The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-18
WRONG WEDDING LICENSE
RABBT WOULDN'T ACT ON ONE
ISSUED TO ITALIANS,

30 JakIe MeVmelsteln ami Rosie L0eea
Are Not Vet Ned and the wedding
Feast u Eatea Cerrmony Ts-alEht
% q Proper CcrtIncAte d Issued.
Jake Mermelstein. who IL an honest
man and who lives at S23 Stanton street.
was all ready to marry Rosie Isotes.
who lives In the big fats at I27 GOerck
street. One day in December jake and
Rosie 20 together to the marriage license
burean in the City Hall and they stand
In line with all the other peoples who are
going 90 he married by a license. When
they come before the little window they
answer all tho Questions and jake puts
his dollar through the little window.
And they takes that dollar inside. But
what does jake get for that dollar9
Listen:
They both 20 90 another window,
still standing in line and somebody hands
out license to jake and Rosie. IL looks
like q good license. all right. for there
u fine printing on 10 and a stamp with
the city stamp. Why should Jakis " ~
melstsin read that license when he kno W
that be paid his dollar for It and IL is a
the license because she 10 80 proud.
30 the wedding was TO be soon. bu'
Jakiels papa died back in Russia anC
u was not proper Ia have the wedding
20 soon. IL was put on until Saturday
night. Everything IL prepared. The
invitations 20 out to the SOO guests. the
caterer. he fixes up the fine wedding
least; and the janitor OF Nienlan Hall.
on Columbia street. he fixes up the hall.
Come the guests OH Saturday night
and comes the bodChant, who is a union
bodchant and who makes songs and jokes
for the guests and everybody IN ready
and happy for the wedding. Then comes
Rosie l.otss. the bride. with her papa
and mamma all in carriage which IN
800. And Rabbi Josef l.auer. who lives
on Ooerck street and who ig ID make the
marriage.
The rabbi asks 20 sec the license which
Jake and Rosie got that last December
and which Rosie has been keeping.
Rosie has Il and she gives u 90 jake
and jake gives IL 10 the rabbi He looks
IL ~ a license for Ettore Bonnano
Of 100 Worth street and for Lucia Do
Simone Of 2i2 Grand street. This license
for which Jake has paid that dollar Is
not his licensed
You. because you ars not Ettors BOnnano
and Lucia DE Simone. but you are jake
Mermelstein and Rosie l.ote-. IL this
the best license that w ubaves-
what confusion was in that Nieman
Hall them Rosie crys and her mamma
ALSO and some get mad with the Govern
ment because jake has not got "A good
license for his dollar. What TO do after
alt the crying
Some go around hurrying 20 see sam
koenig AT the Federal Club on NJ Kth street.
because Mr. Kocaig is Secretary OF State
and does everything for HIS people
But Mr. koeniR. he saws. what can |
do IN this sad cases See city Clerk Scully.
who is IN charge Of the marriage license
bureau. be says. maybe city Clerk
Scully will 10 something.
Some go mp in the night and wake CITY
Clerk Scully out Of bed jake Mernsl-
stem has the wrong license they call
up To the window 81 city Clerk Scully.
whore he IN leaning out mad. lie has
a license for Italian peoples and he PAYS
his dollar for this bum license
Come around to CITY Hall on Monday
says City Clerk Scully still leaning ont
mad. This Is not the marriage bureau
All this time the wedding guests down |
ON Columbia street are getting restless |
for they smell ths noodle soup and the |
roast goose. which 10 getting cold, The |
Sodchant tries "a make them happy /
and patient. but he cannot. All are un- |
happy when they smell that roast goose /
and think u how u - getting cold. Then. |
very late. those who have gone out to I
try 60 do something come back and say /
there in nothing Ia do: there ~ not 10 he /
q wedding when there is the wrong license |
And then all those wedding guests. |
who have waited and waited. wait no more |
They eat the wedding feat. while ROsi. |
cries all the time
In the end Rosie goes home with her /
papa and her mamma in that carriage
which was - but which i - for wait
ing. To-day Jake will get a new license !
and tonight they will he married.
But will the Government give jake \
that new license for nothing or charge |
him another dollar?