The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-12-02
NO. 81.
GEORGE.
His Description Of an Interrupted Wed.
ding Ceremony.

ding Ceremony.
deer editur-biI jonsons big brother got
married on toOsda mite over at his gurls
house an pa e. ma went 2 the wedin an tuk
me. bill an me wos gether al mite an had
a CRATE time. al the peple went up stairs 9
see the presunts wat wos standin on the
tables. thay was fine. | oY the presunts
! was toilet set. n 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 bided an he got the other part
out an put It on the table 2 bills brothers
| gurl was orful mad.
| just b 4 the wedin comencid bill sed me,
george, say nothin, but things is al fixed
an we gone haiv fun.
thay marched down stairs with the min
| istur head an bills brother an his gurl
b bind. she had wife moskito net on her
! he'd an he had on vest with al the front
cut ont so that IL Good see his shirt he
| luked gud mn 50 lid she.
| mother man wot ddent haiy no front in
his vest set down pla the pianer wen thay
coined along an be banged an banged on
the keys. but the pianer woodent maik 10
sound.
eyri luked surprised an the ministur an
J the gurl wot was gone Q b married an bills
brother stud out in the hall watin 4 the
march 2 commence. but it dident COM
mence--so thay come ahead without ami
moosc.
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 TIE 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 git married.
the minister sed du u talk this lawfulli
weddin woman b yure wife, Q 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 dident say nothin, so he shut it agane
an opened it an sed yes. wos rele sorri
him, coss the way he went thote he wos
| gone 2 haiv a spasm.
then the ministur sed, du u talk this
man live in helth an honor in deth Q b
| yure lawfulli wedGin huslind, an du
sware in the presence Of tae court that the
AFFIDAVIT is true yure nowledge, an viii
| 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
2 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 miEA'tur stopped an abote half
mint no sed ami thing, but thay al luked
a round the room at each uther an bills
brother luked orful uncomfortable
then bill showed open the door an yelled
in with voice like q old man.
demand that this marrige stop.
never seed such time in al yure life
like thay wos THAR al the women screamed
an the gurl wat was gone 2 b marrid tainted.
she nocked over high pianner lamp an it
set fire 2sum papir roses.
then evri / yellid fire an bi an bi the en-
gines cum. the minister run out in the
street with sum ov tho roses wat was on
fire an they plade the hose on him bills
brother wanted kill the man who had sed
the weddin must stop. bill Johnson was
afraid to go home aftir.
p. s. the weddin is put OF. gorgie.
New York Mercury.