Evening journal., 1898-10-05
HE WANTED TO MARRY.

ltE WAN l Ell ~ MAINLY.
An amusing incident occurred H.
Magistrate Daley's office yesterday
morning, Of which the Wayfarer had
the good fortune to be a witness.
About IL o'clock negro, Joseph
-----, came into the office and
aeked Constable William Windish, who
happened to be the only occupant at
the time, II this was de place where
youse get marriage licenses?" Yes, -
replied the officer, you can get lie
cense here. What price one would you
like?"
"Wen l do clbre," said the negro,
does dey come at different prices ?
What am de rates?"
"One dollar and $3.50" said Mr.
Windish but the 81 one will bind you
just as closely as the $3.50 one"
well, boss, / tells you" said Joseph.
"Ill stidy over dis yere matter and let
you know bout it. You see, me and
my old woman have been living tsged-
der for de past five years, and lately
decided to get married. Dis feelin'
come over me since l done got 'llglon,
and nam she 'grees wild me, Gaze she
says as how If we was hitched dere was
no chance OF leaben each odder. One
dollar and $3.50 is de price, boss, is il
boss? All right, I'll be in dis after
noon" and out he went, perfectly con-
tented with the result OF the interview
The dollar license mentioned by Con.
stable Windish is simply an acknowb
edgment that the party who uses it is
free and privileged TO marry. II comes
, under an old law, and is used, as It wiz
intended for, exclusively by negroes.
STIDHAM AND POSTHOLES.
While walking along Market stree
! yesterday the Wayfarer met Emme
Stidham, one Of the defeated eandi
dates for the Republican shrievalt.
d nomination.
How do you feel now--are you sat
7 isied?" inquired the Whyfarer.
0 I've got to be satisfied, haven't L?
e he said, with wee weary Willie smil
e on his face. Then, recollecting that h
was talking to a representative OF
9 Democratic newspaper, he quickly ad
d ded: And I'm going to be satisfied
e too"
e AT this juncture two friends joine
him and he jocularly remarked that h
was looking for a job.
II want some postholee dug" sal
one Of them. do you know anythin
Is about that kind of work?"
h mo" quickly retorted the othe
% friend. "For heavens sake don't /,
,e him have anything TO do with fence
you want to build. He spent all tn
,r Summer building fences for himsel
+. and Taylor came along and knOcke
st down every panel. Give him somethin
,e else to do
TT BOHEMIA MANORS EXTENT.
p Being a grandson Of Anne Bayard.
es Bohemia Manor. and more or less il
terested in the history Of the famil,
IT and further than that, a native OF Gee
rs county, and accurately informed on i
e. geography and history, Clerk of Il
1T Peace Jefferson B. Foard is well qual
le fed to speak on both subjects.
IN "One of the New York newepape
stated that some Of the Bayards wa,
us dered over to Bohemia Manor and b
e came identified with the Labadists."
ed said to the Wayfarer yesterday afte
h, noon. 1t also said that Bohemia Man
IN was Cecil county. Md. Both Statemen
ng are erroneous. To begin with. Bob
ut mia Manor is a large part Of the secol
district of Cecil county. but a sms
so part of the county itself. Some ha
ad held that il crossed the line into Del
er ware, hut that is a mistake 1t ends
he short distance from the Delaware lir
90 The Bayarde were large owners of +