The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-01
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ding Ceremony.
deer editur-bil jonsons big brother got
married on toosda mite over at his gurls
house an pa e. ma went the wedin an TUX
me. bill an me wos 2 gether al mite an had
a CRATE time. al the peple went up stairs Q
see the presunts wat wos standin on the
tables. thay was fine ov the presunts
was a toilet set. toilet set is wash basin
an bowl an things like that all ov the
toilet set wos not on the table. bill node
ware it wos hided an he got the other part
out an put 1t on the tableS bills brothers
| gurl was orful mad
Just b the wedin comencid bill sed me,
georgie, say nothin, but things is al fixed
an we gone 2 haiv fun.
thay marched down stairs with the min
istur head an bills brother an his guri
b hind. she had wife moskito net on her
he'd an he had on vest with al the front
cut out so that IL Good see his shirt he
luked gud an so did she.
mother man wot dident haiv no front in
his vest set down pla the pianer wen thay
coined along an he banged an banged on
the keys. but the pianer woodent maik no
sound
evri luked surprised an the ministur an
the gurl wot was gone b married an bills
brother stud out in the hall waitin the
march Q commence. but it dident COM
mence-so thay come ahead without ami
moosic.
bill sed me, low like, gorgie, put bed
slat acrost the strings in the pianner so it
coodent pla.
bill had long peace ov wire stickin out
on the side ov the doorway so wen the bride
coined along It caught in her vale an
pulled it off she wos jest orfel mad, but
she dident no wat maid her vale come off.
then they stud up in the front part ov
the room an commenced 2 git married.
the minister sed, du talk this lawfulli
weddin woman b yure wife, luve her an
bay, in helth an death.
bills brother kinder checked an his neck
got red an his shirt bosom creaked an he
clenched his fist an he opened his mouth
an opened it an sed yes. i iwos rele sorri
4 him, coss the way he went thote he wos
gone 2 haiv spasm.
then the ministur sed, du u talk this
man 2 live in helth an honor in deth b
yure lawfulli weddin husbind. an du u
sware in the presence Of the court that the
AFFIDAVIT is true 2 yure nowledge, an viii u
b true him in all your vous.
| the gurl looked strait at the ministur,
au her faic KEEP gettin witer al the time an
she wos picking leaves off her dress. Wen
the ministur got dun talkin she luked down
|. at the floor an sed yes so low that no Good
here it.
then bill went out in the hall an listened
the marriage thro the keyhole.
then the minister sed, If thay is anibodi
here wat nose of ami reason wy this mar
,, riage should not go let him spit it out or
evir hold his tong.
the mir.Stur stopped an abote hall
mint no sed ami thing, but thay al luked
round the room at each uther an bills
brother luked orful uncomfortable.
then bill showed open the door an yelled
in with voice like old man.
/ demand that this marrige stop.
2 u never seed such time in al yure life
, like thay wos THAR. al the women screamed
, an the gurl wat was gone b marrid tainted
she nocked over high pianner lamp an II
) set fire 2sum papir roses.
/ then evri yellid fire an bi an bi the en-
D gines cum. the minister run out in the
+ street with sum ov the roses wat was or
4 fire an they plade the hose on him. bill
= brother wanted kill thsman who had sec
! the weddin must stop. bill Johnson wa!
t afraid to go home aftir.
D p. s. the weddin is put off. gorgie.
a New York Mercury.