The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-11
groom had just filed this in, and stuck
it in his pocket, thinking that was all

it in his pocket, thinking that was all
that was needed.
"What was to be done y The guests
were all there and the ella aborate sup
per was waiting. ~ =, ...,.> ..77
= "Again weIwere appealed to, SO we
told them to go and get. a justice OF
the peace and if he would tie the
knot it would be all right. The nearest
justice lived fifteen miles away, and it
seems he was a relative Of the family.
So they decided to send for him. r AS
we knew it would be some hours
before the Justice could be procured,
Amherst and 1 went to bed, leaving
word that we wanted to be called
when the wedding was ready to re-
sumo. .~.5.. J.. -. .y=s.s4,
"When we reached the privacy Of our
room, Amherst. said:I have my post
office robber where L can lay my
hands on him when want him. ~. y. y ]
"'Who is it.? said I. g5
"'The groom that is to be- was the
detectives reply. ...-
"'Are you going to take him before
the ceremony?''I I asked. .,
"'No, am going to see the fun out
first
"At 1 o'clock a knock on our door
told us that the ceremony was once
more about to proceed. We hurried
down stairs to find. the bridal party
assembled in the parlor. The justice.
who they had corraled, was young
man who had evidently never seen
any place but the mountain home in
which he was born. Certainly he
looked the perfect picture of hardy
mountaineer, very much abashed by
his new surroundings. There was
only a handful of guests left, and it
did not take long to arrange prelim'
inaries. Things were again about
ready when the justice called a TEN
porary halt 80 !
my life,' he <stammered, and / never
saw any one spHced, so l amt just
dead sure how ter start up =
1T was now. the school mnrms S
turn to come to the rescue. She re.
membered that she had an Episcopal
prayer book at >Eome and we waited
until she had found it.
"At last the wedding started. The
justice stood on one leg and scratch:
ed his shin with the other. The bride
| and groom lined up in front Of him
swinging hands like children playing
ring around the rosy The lean
lank, cadaverous father of the bride
stood looking in the doorway. The
| justice started in to read the wedding
ceremony from the prayer book
pausing every now and then to spell
! out the big words.
''Finally he came to the passage
| who gives the bride :awayY AS he
ended the sentence he paused. There
| was a wait of about a minute anC
then the old man broke in with, oh
go or. Bill, and stop yer foolishness.
"This staggered the justice ana Iii
| scratched his head for a moment iI
despair. We'll, I guess yer married,
he slowly ,drawled out. When sudden
ly ly,,,l draw1ed :: out An GSA bless ye'
1T was nearly: 3 o'clock in tho
morning when the knot was tied ant
then we danced until daylight.
| "When we began to get tired Am
herst said he guessed it was abou
time to arrest the groom. To make
things moro interesting he said ht
was going to get the newly made
father-in-law, in his capacity as act
ing constable. to serve the warrant
expected row, but instead Of get
ting mad the old man seemed tt
rather enjoy locking up his new rela
tive. He confded to us that he
never liked the cuss anyway Ac
cordingly with great ceremony he in
formed the young husband that he
was prisoner. Overwhelmed will
the evidence against him the young
groom confessed all. He had com
! mitted the robbery in order to ge1
! money to get married on. The ten
derfoot prisoner was released and ir
the afternoon I rounded up my cat,
tie and took them to the Springs. ]
! may add that the groom got ten