The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29
DANIEL HOGAN,
The corner Broughton and Barnard SITS.

vided for your comfort and did not drink,
what fault had you to tind?'
ooh" said the wife, drying her tears
don't YOU remember how very pialn ne
was? He is actually so plain looking that
l finally got ashamed to be seen with hlm'
and, of course, can't even thlhh OIL Nv
ing with him.
All good counsels on the part of the cler-
gvman were unaVailing, and the young
wife departed. vowing to secure separa-
ton from her husband because nature had
not endowed him with face that was ialr
to look upon
Arother wei known clergyman some
years ago married a young man ana Wo-
man. and at the conclusion of the cere-
mony. the youthful bridegroom handed the
minister a new 81 bin. "'Tain't a very big
fee. Doctor" said he grinning, "but II 90
better the next time.
A former Fifth avenue clergyman III
New York tells of couple who were mar
rfed by him a Tong time ago At the con-
cius.on of the ceremony the bridegroom
handed a bill 10 the minister, who with
out glancing at it, put ii into his pocket.
Upon his arrival home he found that the
bin was $40. He gave il TO his wife anu
OF course the money was jud-clousiy eN-
pended for The good of the household. Some
months afterward a man called upon the
minister, explained that he had been mar
RED by him. and asked if the fee rendered
had moi tesn a $50 BIZ The minister did
not at first recognize the man. but on his
mentioning the $50 bill recalled the circum-
stances and sa d so.
well" replied the man, that explains
where that SIS went to. l had a $50 bill
and a 81 bin. OF course, 1 meant TO give the
81 bll to you, and gave you the $2O pdl by
mistake"
The minister was somewhat taken aback,
but he returned the bridegroom SIS at
once and tried to dismiss the matter from
his mind A few days later the man re-
turned.
1--WE been thinking over matters" he
said. land l think you ought to pay me
interest on that $1S It's only few cents,
of course but you've had the use of the
money several months, and you ought to
pay the interest"
The audacity and impudence of the man
so amazed the clergyman that he at once
wrote out a check for the interest demand
ed The Cancelled check was secured al
the bank by the clergyman and framed.
Until he removed from New York the
check hung on his library wall, a relic
of a most amusing experience.
Another New York clergyman was call
ed one morning to marry a nice-looking
young couple. The man, evidently a clerk.
told the clergyman that he wanted to be
nut into double harness. The clergy
man soon found out what the expression
double harness" meant and agreed TO
marry them al once.
"Wait a moment" said the prospective
bridegroom. 4 have been under good
deal of expense lately, and 1 would like
you to take my note for three months for
the marriage fee. VIII you do that?'
The minister consented, and after the
wedding the bridegroom gave him a prom
ise to pay IS at the end of three months.
In some way the story leaked out and
the bridegrooms employer who was well
known TO the clergyman, was ''guyed" I'M
mercifully. What sort of a man was
he" his friend laughingy inquired, who
could not pay his help money enough to
enable them to pay a small wedding fee?"