Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-14
CONSULTING THE PARSON.


Young Lover, Write to Tell All About the
Affair and Ask Advice.
Wedding rehearsas are very good things
in their way; very much like practicing Il
sea voyage a sculling machine The sick
ness will come anyhow You cannot pre-
vent it. No one knows about ii 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 to
Arrange it with the minister. The latter
can guess his erraud on the instant A young
mans eyes don't fit min, AMI his mouth feels
as if there were too little oxygen in the air
when he stands in the parsons study. A
man who is of on second matrimonial ex-
cursion enters the reverend presence with an
indescribaole business air. 1t bespeaks ia
miliarty. II is full of sort of quick saes-
small profit spirit He understands the
whole thing and it is practical sir, prac-
tical.r
The following is a rehearsal via correspond
ence which 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
morning the mail brought this:
Rev. -:
DEAR SIaiou may DE surprised to receive
letter from an eutre stranger to you | should
like the following lines to remain very secret to
every ole
Iwish to consult You about having the marriage
ceremony said over lady and myself thought
it BEST 10 let you know the PARTICULARS Of the
wish to unite myself to her or, in other words.
to get married: but the is this. she loves
ME love her very much We should not do it
so suddenly. ouy for this reason her sister wants
her TO love another youn.: uan. and this she will
not do, AZ she loves me, and never another
she says
kindly do this favor for aud keep it secret,
cor WEI shall have a kind thought for you as long
We live, II you will please tell me the charges
for the service ! mentioned, | will call on you
Wednesday eve. or the week after, all according
70 your prices Please tear this up Resp'ly
yours
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 SIR Yours OF today received and l can.
not call inst now. There IL nothing to prevent
IL We were to tell it 10 every one but we wish 1t to
be a secret for souic tiale- two years, guess.
Are you the man that married Miss and
Mr., q forget his name Miss - lived at 1874
West - street. II you not have been all a
mistake will let you know who am and how
knew you am with a - and this spring
called at your house to the clock In your par
lor. to see what allied 1t The lady who had me go
and see it was, think, your Inotherin-law. You
and your wife were away somewhere. but never
fixed it The lady wish to be my wife Is Miss
She has no mother and her father is sixty
some. and has married a sirl - years Of age, and
she made It so hot for the children they all moved
away She is orphan almost Ny age is TWEEN
ty and uiae and half mou'hs ans she Is twenty
and SIX and quarter months Please let me
know II you married Miss Evans or not. and to
what church you are the rarson for shall be
happy to put that French clock in order for you
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 SIR-You are Aboring under a great and
serious mistake did not sly could not support
her | can, and nicely. too. if wish am sorry
troubled you 50 much on this question. for which
l beg thousand parioris We have come to the
conclusion different from the first ourselves and
shall wait and see what turns up Do not trouble
yourself further or waste any more time on my
foolish thoughts. but forget that such thing
happened and you will have forever a sincere
friend Resp't'ly yours.
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