The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-08
MATRIMONIAL BLISS.
Bah IS A GUEST AT AN "OTHER
SIDE CHURCH WEDDING.

FolCcmau rlnLeRAn conspicuous
Part - Prayer-Breathing Flowers.
Tenement House Reception and a
Boiled Dinner-"Love Can Exist
Where Riches is NORA Little Gar
den Home In a Country Lane and a
White Pig for a Wedding Present.
Love Makes the World Go Round.
(CoDwiohfJ
New YORK. Jan. There is only one
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,
1898. never dispute with fortuns-te teller /;
but still l have my doubts. think
that two people are required for a
marriage. aud she coming map, to use the
grammar Of William Nye, has not come.
All this, which sounds very foolish, is the
result Of my going % a wedding on the
other side. Maggie aud Chimmie are mar
riedl And so dear is each of them to the
people among whom they have lived that
the wedding suggested to me the one de-
scribed IN Aurora Leigh" No maiden on
Murray Hill ever had 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 knew about them.
DECIDEDLY ODD FELLOW.
To be sure, some of them came not attired
in wedding garments, end perhaps you
wouldn't have thought It quite good style
part Of the father; but IL you know
anything about the other side
you will understand that this was a
great honor. The guardian of the peace
said to me: "I ain'S never DOM this for no-
body but me own blood before, but Mag,
she's such good girl, and many's the time
she's said to me: 70, Mr.. Finnegan, don't
up; suppose it was girl Of your
own and, miss, she'd get around me IN
that way that we would try and help
straighten whoever was crooked, and
l used TO go down to the inspector, and I'd
soy: 'CoDfound your Parkhurst and the
spying and lying, one good woman, who
don't run religion like dynamite, is a angel
in the president And tie inspector, who
Is the cleverest man in the world, yes, miss,
by your nod Pm glad to see you think so,
used to say to me, 'Finnegau, you've got it
fne.'" After this sailed. for nothing else
can express the way l walked up the aisle
on the arm of the brass buttoned, kind
hearted Irishmen, who lowered over me
about three feet. 1t is ridiculous to say
that l looked diGniied, for l did not,
but as by Maggie's request. l was
like MoGinty, dressed in my BEST suit
OF clothes" the congregation was satisfied.
/ was put in a front pew. The next ar
rival who was given that honor was Billy, in
his Sunday clothes, with mysterious pack
age that might have been some dreadful ex-
plosive, but which, when it was unwrapped
al, a a. -
own dog with huge white ribbon bow on
him. Billy felt that he ought to be there
and be was afraid IL 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, aud then | saw what
profusion OF flowers, especially of lilies
were on the altar. and Billy whispered TO
me: EVERY one of them, miss, is prayer.
Every one OF them tells of some kindness
that Maggie hes done; the neighbors they
have been bringing them TO Isadore and me
since yesterday morning, and there wasn't
one OF them so poor or so bad that dida'6
fetch flower because of their love for Mag
aud to the glory of Gawd."
ARRIVAL OF THE BRIDAL PARTY.
In little while there was a sound of
music, and realized that Isadore had been
successful in persuading his cousin, who
plays at a temple uptown, to come
down and play in the church where
There was buzzing and whis-
pering; then there was silence, and then
Maggie, on the arm of policeman, walked
up the aisle. Maggie herself, and yet
Maggie, idealized 30 that she seemed the
very spirit Of love. She wore a white stuff
dress, a tulle veil and wreath of orange
blossoms. She might have had finer
hIt fha charm Of this hat
she bought it and made it herself At the
altar she was met by Chimmie; and if his
costume wasn't Just what good
form could demand, he was so
brimminR over with happiness, that all you
could think OF we're his clear eyes and his
manly look And these two were made man
and wife, and they swore to love each other
through poverty and riches, through sick
ness and health.
UNTIL DEATH DID THEM PART.
And they meant it. After the services
the magnificent tones Of the great WED
ding March" filed the church, d down
the aisle we walked. Maggie and Chimmie,
Mr.. Finuegan and me, with Isadore hold
ing my other hand; Billy and the little dog
Mrs. Connolly and Charlie, and all the
young people who knew aud cared for Mag
gle and Chimmie.
As guests Of honor, our party got into the
h0Shot h1I A1uEktc uhA W bb1Ilu hLlll On IQo
pavement in her bridal glory, while every
one of the hackmen cheered for her and
wished her good luck, and the
young girls collected round and
touched her dress, because by doing this
they ran the chance Of getting as good
a husband as she did. Then came the re-
ception. Mrs. Connelly's rooms were given
over TO 1t, and everybody who didn't kiss
the bride kissed the bridegroom, and some
people kissed both. There was a piece Of
cake and cup OF coffee for everybody, aud
l never heard so many blessings showered
on any bridal pair In my life. One old man
said: "God bless you, Chimmie; you got my
boy out Of trouble when be was on
bis way TO be thief" An old
woman said: "God love you, Chimmie;
you brought my girl home 10 me when she
was worse than lost.n Isadore and Billy
were here, there and everywhere. They
served coffee and cake; they wrapped cake
up in paper for the old women to take
home; and. just between you and me,
think saw Isadore putting some coffee ia
a tin pail for peculiarly unhappy looking
old man, as remembrance Of the feast.
HAPPY AFTER DINNER ToAsTs.
After they were all gone we had dinner.
never knew before how good boiled din
ner could be, and never realized until then
what good beer was brewed IN America.
We drank healths-everybody's Billy
drank 10 the health OF the bride and groom,
and in twenty-five years from now may