The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-09
MARRIAGE CEREMONY
DECLARED OFF
Chicago Girl Prefers Wash
ing Dishes to a Life Of
HymeniaI Bliss

l'y AoHONAabtu AItchsl
Chicago, Sept THE wedding
guests in glad array were assembled
The preacher gowned and stoled was
ready, book in hand The candles
were lighted and a mountain of flow
ers spilled perfume on the air. In
the dining room the tinkle Of glass
and the iangle Of silver proclaimed
the coming nuptial feast.
At the appointed hour the groom to
be, Joseph Magera, appeared in the
groomed and gallaD he stepped into
the parlor Of l66 West Nineteenth
street, and with radiant eyes cought
for Mary Pacak, the bride eject She
was not among those present. He
waited, but the clock struck 2. and
she came not. The preacher looked
morose and the guests fdgeted, JOS
eph exchanged gay badinage with his
friends, but his face gave forth the
varied colors that led to the discovery
of his biblical namesake. The clock
struck the third hour but the bride
did not come forth.
Finds Fianeee Washing Dishes.
Aha" said Joseph. Il am wise TO
the situation. Mary is abashed. She
lives next door, and l will fetch her
presently"
He hastened to the adjoining house.
while the parson gazed at his watch.
But the groom that was to have been
found the bride that he intended to
have been calmly washing dishes in
the kitchen.
Haste to the wedding, said Joseph
overlooking the fact that she was clad
in a blue dimity wrapper with an
apron about her comely form.
But Mary sadly walloped a soup tu-
reen with the dish rag. and with tear
wet eyes and faltering lips murmur-
ed:
Joseph, it's all Off"
Come, come away" he reiterated,
the guests are waiting; it is our we'd
ding day"
"Guess again" said Mary as Joseph,
finally grasping the situation. let go
his assumed gayety and hoarsely
whispered
But you forget. 1t is too late. l
am out s11 so already for flowers and
the marriage license. The wedding
feast is spread The preacher is hold
ing the watch on US. The guests have
already had many jokes at my ex-
pense. shall be ruined"
Had Changed Her Mind.
But Mary Pacak was obdurate. She
polished the glasses and wiped the
dishes while Joseph paced the kitchen
floor and wept manly tears Of bitter
disappointment
I've changed my mind" said Mary.
Il cannot marry you. | changed my
mind since morning. It cannot be-
Mr.. Matera pleaded and threatened,
but Mary locked up the cupboard and
said no more.
Then Joseph and his best friend,
Carl Flip. master Of the house where
the bride groom lives, went back to
the wedding assemblage and proclaim
ed the startling news. The preacher
closed his watch and went away. The
tinlkle in the dining room ceased. The
guests fingered TIL Joseph put on his
working clothes and departed. Then
they went away, wondering.
But rage and injured pride stormed
within the breast Of Joseph He hled
him away to Justice sabath's court
and filed a suit for sl1.5O against Mary
Pacak, The sum does not cover his
losses, 10 say nothing Of hia bruised
heart He had spent large and hard
earned sums for his weddiag suit.
His presents to Mary. jewelry, and ap-
parel. cost him at least months
salary But Joseph is generous. He
does not wear flowers and the mar
riage license is now waste paper
Therefore, he argues, Mary Paeak
should pay for the waste
Hopes She viii Relent.
Joseph Matera is a butcher employ
ed at the stock yards by Swift & Co.
He wooed Mary across the area sthat
separate his home from hers. 1t is
more than month since she promised
70 be his wife In the interim he has
expended time and money TO make
her happy and his. An hour after he
had filed suit against her he was sorry
"Oh. If she's only change her mind"
be said, how happy l would be. The
flowers are yet fresh and the license
is good for another chance I VIII