Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-02-24
CUPlD'S LATEST FAD.
Gotham Weddings at Which the Miu.
lister il Forbidden.

Gotham Weddings At Which the Min.
lister Is Forbidden.
New York Morning Journal
Clereyme" do not earn many mar
risge fees il that part Of the West
Side known IS "Hell's Kitchen"
Young couples who have decided
to honor and obey, and take each
other for better or worse, have hit
upon q scheme Of assuming the ma
trimonisl yoke free Of cost. The fee,
which would otherwise 60 into the
long pocket of the minister, becomes
available for "rushing the growler,"
and consequently the many friends Of
the bride and bridegroom are made
happy.
Within the last week there have
been no less than half a dozen such
weddings as referred to above.
The new method is for the contract
ing parties to set the day il the usual
manner, aud then, in the presence OF
q number of friends, both vow they love
each other, and that they will stick te
each other "t'rough tick and tin"
That constitutes the ceremony, snd
then the wedding festivities begin
They are usually kept up fast aud
furious until morning, unless some
one gets hurt or the police happen to
drop in.
These sort OF weddings have not
only grown popular on the West ide,
but East Side policemen have told the
sergeants of many such ceremonies
this winter.
The latest wedding o: this character
was reported ut the West Thirty
seventh street police station rs having
taken place in the "Hell's Kitchen
Friday night.
The bride was good. looking young
Enxlishwomsn, about 20 years Vi aye,
named May Warner, aud the brides
groom was young lri.hmsn named
Mike Ryan. They both arrived N,
the apartments of the brides chum
Lizzie Webb, at o'clock.
All the elite of "Hell's Kit hen
WAS there. Those who couldn't ge,
into the room stood GU, in the hallwa.
1t was Lizzie's icea that the mar,
rage should simply consist Of de-
claration, aud although Mike didnr
like it very much, he finally guessed
IL would be all right.
When everything was ready, May
and Mike joined hands. Lizzie
officia,ed and asked May if she wa.
''stuck on Nike" She said she WAS
and then Mike said he was "stuck or
May" Then the bridegroom intro'
duced tho bride all around as Mrs
Ryan, she bowling eacl. time and hav
ing something to say about her hus
band. When the in,roduc,ions were
half over Mike objected with:
Say, folks, ain't there going to b
any writing in this?"
! "Why. no." answered Lizzie.
swell, then, it don't 60. aim
going to take no girl out of work ano
take chances of her boiling after ~.
been spending my good stuff on he
for a month or two."
didn't say loved your" chimee
in NAV.
"Oh, come off, that goes for while
but love don't sew buttons on ant
make fires next year, and I'm going
into this business for keeps, see?"
. Lizzie and May tried TO explain
but Mike wouldn't have it, and finall!
wound up by saying he g uessed they'c
better send out and get minister
and haze less beer, because he WASH
in it.
"But you are married to me jus
the ssme," said May, "and I'll mole
you t., it, see?"
"What? Without minister or M
writing?"
'.Y~s, without no minister and 1T
writing" answered both May ant
Lizzie, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gowsn, VIII
were married in the same offhan,
manner New Years eve.
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