, 1890-09-28

He seemed to express a hope hat he
would ultimately meet the pastor in n
land where parting would be no more,
and where the elder would be required to
give an sccount of mis- stewardship. also
to nave tbs above stepladder with him in
good order, or explain why it was not in
good order.
The people then played some games.
ate what cake they DID not feed to the
children IN the pastors bed, broke a leg
off a hair cloth lounge and propped 1t up
with the ency clopedia, drove their teams
over tho cucumber vines and went home.
lie died last year just before time to
celebrate his tin wedding. | have always
believed that a porter house steak would
have saved his life. His congregation
submitted to the inevitable and cot an
other harder shrub to take bis place.
Possibly they got an orchid.
The tin wedding occurs at the tenth
anniversary At twelve years silk and
linen are the general characteristics. At
fifteen years comes the crystal. at twenty
the china, at twenty five the silver we'd
ding, at thirty pearl, at forty ruby and at
fifty the golden wedding. The seventy
fifth anniversary is called the diamond
We iding. but very lew succeed in getting
that far hand in hand.
Your Job printer will show you what
ttyle OF an invitation to issue, 50 that
you will have M trouble in reg ard to
that.
As regards refreshments You must use
your own taste, and conform somewhat
to the customs Of the place in which you
live. Some just pass around the victuals
say about 9 or 10 o'clock-and let her
60 at nat. A good idea is to avoid so
far Ms possible going into perishable
grub. Get thiags that will keep, and then
serve after you have run your eye swiftly
over the gifts. A friend Of mine got all
ready once TO feed his guests with the fat
Of the land. but after seeing the layout he
sliced n watermelon and went to bed,
leaving word in an audible voice Tor the
butler to turn off the gas as soon as the
gusets went home.
Ii was n crystal wedding, and he told
me that eight Of the guests dubbed to-
gether and bought him a glass marble
With a little mud turtle IN it. At first
he thought that he would seek relief in
the false joys OF run. but later on he
yielded to better %counscls aud bought a
present for one of these friends who was
about to have a tin wedding. Ii was n
W. ~ ~ III 1aAAhA ~ aha 1T
made it himself out of an unsoldered
oyster can. He also got the entire list
of guests TO mite with him in the ex-
pense. This did much to break up the
custom OF exchanging cookies for carved
furniture, and prune sauce and a glowing
welcome for a set OF solid silver OF cut
glass.
|, The Prince OF Wales told me that if
he had his lite 70 live over again he
wouldn't go in for any of these things.
10 fact he had a lin wedding against his
better Judgment, he said, rather than
have any trouble with his mother. She
favored it aud thought it would pay,
but It didn't lie says that the way
board is now it takes a good many long
handled dippers to pay for one Of these
blowouts.
| have written the indelible autograph
on the piece OF silk sent INC, Anxious
inquirer, " and return 1t to you along with
the odor of benzine which accompanied
it here when | received il. Use 1t wisely.
aud may 1t enhance the grab bag to such
an extent that in future years when your
sous will write home from the peniten-
tiary and give their autobiography
they may point to this autograph and
thus grab bag, and say that it was then
and there that they first learned the joys
OF gambling and Of getting by chance
what they might not by purchase.
Should your printer be unable to sup
ply you with the appropriate stationery
for your anniversary | will be glad to do
your work and furnish you with what you
need. | have a neat little printing press
which | secured by getting a new sub.
scriber and thirty i've cents for n paper
which desired to extend its circulation so
that it could do a great deal more good
than il had ever been able to do before.
1t is a good little press, but is really bet
ter, | find, as a cider press than for print
ing. 1t is too earnest and too DESTROYS of
making n deep impression, | think. 1t
would be a good machine to prepare read
ing matter for the blind. because it can
read better on the back than on the
front and easier by touch han by sight.
| had intended to touch briefly upon the
great solemnitY of the marriage rela-
tiOns. ssand the horrors Of married life, but
| find that | have not the time or space
for il.
However, | may say in conclusion, that
marriage, if not carried to excess. is q wise
provision and a sacred obligation. Marry
your opposite so far as possible. especially
AS regards sex. You will never regret it.
If possible marry above your own station.