The Irish standard., 1895-11-30

married. The dean having retired fof
fine night. the rap at his door soon
brought him to a window overlooking
tne ssxpectant couple. Leaning out OF II
and over them and learning the OBJECT Of
theft GRAND, he exclaimed to them Will
out any vexing delay: Join your flsht
11ands." -.-s.
Then pronouncing them man and
wife" he added the following rhythmlcal
elaboration of the Scripture:
"Wlat Goo hath joined together let mo
man put asunder--.
Here under this window, in stormy
weather.
iojn this man and woman together
let none but He who made the thunder
Fer put this man and woman sunder.
A retired Judge VINO had long been ac-
customed to confront convicted CRIMINALS
and pronounce upon them the extreme
nenaltv of violated law, was once called
1,pon to marry couple who unexpectedly
entered his quiet and coZy home ottlce
ard bashfully asked him to splice them
Hurriedly repeating a formula which ne
extemporized for the occasion, his )udlcfal
mentality was markedly evident in clos
ing the ceremony with these words: l
now pronounce you man and wife, ano
may God have mercy upon your souls.
! was once innocently made a party TO
an attempted mock marriage. fnefe was
millinery establishment III the place,
run BY several jolly spinsters, whose
chances for matrimonial alliances nal
been growing less and less Tor many
years. It was Familiarity known i'll my
congregation as THE Shop, ana IL haa
| become a rendezvous for the young people
bo,,pnno6 in exchange
iocuIar greetings and enjoy the innocent
gossip that constitutes much of the pleas
)ure of intimate acquaintanceship.
There entered the shop one evening
woman who had been offended II we
| had called her old, and OF whom we
| would have not told the truth ii we had
! said that she was young SoltlnS Tor
ward laughingly toward Amelia, one OF
| the spinsters, she exclaimed. in *JoeOselJ
) despairing tone:
Il am so tired o. waiting for an offer Of
marriage that I'll marry the first man n. thar
GENES along and offers his hand.
! Good for YOU, Annie said Amelia;
.'who knows but What we may see we'd
ding here this evening?
| Several others had dropped in mean
| while to enjoy the cheefiness OF tae
s'shop." It SO happened that among them
| there came a fine young man VINO, Annie
had several times learned to her dlscolIl-
| fort. was as witty a practical Joker as
| herself. Incidental greetings had scarce
" passed among the, bevy of merry conf
panions, before Amelia exclaimed II. g
! tone and manner that at once quleted the
saluta tions OF rhemoment:
( s'Charlie, Annie says. that she 1850
tired of waiting for an offer OF "a affiage
that she will marry the first man VINO
will propose to her.
| Lifting his hat gracefully andsiookingat
Annie without a blush, apparently I'M
abashel by the unexpected challenge, ne
| answered:
| Il am at your disposal, Annie; how
would suit your h
VERY good, said Annie Send Tor the l
| nninisteraand we'll be married right here
on the spot. 49, $. .
]. It: was net long. after that my door. bell
| rang. Responding to the ring found
! there the brother of the spinsters,: W 10
/ had sent for. me TO. come down TO me
s.shop" to marry a couple who We're look
| ing for minister. t
| On entering the place and disc oyer1ng
no strange couple there appar entiy con
| templating matrimony, + at zonce suspect
| ed tsiat / was to be made the party 70
son1e practical joke Involving the mar
riage service kind OF 1ierIim ent or
lpasti71ne that could I not encoM'ag Sc.
lasked, hoWeYe che, be mar ma