The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-13
HITCHED!
Glenn Perkins United in the Holy
Bonds Of WedIock With Sa-
phrOnia WiIlOughby--.One Of the
Most BdlIuntest Weddings Ever
Held in Our MidSt...FHII Acct.
of Same Below

One of the most brilliant marriages
which has ever took place in our midst,
was celebrated last Wednesday at high
noon, at the residence of the bride. be-
twixt Glenn Perkins, one Of our most re-
spected young men and Miss Saphronia
Willoughby, daughter of Daniel and
Hester Willoughby. one of BingviIle's
most handsomest and talented young
members of the swell set.
Glenn and Saphronia have been keep
ing company going on four years, but
last fall Glenn spanked up courage
enough 10 pop and the date for the
wedding was set. Long before the hour
Tor the ceremony the house was filed
with invited guests who had came to
see Glenn and Saphronia spliced for
better or for worse until death them
do part, as the saying goes. A bower
OF evergreens had been fixed I'D in the
parlor, under which the happy pair was
10 stand, while Rev. Samuel Moore, the
beloved pastor OF the Bingville church.
was to pronounce the words which
would make them man and wife
Promptly at minutes to II Miss Sally
Hoskins took her place at the melodeon
and begin 10 peal forth the sprains of
the wedding march.
All eyes were turned toward the
stairway, down which Glenn and Sa-
phronia was TO descend, arm in arm.
and enter the parlor. Rev. Moore was
standing already 10 do the hitching.
when Saphronia appeared at the top Of
the stairs and hollered down, ma, ma,
where's Glenn"
CONSERVATISM reigned supreme
when it was discovered that Glenn had
not as yet arrove, but just then Glenn
busted into the front room, all outen
breath and turrible flustered, and an
nounced that he had had the dogma
shionness time getting on his shirt and
shoes that any person could ever think
Of. He said he wasn't used TO wearing
billed shirt, and that his mother had
starched ii so stiff from one end 10
tother that he felt mighty like as If
ne was boarded up on the outside. He
also said that his boots was SO tight
they ached his corns something tur-
ribIe.
When Glenn learnt that he was be-
hind time and that Saphronia was at
that minute waiting for him, he rushed
up stairs, and presently they was saw
coming down, arm in arm. Saphronia
looked beautiful in her white lawn dress
and bridal veil, which almost touched
the floor Glenn was dressed in conven-
shional black. It was a brown suit,
which his mother had dyed over spe-
cially for the occashion, and in the dy-
ing the pants had shrunk up some, but
otherwise the suit was a good fit.
Well, the happy couple marched into
the parlor like oxes to the slaughter, as
you might say, and stood under the
evergreen bower, waiting for the YER
dict to be pronounced. Somebuddy had
to tell Sally to stop playing the melo-
deon so as Glenn and Saphronia could
hear what the parson said. When Rev
Moore says in a solemn voice, "Clem
Perkins, do you take this woman 10 be
your lawfully welded wifei' Glenn he
grinned and says, well, I've went this
fur, / reckon I might as we'll" When
the parson asked Saphronia If she
would love, honor and obey Glen, she
said she would love him and honog