The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-07

riage is not failure there is at any rate no imme-
date danger Of the ancient institution dying out
Parson Burroughs has almost inexhaustable fund of
anecdotes at his command He tells of brides old enough
to be the mothers Of their grooms and OF grooms old
Anough to be the grandfahers OF their brides lie tells
Row bridal couples come In on the train on horses thai
cary double and foot He tells Of ceremonies per-
foTNsed at every hour within the range OF the whole
twenSA four He tells of fees ranging an the way from
from themeek and lowy THANK you SIR to the ordly
$40 bill ~
He has seen some very mad people in his time but less
actual violence than would expect considering all the
circumstances If the brides father raises any forcbe
objections the groom may maui his newly acquired
fathernaw and then scoot the street into Virginia
where nothing short OF governors requsltlon may reac
him. The greatest show of violence which Parson Bur-
roughs ever witnessed dark night when the faith
and several brothers of bride rode their ponies up on
come down and show himself. Amid the wailing Of the
bride and the protests of the attaches of the hotel the
1.-THE groom rashy complied Everybody about the build
ling waited to hear the shooting begin but the folowng
'You doube-dashed young idiot you're really married
are you?
Yes"
! "Wel come home to my house tomorrow like man
and bring your wifewith you; blank dash YOUR
i While the writer was chatting with Mr. Burroughs the
ony other occupant of the office was smoothtaced young
gentleman, very tall and slender whose interesting occu
paon consisted in swallowing huge bites OF red stick can
,dv He introduced himself as Mr.. BoardvlAe.
Say parson exclaimed Mr.. Boardvne about the time
the candy gave out did you marry widow name Vermil-
lion to fellow named Smith about three weeks ago"
II
"Wel did you notice whether she was wearing gold
i ring with big, sorter black stone set in it?
u Il don't remember"
II Mr. Boartvine sighed.
The reason ask is that ring belongs to 1t cost
clS13 About two months ago went to church with the
widder one night and she jest nacheray took that ring
offn my finger and put it on hern. didn't care then
sIbut want it back now.
Next to the Nckels house the place In Bristol that has
witnessed the most wedding ceremonies is doubtless on
the Tennessee side of Main street. opposite Its intersection
swith James street The southern methodist parsonage IS
on James street. block from Main, on the Virginia
lside When the preacher called upon to perform GER
lemony under Tennessee license he merely goes across
Main street to the place in question and there ties the
ynOt There electric light on the corner and 1t burns
hall night long Many time in the small hours OF the
enght an anxious couple made while standing on the
brick sidewalk under its friendly geam Such scenes have
only in but in the dead OF winter as
0 well
n About O'Clock cold January night several years
fago the methodist pastor aroused by prolonged hal
loong at his door, Investigation showed that it was a
: -mddle-aged man horseback, with girl about 10
f years of age behind him. They had been riding all
enight through the SHOWS of the Virginia mountains AS
the man had procured license the day before nothing
now remained but to Main street and have the mat
ter over The bride thiny cad having her feet IN
in the thnnes of cloth Shoes When she dismount
ed it was found that her feet frost bitten and that
she was too much benumbed to stand during the ceremony
Nothing dauned the groom made his way to all night
yhe aid Of which the bride succeeded in standing up long
henough to have the ceremony performed Ihen after
warming for few moments at the restaurant IN spite Oh
IS the preachers invitation to remain the couple started
e homewTd.
j., For performing this ceremony the minister received as
a his fee 25cent piece and much battered silver dme
He has hot always been fortunate on similar OCCASIONS