St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13


service otJmaTrying llOvers at fixed
rate stipulated for by contract.
But love and marriage do not change
the nature of men, and there are mean
very bridegrOOms who do not
hesit ate to trick and cheat the good pas
tors who bind them in the ties of matri-
mOny.
There is minister in Brooklyn who
told the writer narrowing tale of de-
eeption of which he was the victim.
After he had performed the marriage
ceremony for young couple at the par
sonage, the bridegroom slipped fat
envelope between the leaves of the fam
lily Bible, nodding pleasantly, as if to
say: You've we'll earned it," The
clergyman nodded thankfully.
when l opened that envelope" he
said, ''what do you suppose l found in
it?"
"A goodly sum in bills?"
"No, sir! No, sir! Twenty sheets of
copy paper, such as reporters use. And
on the last sheet was written: Economy
is wealth. Please don't squander this.
Wipe your razor on it, "
Il think" said the dominic, "that
ministers should be empowered TO de-
clare some marriages vOid.'
DR.. Howard. whom everybody i'm Flat.
bush. l.. l., will remember, had similar
experience. He was routed out at mid.
night to marry a couple and was COM
PEELED to arouse his family to act as
witnesses. He was given fat package
| by the bridegroom, upon the latter's
departure. The good doctor spent half
an hour or so unwindlng paper after
! paper from that package, only to find at
| last silver quarter which had been
used as sleeve-buttOn. One face had
| been ground smooth and Ornamented
! with a monogram.
| Dominic johnson, whom old Brook
| lynlteS will recOllect, was taken IN"
once in much the same way. A would
! be Benedict wrote To him to engage his
services in tying the matrimonial knot.
and limited that he was saving Il roll of
| 50 gold pieces with which to fee the
! doctor.
| IAN evening or two later" said tbe
clergyman, in telling the story, "he
! honOred me with a call. He was accom-
| panied by one of the prettiest little
| women l ever saw. / performed the
| ceremony, and he insisted upon my
| kissing the bride. He made an oflicious
! display of long thin roll, well wrapped
| III TIN foil, and as | bowed him out he Slid
it slyly into my side pocket. When /
| returned to my library | examined the
roll and found"-
! wv hat?'
"A clothespin surrounded with ten
penny nails. A month or two after
wards he wrote to me from ST. Louis.
| saying that he had charged me the
wedding fee | was to have received for
| kissing the bride"
"There is halter awaiting that
knave," concluded the clergyman
warmly, land have never read of a
hanging that do not wonder ii he isn't
the victim travelling to glory under an
alias"
A clergyman VINO once held a charge
near Wyandotte, Kan, was given
horse and carriage by a couple whom
he had just married. They had driven
to his parsonage from Wichita and they
left by train. Soon afterwards the par
son drove his new horse to Wichita.
81 didn't get back for week" said
the clergyman, shaking his head dole
fully. THE man not only stole the
woman, but the horse and wagon from
her husband, end the rig was recog-
nized and | was clapped into Jail on a
charge of horse stealing. OF course,
everything was finally Strengthened out,
but somehow or other | could never
make up my mind to forgive that man"