The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

Certainly you may was the reply.
The volume of marriage registers was
produced, and the vicar made out tran,
script and certified, signed and stamped
it.
Thank v sir, kindly" said Samuel,
looking hard at the slip. You're quite
sure there is no mistaken"
Positive. / have certified, as you see."
Then here be the enighteen pence"
''EigEeteen pence for the copy, stxpence
for the search, and one penny for the
stamp Two and a penny in ALL sail
the parson
What be the stamp for?" asked the
fisherman, IF [ may make so bold as to
inquire
That validates the document. 1t is
! good now in any court of law Without
the stamp the certificate would have no
| legal value"
Thank you, sir-then here is the
money!" said Samuel 'Arf-a-crown;
therell be five-pence change.
Samuel Lee walked away, occasionally
! studying the copy of his marriage entry,
| and shaking his head with an air of per-
! pleXity He took his course to the port
! where was stolid timber bench against
the wall on the quay, on which bench
| disenga9ed boatmen and fishermen,
awaiting d favorable wind, were wont
! to summer chimes.
| On that bench, on this occasion, Samuel
saw one man only, Joshua Blossom, also
a seaman, owner of a smack that traded
to Bristol with states and earthenware
ovens.
Samuel planted himself at the further
end with a nod of recognition ana a
salutation of well. JOSH
To which the owner responded with
another nod and the salute ''WeIl,
SAM
Then they remained respectively silent
for ten minutes
Presently Samuel remarked, THE wind
be up a bit more nor ard"
Aye" responded Joshua, "a pint or
| two"
Again relapse into silence that lasted
for ten minutes.
Then said Lee, 81 reckon you We're
married last bank 'oliday joshua
Il reckon so was you, Samuel"
Another lull, which neither appeared
disposed to break. Finally, however,
Lee said, And how does you like it,
"Middlin'. And you?"
"NIiddlin', also"
After another arrest in the flow of dia-
logue, Blossom said, And You was mar
ried to Florry."
81 walked 'ome- Wi She answered Lee.
"And you got spliced to Jemima Jen-
kins."
Il did" with a shake of the head
''You don't seem to be over comforta-
bic mate Is it stomick or 'eart?'
Its all over me. Jemima's a slut
"And mines a dragoon,' admitted Lee.
you don't mean to tell me?"
4 do. Hers just gone and called me
Hannanigh Saphira. What do you say
to that?"
Its sheer disappearing" answered
Josh.
Lee sided up the bench toward the
other and slowly drew out a copy of
the register.
"Wot doy make out O. this mate?" he
asked.
Blossom looked hard at it, turned It
about, and said, 81 can't make nothin of
it at ALL
"Them's my marriage lines explained
Lee. And d0oly certiicated, stamp and
all wrote across. There bain't no court
as can break that evidence"
But" said Blossom, they've put you
down to the wrong CONAN"
$50 they hev," responded Lee, ''but I
mean to take the benefit of the act"
81 don't understand this observed
Blossom. There's a bloomin' error for
sartain. They've put you down wi my
wife-that is Jemima Jenkins as wos.''
81 can't help it. SO it stands in the
book. There wos a proper middle that
| day; we Wos so crowded into that there
vestry, and nobody knowed exact what he
Wer putting his hand to-
/ And whom have been put down top
| asked Joshua.
81 didn't look, mate. I wos that struck
of heap. You go up and see. It's only
two and a half penny"
IT don't think I will" said Blossom
gravely. I'D rather not risk it,
JOSH said Samuel, after another
| pause, 81 always took you to be a hui
name man.
$50 be L You amt gone and got a
! different opinion, surely?"