The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-15
HAD 70 GIVE BONDS.
A Delaware Marriage Formally Thss
Struck Terror to One Rridaernnrn


Struck Terror to One BRIDEGROOM.
To get married seems an easy thing
TO the young man whose fancy lightly
! tu4ns 30 thoughts of love, but when it
comes to the actual ceremony there are
IA thousand and one terrors which sur.
round and threaten to overcome him.
Marriage in some states is easy. In
others it is difficult as obtaining di.
vorce.
a well known Philadelphia was
about to be married to a beautiful
young woman who lived IN the state Of
Delaware. He had no idea that the mar
riage laws of that state were of an ap-
palling nature. He had secured his IL
cense and thought that was all that waa
necessary.
Have you filed your bond YETI" said
come one to him the day before the we'd
ding.
WHAT" gasped he.
''Your bond, " repeated the question:
er. "You know every man vino is mar
ried in this state has to file bond for
the protection of the state !"
The bridegroom was rather dubious,
but was finally persuaded that this was
fact.
''I'll see lawyer about it in the
morning. said he. So he went to a
friend, who was legal light, and said
See here. They tell me I have to
give a bond to the state when I ge.
married"
Certainly. Haven't you done so?"
In surprised way
No; never heard of such thing
before. What kind of bond is it?''
"Oh, any real estate will do"
But 1 haven't any real estate "
The lawyer looked at him a moment.
Then he solemnly said:
Haven't you any friends whu evg
property?"
''None that I care to ask to bind it
up that way. can't ask my brides
relatives, you know"
His friend looked at him pityingly.
"You can't postpone the wedding, can
your"
WHAT" fairly shrieked the unfor-
tunate
"Of course, of course not" said the
legal light soothingly. But the poor
bridegroom looked stricken.
''I'll tell you what I'll do, old man.
~ tend to the matter for you. Don't
give yourself any more concern about
St"
The young man about to be married
grasped his hand. He could not speak
for moment, and then he poured forth
his thanks. He picked up his hat in a
relieved sort of way and walked to the
door. Then he turned
Mixed Juries.
It seems to me that in most cases the
perfect jury would be one made up Of
men and women in equal numbers. The
fundamental idea of the jury is that it
affords good average opinion on the
case before it, and that this average is
more likely to approximate justice than
the decision of any number Of legal ex.
perts. In view of the admitted differ
ences between the mental operations Of
plen and women, would not the intro
duction of the latter into the jury boz
give juster average of human sent1
ment than is secured under the present
system? There is another consideration,
less important in theory, but probably Of
great practical value. Hunger and thirst
and impotence of confinement often
drive the masculine jury to decisions
which must cause the goddess of the
bandaged eyes to shed copious tears be-
hind the voluminous folds which secure
her impartiality. By her established in
difference to creature comforts woman
would raise the moral tone of juries and
compel decisions on abstract principles
When a protracted session was in pros
pect, she would first make up her mind
and then take out her embroidery and
wait for the other jurors to come around
to her position kate Fields Washing
ton.