverend presence with all
indescribable business air. 1t bespeaks fn-
miliarity. 1t is full of a sort of "quick-salcs-
small-profit" spirit. Ho understands the
whole thing, and it is practical, sir, prac-
teal"
The following is a rehearsal via correspond
ence which a city clergyman had recently
with a heart pierced youth. 1t 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
IuOTulup Uu6 mai DTOuHlC tllS:
Rev. -:
DEAR SIR-You may be surprised to receive a
letter from IN entire stranger to you. l should
like the following lines to remain very secret to
every one.
wish to consult you about having the marriage
eremon said over q lady and myself. Thought
1t best to let you know the particulars of the case.
wish to unite myself to her, or. in other words,
to get married; but the reason is this, she loves
mo. Ilove her very much. We should not do it
SO suddenly, only for this reason, her sister wants
her to love another young man, and this she will
not do, as she loves me. and never can another,
she says.
lam not very well off at present, so il you will
kindly do this favor for us and keep 1t q secret, l
Cor we) shall have a kind thought for you Us long
as VIC live. II you will please tell mo tho charges
for the service l mentioned, l will call on you
Wednesday eve, or the week after, all according
to your prices. Please tear this up. Resp'ly
OH ---
The margins of this touching note were as
full of Confidential" and "Strictly confiden-
tial' 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 s1R-Yours of today received, and I can.
not call just now. There is nothing to prevent us
II We were to tell it to every one, but we wish it to
be a Secretion some me-two years, l guess.
Are you the man that married Miss
Mr.. 2 q forget his nancy Miss lived at 1874
West street. If you are not I have been oil a
mistake. Twill let you know who I am and how
knew you. l am with U.s., and this spring l
called at your house to see the clock in your par.
Tor. to see what allied 1t. The lady who had me 20
and see 1t was, I think, your mother.in-law. You
and your wife were away somewhere; but l never
fixed It, The lady Z wish to be my wife is Miss
-. She has no mother, and her father is sixty.
some, and has married a girl @ years Of age, and
she made 1t so hot for the children they all moved
away. She Is IN orphan almost. My age is TWEEN.
ty and nine and q half months, and she is twenty
know If you married Miss Evans or not, and to
what church you are the parson for. l shall be
happy to put that French clock in order for sou,
towards your charges. Please answer soon. Re-
sp'tly yours, ---
After this tender bit of confidence and fam
lily history "the parson' advised him to wait
a while and dream on it, to which the reply
came that ended the rehearsal:
DEAR sla-You are laboring under a great and
serious mistake. did not say Icould not support
her. Lean, and nicely, too. If I wish. lam sorry
troubled you SO much on this question. for which
beg a thousand pardonsL We have come to the
conclusion different from the first ourselves and
shall wait and SEQ what turns up. Do not trouble
yourself further or waste any more time on my
foolish thoughts, but forgetthat ever such a thing
friend. Resptly yours, ---
For all of which there was no fee.-New
York Times.