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From the Boston Herald. |

One Sunday afternoon in midwinter,
said Boston pastor to the writer, two
sleighs drove to my door III a snow
storm and two occupies" came in,
stamping off the snow. After the cere-
mony ] asked the young man who had
''stood up" with the bridegroom to
come up to my study to sign the GER
certificate as witnesses. With an eye
to future opportunities | said to him as
I was writing: "Well, sir, I suppose
your turn will come next" "Well,"
he replied, II supposed this one was
going to be mine. had been keeping
company with her. But to-day she
paired off with the other fellow, and l
didn't know what they stopped here
for till We gotin the house. expected
to marry her myself" "Well," said
7, as he wrote his name to the certiti-
cate of the girls marriage to another
man, "you had good grit to stand up
there with them" YES, it rather
took me back; but perhaps her sister,
the girl who stood up vita me, is just
as good. shan't cry about it," he
said, as he tried to swallow the evident
lump in his throat and went down
stairs to meet the "other fellows"
smiling bride.
Another Boston clergyman tells the
following amusing story: "a friend OF
mine was seated in his study one day
when a hack drove up in which a
couple were seated-Gressed in the
latest style-and apparently in good
circumstances. Of course, the minister
expected a good square fee. After the
ceremony was over the couple took
their departure, but the groom did not
forget to hand the parson the custom
ary envelope. When the party had
driven away the minister or his wife
opened the envelope, expecting, Of
course, to frd a generous fee. They
werej jus: little disappointed and an
geIed to find simply a piece Of paper
with this writing on it: 'We request
your prayers"
A ABoston minister who has DOW gone
abroad, told the writer that couple
once came to his house to be married
and had no marriage license. The
groom said to the bride, 20, yes gave
you the license just before we started"
The lady admitted this, and said it
was in her cloak pocket. Search was
made, but no license could be found.
The groom reprimanded her and more
search was made, but no license was
forthcoming. Then followed sharper
reprimand and further search, but no
paper was revealed. The groom raved,
declared the bride to be ''exasperating-
Iy careless" and wondered "why in
thunder she could not take care of the
paperw Then the lady wept. The
groom assured the minister that ''it
was all right" and that he should
marry them without u permit. The
minister remained firm, and the couple
departed, the groom swearing and the
bride weeping. The clergyman said
he hoped the lady would back out be-
fore a new permit was secured, and
vowed that 81, 900 would not induce
him to marry the man.
A South Boston pastor narrated the
following incident which came under
his observation i'll st. John, \. B.:
Two people in middle life sought out
an aged and we'll known clergyman 10
tie the connubial knot. His advanced
years had brought him a treacherous
memory, and, with this uncertain
quantity to deal with, he began the
ceremony. There were luckily 10
witnesses to the amusing scene but the
daughter-in-law and
grandson. The preliminaries over, the
ring was asked for. The groom was
exceedingly nervous and could not find
it. He searched in all his pockets,
shook his sleeve, ran his hand down
the side of his right leg in fear of q hole
in his pantaloons pocket, felt OF his
sock, and repeated the process, in
creasing in nervousness as he certainly
did in bushes and awkwardnesS. Fl
nally, the old gentleman sat down,
while both witnesses assisted the par
TALLY married couple to find the miss
ing symbol of their union. Down on
their knees they got, and turned up the
corner of the rug, and peercd under the
sofa, and altogether made a most IT.
dicrous sight. Meantime the clergy
mans mnuemOnic faculty failed him.
He forgot where lie was, and could not
be made to understand the mission o.!
the strange lady and gentleman. it
ought 10 be added that he was also very
deaf. Fearing complications, his daugh-
ter-in-law sent the grandson for the
regular minister of the parish. At last
the ring was found in an obscure cor
ner, whittier it had rolled. and the
parties to the suspended contract tried
to look resigned ander the aggravating
circumstances. The ministerial gen.
tieman walked out Of his reverie, and
said TO the lady of the house: "Who
is this COUPLER The answer was
almost shout, after which he subsidized
moment, and then continued: How
long have YOU been married?' They
really didn't know how much they
were married, but stammered out a re-
ply that was completely lost on him,
for, in q minute or so more, he capped
the conversation by inquiring: "How
many children have you got?' This
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