Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-12

objection to seeing people get married
one always wants to go and do likewise.
A very ladylike fortune-teller has assured
me that shall be married twice, and that
one of the marriages will take place in
January. 1893. | never dispute with a
fortune-teller but still have my doubts
j think that two people are required for
marriage, and the coming man, to use the
grammar of Mr.. William Nye. has not
came. All this, which sounds very foolish
Is the result of my going to wedding on
the other side. Maggie and Chimmie ARE |
married And so dear is each of them to
the people among whom they have lived, !
that the wedding suggested 10 me the one |
described in Aurora Leigh No maiden
on Murray Hill ever had a greater number |
of well-wishers, and the great big church |
down on South Fifth avenue was crowded |
with the people who knew Maggie, who |
knew Chimmie, or who know about them, |
DECIDEDLY oDD WEDDING.
To be sure, some of them came not at
tired in wedding garments, and perhaps
you wouldn't have thought it quiCe good
style for the policeman Of the beat to act
the part Of the father; but If you know
anything about the other side, You will
understand that this was a great honor.
The guardian of the peace said to me: II
aim never doin' this for nobody but me
own blood before, but Mag, she's such
good girl, and many'5 the time she's said
TO me: oh, Mr.. Finnegan. don't run her
in; I'll try and sober her up; suppose il
was a girl of your own, and, Miss, she'd
get around me in that way that we would
try and help strengthen whoever was
crooked, and used to 60 down To the in
spector, and Hd say, 'Confnund your Park
hurst and the spying and lying, one good
woman, who don't run religion like dyna-
mite is a angel in the PRESIDENT And the
inspector, who is the tleverest man in the
world, yes, Miss, by your nod I'm glad to
see you think SO, used to say to Inc, Fin
negan, you've got it line. After this l
sailed, for nothing else can express the
way walked up the aisle on the arm of
the brass-buttoned. kind-hearted lrishman
who lowered over me about three feet.
II is ridiculous to say that ! looked digni-
fled, for did not but as by Muggie'S re-
quest, ] was like Mctiinty, dressed in INV
best suit of clothes, the congregation was
satisfied. was put in front pew The
next arrival who was given that honor
was Billy, in his Sunday clothes with a
mysterious package that might have been
some dreadful explosive, but which, when
il was unwrapred and put on the seat,
showed that ii was my own dog with a
huge white ribbon bow on him, Billy
felt that he ought TO be there and he was
afraid if he brought him openly that the
sexton would stop him at the door. We
all sat in silence for awhile in the dim,
dark church. Then little altar boy
began TO light the candles and then saw
what a profusion of flowers, especially of
lilies, were on the altar and Billy whis.
perez 10 me, livery one 81 them, Miss, Is
prayer. Every one OF them tells OF some
Elnohess that MagPle mas done The
heighipors they nave oeen bringing them
70 lsidore ana me since yesterday morn
ing, and these wasn't one of them 50 poor
or SO bad that didn't fetch flower be.
cause Of their love for Mag and to the glory
OF GaWd
ARRIVAL or THE BRIDAL PARTY
In little while there was a sor,,6 ~
music and realized that Isdnre ma hney,
successful in Ipersuadinr hi. ro,isim y.LI
piays at a teulple uptnwn. 10 corio dGwn
aud play in the Church where Tho ott,cr
side most do congregutg. There was n br,,I.
ing and Whispering. then there waS .
silence and then Maggie on the arm, III /
policeman, walked IN The aisle Vag,;r
herself and vet Mapgin idenligei "a, tSnt
she seemed the very spirit Of love ~
wore a white stuff dress a ti,fIe I'll
and a wreath of orange blossoms III,
might have had n iin9r guyn bIt ~,
charm of this one was that he b6,I.ht !,
and made il herself At the ,,itnr sL73 ,,,a,
met by Cbirnmie, and If bis rnstiI,r,a',Yss,,"
Just what good form would demand h,
was so brimming over with hapuiness thn
all you could think of were ill rlear e,,s
and bis manly look And these twn wer,
made man and wife. and thew swaro /,
ny love each other through noyertv ind rirhns
through sickness and health
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49, .iI' psHlu ~ ~ tAhl'
ana they meant III Atter the service
Sne InasiililGy'eaiii n, ZONES OF the great Wed
the .;sIe W. raied vi Mo enarci aii uoWl
MI. Finnegan and me- viii isiSdrn i,,i ii
ing NV other hand, RiIiv and ~. mi
dog Mrs. Conneiiv and rhn,Iia S,,I al
me younp neonle who knew And -, w.
Tor Mavgie and t'himr,is 500 N'''l
AS gIiests Of honor an, ,art,.-,,,,t ~
tbe hacks and Maggie bai L. S;;a5T,J IN
an the pavement III hpr hridai ,,inr,. a. II
avery nne of the bnckrnen cbeSSrn,f f,r H. 10
and Wished her gond Iirt an5 ~ ~ 80, 49,,
,,;rIs coliected snu,,d a%a ~ ,,iu IL
drass hacausa hv dni,o I'M tIa,, ~, ~
chance al getting as 99ood n hTsh ,a,, ~ !,
sha AID TEen cS,no Ia rs.cH,,ti',,' NJ :
Gonnaiiy,s roonSS tsora i,,s,, 80 -, ~ /;
and evpTvbodv who Iid,tt IL. ti, Mi ~
E,Ssed tie bridegronn1 AMI go, ~ Ia NJ
kissed hoth Thsre was a ,iana ~ ~
"a ~ DU,n w. oatFaa Mas PEE Oh cak
neyar haard 90 MANI hlsSsi,,,s 49, -.
on anv brdal mar II M, iif5n IN tJ
man said "C;od HESS ynli tbimn,ie, 90
got INV how ont II trou5Io whnm IL, Z y,r
On his way 10 he a thief . An nId ,r,,,,'a
SAID. ,C;1d Ioya "a, ri;,,,,,,ia -, ~, :
hrouobt INV girl hons II, no n.bn, 81
wss worse Than Ia y isid6ro a,,,i riIi
were here there nnd everywbern M
carved rnffee a,d cala. ti,s ",r,,,,,, ,,i
Nm in naner Tor the oiJ r,,arif y, III
home. and inst hetwcen v"It ,,,d ,,,s
think saw Isidore nntff,,, Fs,,,, -, a.,
a lin nail for "a neruIiarl,, nba,I,,,,-I
old man. rs A remembrgrea ~ t&,. fet"t