Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-05-02
dollars ? Isn't there any cheaper way

LOU can get along without the
license. | said, by having the bans
published by me for three successive
Sundays in tho church
"'Won't twice do p he asked.
NO. replied.
'I can't leave them that long in the
ground, ho said, in troubled tone,
and it will cost me IS to tell you about
them
".What are you talking about, man.
| said. thinking he perhaps was drunk.
1.-The potatoes. Of course, be said.
Didn't | tell you about them 2
mo said, what about them p
"'Well. he said, there's my field of
potatoes. They're ripe and ready to
gather. | must get to work at once
and fork them out of the hills, but I
have no ono to pick them up after mo-
Did you ever pick potatoes Z
"'No,' / said, Il never did, but un.
derstand it's hard work.
"'It is that no replied, and I'd
have to pay man or boy at least Is
to pick that field and board him beside.
Now, the woman I'm going to marry is
stout and willing girl and she'll pick
the field for nothing, il can only get
hor in time. But the three weeks OF
bans is going to put the work of too
late. What would you dor
Its case where don't feel called
on to give any advice answered a
little teasing, as | could not help think
ing of the willing bride breaking her
back picking potatoes for such ohurl.'
HE considered awhile and at last
decided to spend ~ for a license, as he
would thus save SO in cash on the po-
tato picking and get three weeks of
hard work out of the bride into tho bar
gain
"Somc bridal parties are exceedingly
jolly" confined the talker, $50 much so.
in fact, that | have often had to stop in
the middle of the service and lecture the
bride or trademarks for gigglng. and
others again are so solemn that I felt il
my duty to cheer them up little. l
have n few old stock jokes for such 90
oasions, which never fail to provoke a
laugh. When give the bride her mar
ragc lines, as we call the certificate.
| occasionally add that have no doubt
that she will hold the reins also. One
bridegroom whom cheered with the
observation that this was the end Of all
his troubles returned some time after
aud demonstrated with me, saying that
his marriage was really the beginning
of his woes. The only defense | could
urge for making 80 rash statement
was
my friend, did not say which
end
But this did not seem to console him
to any great extent.
"An unoouth couple annoyed me into
playing o practical joke on them once.
II happened in this way: They called
on me just as | was getting into my
buggy to start on u visiting tour. They
were Unlocking, ill-mannered people.
and seemed altogether lacking rever-
ance for the ceremony or its consequences.
He was especially rough, not to say
coarse, and had evidently offended tho
bride on the way to my house, for she
looked sulky When said
"'Wilt thou have this woman to be
thy welded wife 2 etc, he answered:
"'You bet
81 reproved him, and he finally re-
sponded sulkily, 4 will
When asked her. wilt thou have
this man to be thy welded husband 2
ETC., she replied:
"'No, won't. I've taken dis
likin' to him. And she would not and
did not SO they went away quarrel
ing, and was glad to sec the last Of
them.
"About week after that they came
again, and tho woman said she had
changed her mind. and got over dis
likin' to him. SO they stood up again.
But when I put the critical question to
the man he answered coolly:
mo, won't. have taken dis
liken' to hor.' And he turned on his
heel and walked out Of the house with
out another word, leaving the woman
crying with chagrin. [ was sorry for
her, aud angry with the man for triaing
with me, but could not help thinking
he had served her about right.
"About week after they both came
back again and begged me to marry
them. I felt like setting dog on them.
but my cloth, if nothing else, forbade;
so stood them right up there on the
veranda and begaa
L" DO you take this woman etc.,
and do you take this man. etc., to
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