The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-19

TWO SILVER HALF-D0LLARs.
steadily fixed on the clergyman, who
was thus compelled to endure certain
of the sensations OF the pillory while
the brides belated preparations were
gong forward. After considerable delay
the door of room No. 2 opened, and
in flaming red dress, wearing enormous
plated ear-pendents, the dusky Diana
made her appearance on the arm of the
bridegroom, whose time had evidently
been most lately occupied in drying out
his wardrobe and adjusting brilliant
scarf TO very large shirt collar. As they
took their places in the center of the
room the company snickered immoder-
ately, the bride hung her head and the
bridegroom carefully stroked his mus
tache with his fore-fnger and thumb.
The service was impressively conducted,
as was the clergyman's wont, until he
came to that portion OF 1t wherein he
asked:
.sDo you, -, solemnly prom
Use, ETC., to take this woman to be your
lawfully welded wife?"
'Ya-yaslr said the bridegroom. But as
he uttered the word, alack, his mustache
became detached from his lip and fell on
the floor at his feetl The guests burst into
sides and sqHirmed in contortions of risi-
bility, and the girls choked themselves
with aprons and northumberland
STOPPING, hastily, the bridegroom picked
up the mustache and put it in his vest
pocket. and the surprised mot to say per-
piexed) clergyman, with the best grace he
could command, went on with the cere-
mony.
At its conclusion, the bridegroom took
him aside and explained that the bride
had insisted on his wearing mustache to
overcome his youthful appearance "But
de paste wah mean; 'twouldn't stick" he
added. ruefully. Continuing, in pathetic
undertone, he said: Use very much
bliged TO yo' q marryin' me, dominic; but
ef yo' want a job O kalsominin' yo' SEN fo'
me. Use boss hand on de kalsomine."
The Rev. William J. Bridges, pastor of
the Green Avenue Presbyterian church,
Brooklyn, told me that when conducting
the prayer-meeting of his church one
evening, messenger came to him with
the information that he was wanted at his
home by couple whose appearance indi-
Gated an intention TO commit matrimony.
The clergyman lost no time after the
meeting was dismissed in obeying the
summons, and upon entering his study
found man and woman in middle life
who said that they wanted to be married
as quickly as the service could be per-
formed. Their responses to the formal
AhtCtiOkhtcAtto bttiS QAil RlNtn, MI.
Bridges united them with as much dis
patch as is consistent with decorum, and
at the close of the ceremony presented the
bride with her marriage certificate. The
groom then smilingly handed him rather
lean, but clean envelope, which Mr..
Bridges delicately laid upon the table to
be opened later. When the couple de-
parted he broke the seal and found, in lieu
of fee, slip of paper with this legend:
81 am very much obliged to you"
The Rev. Daniel c. Eddy, ID. d., the dis
tinguished Baptist pastor of Brooklyn and
Worcester. of the Long Island Baptist
Association, held his first passionate in
Lowell, Mass. As an instance of bride
groom's haste to be generous-exhibiting
as far IS it goes, the noblest side of the
Benedict nature-the doctor once told me
that when marrying couple in Lowell he
was much confused throughout the cere-
mony by the groom's extreme agitation.
He was little man and kept hopping
from foot to foot as II practicing for an In
dian dance. After the words had been
said that made him and his bride one, the
doctor proceeded to pronounce the bene-
diction, assuming an attitude more Gus
tomary then than now-the hands out
stretched with appraised palms. Judge of
his surprise when the solemn words were
halt uttered to hear the chink and feel the
descent of two silver half-dollars which
the groom had dropped in the hollow of
his hand.
"Amenp' said the minister in conclu-
sion.
Everything all right now, pa'son ?" in
qulred the groom.
Assured that he was irrevoeably mar
ried, he neryously twitched his little body
from side TO side, threw his arms around
the bride, and began kissing her in the
most exuherant style.
taEatepn - ha said ychaD
hsusted by his osculatory exercise. that's
the best dollars worth in the Old Bay
Statel'
On another occasion in the same city.
DR.. Eddy was waited upon by man who
was in great haste TO secure his services
why the clergyman could not find out.
Following his guide the doctor at
IN the upper apartment of which
a woman was on her knees busily
serubbing the floor. Approaching her and
selzlug her by the arm the man said hur-
ried1y bat kindly: Now. Charlotte, here's
the minister. Hurry up and let's get
married. Charlotte put aside her scrub
hing brush and pail. and drying her arms,
submitted 20 the ceremony without at.
tempt at change Of dress or toilet.
Now. Charlotte, said the bridegroom,
when the ceremony was ended. give the
minister something tor his trouble"
Charlotte had precisely - cents. II was
the nrst marriage n which the young
clergyman OBLIGATED and he gave the fee
to the bride
In affairs matrimonial, as in many other
circumstances of Eie, / have observed that
the young especially among s ministers
friends and parisEioners. are anxious 10
have his advice upon the expediency of get
ting married when they are reasonably GER
tam II viii harmoniZs with their own de-
examinations, / have net jntrequently had
persons wait on me 20 consult" me upon
the delicate step shey were about TO take.
who concluded the conversation by asking
me 10 perform the cermony on given day
hence, MARTA 20 Is that respecting which
advice Is wasted. What is needed in such
an education Of the unthinking as shall
teach them that they are higher than the
animals, and restore that reverence of the
married state so deplorahly impaired by
the iaise notion that while marriage is a
eisL contract II Is purely such.
GIFFARD NEISox