The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-10-20
HITCHES At THE ALTER.
Something About TtSnid. Tickle and Jeal-
Gus Brides and Grooms.

! not many years ag,. which will 60 to
show how near couple may be to be-
, ing married without becoming man
and wife at all. The lady was an
heiress; and the parties had reached
the civil ceremony, had received the
personal and official congratulations
of the mayor, and were about to sign
the attesting document when tele-
gram arrived. The couple paused,
pens in hand; the witnesses stared;
and altogether there was a furry of
excitement as the mayor opened the
envelope and read:
..Monsieur-(the bridegroom) has
already been married in Germany. and
his wife lives. Vouchers are on their
way to you by post"
The French Civil Code provides that.
in the event of such warning as this
the marriage is to be postponed for a
week. This marriage was accordingly
postponed, and at the end Of the week
the bride-althOugh nothing further
was heard from the anonymous sender
of the telegram that she
,, would not complete the ceremony.
The groom expostula,ed, shouted.
whined. swore that a villainous trick
had been played upon him, but all to
no purpose. The lady was convinced
that there was something il the mes
sage. Probably she was right for it
afterwards transpirsd that the tele-
gram was handed in by a yelled lady
in black. In the meantime her action
had caused some trouble; the worthy
mayor had a consultation with the
Juge de Paix and the lawyers engaged
in the matter; and they. after a con-
sultation, decided that the couple
were still a couple and not pair.
Fickleness on the part of bride or
groom is not an unfrequent scource Of
bitches at the altar.
A story is told OF rustic who. on
being asked If he would take the wo-
I man to be his welded wife. replied,
with shameful indecision, and equally
! shameful disregard for the lady's feel
ings-
Yes. I'm willin'; but I'd a much
sight rather have her sister,"
A lady residing in the south OF Ire
land puts on record the following:
when in the shop of our principal
milliner in our village. this ShrOve-
tide" she says. Il asked il she had
many bridal bonnets to make No,
/ indeed. she answered. There's girl
of the Scanlans getting married to-day,
but made her bonnet two years ago.
. Tbay ,yara ~, tba vray 20 Sba oh nal
! when they had difference. and the
match was broken off; but like a sem
sible girl she kept the bonnet and
now IL comes in handy enough"
The same lady tells US OF another
hitch. says the Saturday Evening Post.
A marriage was arranged, friends
were invited. and the party. occupy
| ing half a dozen cars started for the
chapel. just as they stopped outside
of it the father of another girl came
to the bridegroom. and offered him
his daughter with ten pounds more
4, fortune than the ono he was promised
to. "Done!" said the ungallaht BRIDE
groom; and straightway broke of the
former match. left the girl to go home
weeping and his friends swearing. and
eventually married the girl with the
more money. One almost hopes that
! she turned out to be shrew.
The post extraordinary hitch We
ever heard Of occurred in q suburb Of
Paria Two couples presented them
selves at the mayoralty to carry out
the civil portion Of marriage contract
One of the bridegrooms fancied he saw
his partner making Sleeps eyes" at
the other man. and being Of q jealous
turn of mind, seized her roughly by
the band, and said sharply:
'Mademoiselle, which Of the two's
bride are you? You are mine I be-
lieve; then oblige me by combining
your glances to me-"
The woman was young and pretty,
and possessed of a considerable deal Of
spirit and resenting the tone Of the
reprimand, retorted;
';Ah, monsieur. if you are Jealous
already am likely TO lead pleasant
life with you"
The jealous one made an angry re-
ply; the other groom took the lady's
part and this led to q general dispute.
which developed into a free fight be-
tween the two men. The mayor was
compelled to adjourn the ceremony for
half an hour to give them time for an
amicable settlement. When they sp-
peared again before him, the obligiag
official was astounded to find that all
parties had changed partners; and. a.
the four adhered to the new arrange
ment he had no course open but to
proceed.
Tiger and Lion.
The Bengal tiger has more courage