Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-23
He was IN pounr.
An Eshilarrting story Of - Man who
Paid Its Marriage roo In Part.


Paid Its Marriage roo In Part.
A clergyman wns telling anecdotes Of
incidonta in his early life az a pastor.
Ono Of them was about q marriage core.
mony which he once performed a
young man Of the country Districts camo
to the pastor one day.
81 want TO got married, he said, "and
guess Two got about ~ good woman
as there Is around this part Of the state.
Can You marry rs"
The Clergyman thought thntho could,
and so the Young man went away and
soon returned with his bride. They
both took the affair very coolly, and
when the ceremony was over the bride
groom took the clergyman aside.
81 don't want to drive any bargain at
time like this" he said, "but OF c9ursl
I amt sure this marriage busIncas is go.
ing TO prove III that expect Of Sc. How
would hnif cash now, uno-fouuh ia ono
month aud the rest in two months, after
! hayo HAD fair chance 70 soc u gOt u
good bargain, suit your
"Woll, said the pastor, "if that socuis
fair 10 you, am willing. You seem 10
be- o prosperous young man. Wen say
tom dollum now. five dollars IN ono
month and Eve dollars in two months"
"Thgta e co." answered tho happy
bridegroom, and hu handed over ton doll
lars
At tho end OF month DO returned
with five dollars more.
81 amt sure, he said. little doubt
fully, "nb9ul It yat, but I'm willing 90
give YOU tho benefit OF the doubt aud 10
mako tho second payment "Iou Hcc,"
10 added, "whilc have my own doubts
about tho lles Tugs OF married lie, /
don't know as its going to mako much
difference. ! amt inat 90 sugo "a | was
that / could got out Of this thing now "
l wanted 90. Shc's got an opinion OK
her own" no said, with faint grin;
"and ID she says we hayo got TO Keep on
being married guess zen have 10 go at
tbut."
You aren't thinking Of getting q d..
yorcc. arc you" asked tho clergyman.
"Oh, no; 40 least not just yet"
"Of what faults IN your wife do you
complaint
son. nothing IN particular"
"Why nio you dissatisfied, Them
~ amt just dissatisfied, 1 say
haven't made UP my mind yeti"
"Why shouldn't you know ono way or
Tho othor.
"Wcll, tp ton YOU tho honest truth.
I don't believe % would do amy good.
I'm afraid Whatever ehc decides will
scttlo IT," Then he went OF, looking
rather pusrlol over tho prohlnn.
40 tho end of the second month there
caino lHlul, 40 ,ho door, aud iho pgs-
tor himself answered Il. Tho bride was
standing uhcrc, and about five foot bo-
hind hcg wa. the douhting husband.
"Nly husband owes YOU five dollars,
doesn't ha.' sho asked sharply
"Wcll % answered the pastor with q
smile, If am not sure about that point.
"Ics, he docs sho said firmly "li1
owes you nyo dollars. Hcury, wasn't
your bargain that Eve dollars should bg
| paid nj the end OF the second month II
The marriage was satisfactory
"Ycs,' slil the husband weakly.
"hnd it's satisfactory, ain'tit3'
Hgury looked nt the pastor
"lis satisfactory, ain't it:' sho r.
peatol.
"S-c-o-s,' saii tho husband, looking
down at his boots.
81 thought fo,' cried tho wifp tri
umrhautly. SNOW pay him thai hy,
dollars"
Tho husband handed q bill to tho clor'
gyman, and said 90 him Ia u low voice:
LIANT quito sure yot, one way or th,
other, but shos got me and guess shi
means TO hang on To me. so III iusI
hnyo TO worry along TIL she dies or gc
a chance 10 run away" ,,,t' g, ,