The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
.WNEN NAMAN MARRIEs
q. 6. Hamley's Jocular Friends
Handed Him a Package" on
His Wedding Day.
Thirty-eight Prospective Domestics
Called During the Service and
the Reception.

Hymen reigned supreme in the
residence at Thirty-third street and
Colfax avenue S Thursday afternoon.
Inc curtains were drawn, the lights
der and roses exhaled from the taste
fully decorated apartments about
which were grouped guests intent
upon the ceremony that would make
George Q. Hamley and Anna Cross
man and wife.
AS the blushing bride slowly ap-
preached the altar to the time Of the
stately "Lohengrin'' wedding march,
the jingle Of the door bell Jared upon
the otherwise perfect harmony.
The call was answered. A fair
halred, full-faced female loomed large
in the doorway. IT kom to see Mrs.
Hamley" was her introduction.
plussed door opener. Why She she
IS just being married! You can't see
her now
"Ya kan. Dat ben alright. I
skal vait fur her." and the visitor
pushed into the vestibule and waited.
DO you solemnly swear to take
this woman to be your welded wife?"
altar-room. Again the bell rang.
Again the door was opened; this time
to the announcements: .'To be sure,
ma'am and I want to see Mrs. O'Ham-
ley."
Five times before the ceremony
ended was this scene enacted, and
when the post-nuptial OSCILLATION be-
gan, five able-bodied women waited
to interview the newly made Mrs
Hamley.
What do you women want?" ex-
claimed Mrs. Hamley's first lieu.
tenant.
Sure an I don't know what thin,
xryny fS h,,+ ~ =
Mrs. O'Hamley's ad for a servant girl.
I. explained an applicant.
Servant girl" exclaimed the bride.
groom, who had been attracted to the
scene by the disturbance. I'VE dom
want any servant girls. You have the
wrong place. Please get out"
!. .sBut here's the paper to show ful
speaking for the crowd.
ooh, it's mistake. A mistake, dc
you hear. We can excuse you.''
They went, but there were more t.
follow. The guests invited to the
wedding reception began to arrive and
sition of servant girl. They came
/ singly, they came in pairs, and the!
came in droves-thirty-ei Of then
in all.
i A few Of the seekers after work say
/ they were not wanted and begged par
| don for their intrusion. Others, les
! observing passed in with the invite,
4 guests, mingled with those there b.
right. and to secure their departure
was necessary to resort to all sorts o
expedients.
To complicate the situation, on
I gentleman called to ask to see tn
secondhand furniture advertised 70
/ sale, and another individual requeste'
that the mules be brought aroun
front where he could have a look a
their good points.
Distracted with these ,unheard-o
| occurrences, Mr.. Hamley 5questione
/ his friends as to the cause, and at las
was shown three want ads inserted il
Wednesdays Journal. One Of then
was: "Wanted-A servant girl for
!. young married couple; new house, n
I; washing or ironing; $3.50 per week.
q Another read: For sale-SecOnd
4 hand furniture And third: "Fo
Sale-Mules.' The address in eac,
was the same and the instruction
read: Call between 2 and Thurs
day afternoon
''And if that wasn't a real practice
joke 1 don't want a cent" explaine
, the new husband afterwards. "Bu
the boys didn't get much satisfactio
out of me after all, and I won't eve
-l1et on that it bothered me a bit. In
cidentally, tho, I've had a pretty con
:, |vincing illustration Of what the littl
!. twant ad in T h e o IL rn a ! will de
. Just think of it-thirty- Eight girl
!, answering one ad, and at time whe
!. there was only one girl in the worl
for me-