The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-27
A MARRIAGE AT THE JAIL.

A RObeSOniRn Representative
Rescued From am Embarrassing
Position by ihe Timely Appeal
.aRee Of Justice AHeNeiII, Whe
Performs the Ceremony ana
Reaps a Great Reward.
Miss Irene Flowers and Mr..
W. & Phillips were married III
! the registers Office at the Jail
Tuesday afternoon, Justice John
II. McNeill performing the cere-
mony. That is the simple, un
adorned statement of what hap
penod, but there was more to it
than that, as you shall see.
T Orderly to begin &C the begin,
ming, a representative oi The
Robesonian was moseying along
down toward the Jail when he
saw a friend at the Jail beckon-
ing him to hurry up. This The
Robesonian man did, with no idea
in the world as to what was up,
and when he found that there
was a couple within who desired
TO be united ia the holy bonds Of
mRtrimony The Robesonian man
wanted to fade out Of that i'm
mediate landscape; for it is this
particular Robesonian mans
gnodz foFtune-or misfortune,
whichever way you look at it
to perform sometimes the parti.
cular function of justice Of the
peace which the couple within
wanted performed right away ,
! and he is somewhat bashful about t
!, performing the ceremony in the
presence of so great a cloud o.
witnesses as had gathered to see
~fthis couple united. The Rnbe.
sonianman>tried in vain to escape.
+ and he prayed, ,as men have praj
ed before, to be delivered fro Ii
the hands Of his friends, but they
caught hin, and would not bea
his prayer, and led him. Ike :
: lamb TO the slaughter, bact. int'
the jail and into Tie presence
: iof the would-oe bride ant
groom and babe him do his duty
i Just at the last moment th1
trem bling justice who was abou
to be made to perform his oHficia
d duty beheld his deliverance il
= the portly person of his brothe
justice, His Honor, Justice JOIN
II q. Mcneil. Upon being appeale
. 80 Justice Mcneil consented a
u once to perform the ceremony
e So Justice McNeill squared hin
~ self before Miss Flowers and MI
= Phillips, gave few preliminar
r. Br'r'rs! and rH'ms! just to sho'
: be wasn't nervous, and with gres
& dignity went through with til
" ceremony made and provided fc
le such occasions, and in less ths
10 no time pronounced the coup
le man and wife.
1T After receiving Squire M
III Neill's congratulations Mr.. an
r, Mrs. Phillips repaired at once
Z their buggy, which was standin
I'd near the Jail, and it looked lii
at the officiating justice was to RI
ne Give no reward except the co
ne scieusDess Of duty will perform
ne ed, but appearances we're dece
ed tive; for just as they reached IL
to buggy the groom called t
be squire and handed him a neatl
nd done-up package that appear
BY to contain q handsome sum
money.
lat %B'r'r'r! H'm4 B'r'r!" So
zee Squire McNeill, as he re-join
ce Lis curious friends who were /
lat ginning to guy him but a N
N. ment before about not receivi
AZ pay for his services. This he
is certainly paying job I've go
:. Econtinued Squire McNeill; 'LC
'ut here" and he exhibited IF
cent piece and a couple Of lit
packages, each about three incl
m long, that looked for all the wo
of like packages of dimes. But
att pearances were again decepti
ma for when the packages were l
rolled it was found that they C
". tanned pennies--just pennies,s e
-. ~ the total fee amounted to (
t1 dollar! ,
Squire MeNein has lots
|aF- change now.