The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-10
UTAH YOUTH At WEDDING
James Rae Has Fun With Clergy.
man Among the Hills of
Scotland.

An amusing and unusual incident tool,
place at large North of Scotland we'd
ding party the other day James Rae Of
salt Lake is at present in Scotland visit
ing his friends and relatives at Burn.
grams, AiVah, Bauffshire, the home of the
rae rae family. On the date in question. viz
the 18th of August. a Younger brother of
Mr. Rae was married in the presence of n
large anC distinguished wedding partv
b ,re marriage Ls took place at farm, the
nome or the bride, near Burngrains James
hde Wa. OF course, present at the cere-
mony as an honored guest being in fact
. STIooiIlsInan or pest man on this occasion.
me hae FAMILY being up-to-date sort of
people and being reinforced bv some
Slevtr YANKEE visitors. appointed their
or Tba from Utah as POSTMASTER
efend doctor of the Scottish Presbvterian
churCh-SlOW. formal and austere-a rev
erend father whose passionate has extended
over fifty long years, he keeDs to fhe
plain and beaten path of ronfjne mon
e e, occasion. prosy forty minutes
ceremony an uniting the couple somewhat
taxed the patience of all present.
Mr.. James Rae of Utah began at This
stage 10 slow evident signs of restiveness
ana when. soon after dinner came on in
q spacious dining hall connected with the
farm. the reverend Doctors antiouated
methods came in for some sharp American
criticism Unaccustomed to be dictated to
or called upon 20 move except at his own
sweet Will and discretion. the reverend
doctor. oblivious of the toastmaster's nres-
elce ana authority. resented the call of
the chdir % say grace for the waiting as
sembly in order to begin dinner.
Everybody looked either shocked or
amused according 20 temDera mon
Blandly. yet firmly Mr.. Rae raped the
reverend doctor to order and with ironicaI
pOlitenesS 1ntimated 10 him that the
guests were still waiting for him to saw
grace. The reverend doctor smelt storm
muttered something about soup and
launched into business immediatelv b,,t
keeping meanwhile a sharp eve upon The
man from Utah. who had had the temeritv
to call him TO order and to saw grace
before he felt ready. Things moved on
smoothly fer a little hut fate had fixed
for more fun. When the wedding cake
came on To be cut up the reverend doctor
promptly sought his revenge upon Mr.
Rae. 1T IS. sang out his reverence the
duty OF the grOOmsman to cut the cake,
Come here. sir0 Mr.. Rae very deftlv
waived this honor in the reverend doctors
favor. ana in a strong. hearty voice I'm
formed the minister that (as chair mas
teri he called 1pOn him (the clergyrnan)
In strict accordance with Scottish usage
to cut the cake himself. he (NIr. Rael
Ia learn or perform the duties of a cSols
or butcher. The doctor. dreading a new
encounter. took the hint. and with some
kindly help from Mr.. Rae ultimately cuf
the cake. and Mr. Rae had no further
need 10 use the savei during the evening.
Needless to say the wedding party were
much exercised over Mr. RAGS bnsinese-
Ike method ia the breaking up of ancient
Scottish clerical caste
Mr.. Rae and the reverend doctor parted
very good friends, however.