The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-11
ODD WEDDINGS.
Tales Of Clergymen Of the Quaint and Queer
Couples They Have United in Wedlock.
st. Louis Republic.

Ilymen's altars are set up IN
strange places and many are the curl
Gus things that happen at bis shrincs.
Countless are the romanccs that
lead to marriage. But if courtship-
loyc-has taken nrotcan form, so has
marriage.
The only reason Why We 90 not
hear 80 much Of unique marriages as
we do Of odd love affairs is that senti-
mcnt clusters around the little chap
with the bow and arrows.
Comedy, tragedy, bathos and pathos,
all that is unique, much that IS COM
monplacc, are to be found in the mar
riages performed by the average clergy
man, who has grown old in the SER
vice of the church. The following
"reminiscences are by wcll-known
ministers, who were firm in insist
ing that their names be not made pub.
lie:
MARRIAGE Not A FAILURE.
That a minister must be on his
guard just the same as other mortals
is the lesson conveyed by the expert
cncc Of one popular clergyman, whose
church is crowded with representative
business men. Moreover, Doctor
-- is business man himself and
is an official in well.known mercan-
tile agency. For this reason he is
supposed to be little more shrewd
than the average man Of the cloth.
This is the story Of unique wedding
at which he officiated:
"One evening the butler entered
my study" said the clergyman. Gle
wore broad grin and carried card
in his hand.
1.-the gentleman says they are
very anxious to see you, said the
butler.
"'Whom do you mean by they? l
asked, rather sharply. You know l
mover receive callers on Saturday,
"It's gentleman and lady, and
they say they have to catch train,
esir.'
II sent the servant out, telling him
to tell the persons I could not see
them. Presently the butler returned,
trying to suppress another grin. He
handed me card, on which Yves writ
ten in q masculine hand:
"'Dear Sir-We want to be mar
ried and are here only for the even
ing from Philadelphia. Please, please
marry u.s.
swell, I did not wish to be dis
turbed, but when man wants to be
married real bad the-best thing to do
is to marry him ana get through with
it as quickly as possible. So I put
aside the manuscript Of my sermon
for the following day and told the
butler to usher the pair into the
study.
"The man was large, fne-looking
chap, with well-to-do-air, and Of the
inoisive city bred type. From the
manner in which he related the facts
relative to the ceremony l felt he
was telling the truth. After the
ceremony had been performed he call.
ed me aside and said in an embarrassed
way:
Doctor. came over here inat for
days outing. and only brought mon
ey enough for che usual necessary
expenses. want to show you that
I appreciate your kindness in per-
forming this marriage, and I shall
have to ask you to cash check for
me, if you will
"This was rather strange proce-
dure, but the man showed me several
letters-or, rather, envelopes-ad.
dressed to the name he gave. They
bore ss return card the names Of men
we'll known to me in business. han
pened to have the money he asked for.
The check was drawn for $3.50.
Just let me have 800 on that,
Doctor, said the man. Il intend that
you shall have $50 as your fee, if that
is satisfactory.
Il replied that $50 was perfectly
satisfactory, and the pair left with
my 500. That half hour cost me
just that sum, for the check came