Telegram-herald., 1891-07-20

He, she or il comes; for the gender is
hardly practicable of the head that is
thrust through the partially opened
door, with felt hat that might be mans
or woman's and face that would be
charae,eristically becoming above the
bust of a hod carrier or female vege-
table vender.
'.Er you the Minister" This with .
smile that lays bare a prodigious set of
teeth in an expansive area of raw-look-
ing gums
Yes; come in"
It turns ont to be a woman, with
somewhat abbreviated skirts, short,
straight black hair and mannishness in
dress and demeanor characteristic Of
the female rake.
Can you marry a couple right err
way?"
''Yes; IL everything Is all right. Do
you wish to be married?"
II do. I've got the feller ont here on
the sidewalk. and couple Of witnesses.
Can fetch 'em erlong?"
''Yes; bring them in"
They are pEesented-the groom red
haired, multitudinously frecklcd, con-
sumptive. inclined To be wheezy. ncr-
vous. pallid and with the woe-bcgone
look of victim; bridesmaid and grooms-
man. father and mother of. the bride.
The questions all being answered salts
factorily. he and she are made one, and
IS the newly made benedict signs the
register. the groomsman remarks:
''He was a-gon' tn act like blamed
fool. dominic, but we all told him this
was heap sight better nor goin' to
Jail"
''weIl. you jist bct," was the tart and
confident addendum Of the unblushing
bride. Tom, she continued. ''hev you
got any money to pay for this?" Toms
capital was limited To a few pennies;
and among the quartette fifty cents was
at length got together which the clergy
man presented to the bride as his con-
tributiop 20 the start in housekeeping.
We're | ASKED whom / hold in my
thoughts as an ideal clergyman of the
old school. | should unhesitatingly
name the late DIR. Stroebcl of Rhine
beck. y. Y. whose memory is revered
by LutheTans throughout the country.
A scholar of sanity life; cheerful. in
deed blythe, in conversation. but
never for moment forgetful
of his dignity and the reverence
due TO the religion of which, for fifty
years. he was an exemplary minister.
ne deservedly held high place among
his brethren. So venerable was his ap-
pesrance that the rudest would have
found it difficult to be irreverent in his
presence Among his parishioncrs
were a jovisl. good natured livery sta
bile keeper. whom I shall csll Matt.
Van, and his wife. Matt was short,
broad. round-giving You the idea that
he might once have been a tall man
who had been squeezed into himself
and become sbnormally distended in
the process. He was an inveterate
ssammerer. His wife was small. del
ieate woman who died before she
reached middle life. and DR. Stroebel.
who respected her. spoke feelinglv at
her funeral Just a month after that
event Matt appeared At the doctors
residence and requested him 20 cali that
evening at his home
No one i'll, I hope. Matthias" said
the doctor
~ no. said Matt. "Ti.-tit-taiut THAT
s-lsird ~ a Job. dominic. Fif-fact Is
w-wrnt to get unmarried"
Why. Matthias. ron astound uei"
said the AGED clergyman. Your wife
has not been dead more than q month.
sW -w-weil. she's dead. ISN'T shes'
- res. Matthias. that Is sorrowfnily
true
can shcrr
Lacking rs the argument was in feel
inv Il was impossible 70 gsinsav It's
force. and Matt set san that evening