Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-08
MATRIMoNIAL MlsHAPs.
4 Woman Who Had Two Chanches Saved
 by Wet Weather.

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 by Wet Weather.
 The vicissitudes of matrimony are many. and many are the ways by which the children of this world enter into that estate of greatest bliss and keen- est ban.
 A lady who iwells in the country has this tale to tell concerning the way in which one of her domestlcs entered the kingdom of the wed, and it is worth record as one of the varieties which is at least amusing.
 The girl had secured a swain who had promised to marry her, although it was recognized by her friends that her hold was not as secure upon the man as might have been desired, and the day was fixed for the marriage. The girl made her preparations, but, being of a canny turn of mind, she did not leave her place in service, feeling that it was well to be sure before she gave up 8 certainty.
 The event proved that she was wise, for in the end the slippery swain, find ing that the time was at hand when he was expected to marry somebody. con- cluded that he liked the sister of his fiancee rather better than he did his first choice and to prevent mistakes he incontinently married the former. The deserted maiden took the matter philo- sophically and remarked that You never could depend on men critters, anyhow;" thereupon going her way and keeping an eye open for the main-and | male-chance.
 It was but a matter of two or three weeks before she informed her mistress once more that she was going to be married. This time she had secured a farmer and the time of the wedding was near at hand, as it had been be- fore.
 "You see," the prospective bride ex- plained, that we are callatin' to get married next Wednesday, if it ain't too | pleasant"
 "Too pleasant" echoed her mistress, q should think you would like it to be pleasant"
 "Oh, that's all right" the girl re- sponded, with an easy air. 'You see if it's good hay day, nell have to stay at home an tend to the hay; but if it ain't he's coming inter town an we'll get hitched."
 But if it is pleasant and he does not come," the mistress inquired, "what | then?"
 "Oh, if it's pleasant Wednesday," was the reply, "then he's a-comin' the next rainy day"
 Wednesday came, and fairer day had never been seen, and, of course, there was no bridegroom.
 The girl took it very calmly, and came to ask if she might have loaf of wed. ding made in the kitchen, as there seemed to be plenty of time. The mis- tress gave her consent, and the cook good-naturedly set to work and manu' factured the confection.
 Thursday also was fair but Friday was rainy. All day the girl waited fo1 her lover but the unreliable swain did not come. Saturday the experience was repeated and on Saturday night the deserted damsel declared she had nc r more hope.
 We might as well eat the weddin calxe," she announced, with the evident intention of making the best of the sit uation. "There ain't no chance of nc l weddin' s I can see, an. we might'l } we'll get what fun we can out of it. } So the domestics, nothing loath, se
 to work, and with much testing de
 voured the loaf of cake, with what re suit to their digestion has not been re corded.
 And To! on Sunday afternoon th'
 long-lost lover arrived. He casually :. stated that he had found lot of thing = around the barn that needed to be at tended to on the two rainy days. ant
 that he had concluded on the whol,
 that the bridge would keep-a way 0 putting it which should have cost hin r his chances were it not that in the rura l districts husbands are not as plenty a 0 blacl1berries.
 s The bride came in to say good-by t, e her mistress, and explained her view
 of the situation with charming frank
 ness.
 "Now he's here," she said, q thinl ' I'd better make sure of him an marr, = him right off. He's a good, likely man e an he's got good farm, an he ain't & @ overanxious to get married nohov l. that's likely he'll ever come back if
 don't go with him now" J There was no time for more wedding l. cake, and that was dispensed with. Tn e pair went off to clergyman and wer If married out of hand. What will b |, their future course no man knowetE D. but the former mistress has now a stor
 wherewith to enliven her calls upo ..' friends, and there is a vacancy in he ID staff of servants which in the countr, e is matter of serious import. .-Bosto l. Courier.
 6 Our Hapless Language.
 Mrs Average (reading)--Prof Gal