The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-28
couLDN'r HAPPEN IN THIS STATE
A Louisiana Bridegroom Forgot tho
Marriage License.

- N>'~ . own ~~ASNAtHN'
II was ono Of / 500 porsons who wit.
nosscd what we all thought was we'd
ding in fashionable church a few
wocka ago." romaaked gentleman
Tuesday, and it was evident from the
way no started out that he had story
to toll. 1T was ono of tho principal
chrr,h weddings of May, and noarly
all society was gathered in that
church. Tho bride had boon very pop.
ular in Now Orleans society, and tho
groom was ono of tho best known of
tho successful younger business mon in
tho oity, There was matron Of
honor, several bridosmaids, a3wor
bearers, groomsnlon and ushors, music
and all that sort Of thing, and many
pcoplo went to tho church simply to
500 the frills that woro to bo put to
tho old ceremony Of giving aud taking
IN marriage. The groom's brothor was
his bost man, and ho was as proud
as was his principal until after the
wedding No, he did not forget to
pass the ring to tho bridegroom.
after the final VOWS Ioro oxohapp
ed ard tho minister had pronounced
the young couple man and wife, We in
tho front seats noticed tho minister
whispering to. tho bridegroom, and tho
look of worry and annoyance that
came over tho face Of tho man who
should havo beon 50 happy. We won.
dored what tho mysterious whispering
meant, but wo woro not enlightened.
as tho minister turnod away tho groom
gavo his arm to the brido, tho organ
pealod out Mondelssohn's joyful wod-
ding march, but the groom did not
seom worry joyous, and fow Of US
lator discovered why and tho reason
for tho whispered conversation bet
weon tho minister and the bridegroom
in tho ohancel.
after pronounoing them man and
wife, the minister whispered to tho
man that in reality no and his bride
woro not married; that no license had
boon obtained, and that tho reason
why the minister had followed the ri.
tual was that no scandal might bo
created. Tho best man had been in
j trusted with sii the commissions ap.
pertaining to tho wedding, and ho had
forgotten tho most important item OF
all, the marriage lioenss. rho minister
know that at that time Of night thoro
would BIO no chance to obtain tho H.
cepso without long dolsy, and ho know
that the bost way to smooth over the
matter was to 60 on with his part of
the programme aud then toll tho brido.
groom that ho was no bridegroom, but
only bridegroom to bo. The man in
tho oaso had made all his arrangements
Tor wedding tour Wost, and had
bought tho statoroom in the slice por of
tho night train and bought his tiokcts.
Ho wont to his homo that night, ard
tho bride remained at hers.
Early the next morning tho lioense
% marry was obtained from the board
OF health, and the genulno marriage
ceremony was then performed at the
homo Of tho brides parents and with
| no witnesses savo tho nom bors of her
family.
The bridegroom, aftor considerable
trouble, got the datos Of his railroad
tickets ohanged, but he lost tho $18 he
had paid whom he reserved the state.
room in tho sleeper from New Orleaus
to Chicago. The story only got out to q
few persons who were at the church for
what thoY thought was tho wedding,
and noticed in tho papors later the date
OF the marriage lioense. Now Orleans
limos Democrat