Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-03
WEDDING STORIES.
Experiences Grave and Gay al
the Marriage Ceremony.
ODD BREAKS AND BLUNDERS.

Inc tesrrut regret NAT Proved From
the Heart of a Happy Elk Widow-A
Pert Reply to wilt Thou?"-A Tragic
Wait and Its Sequel.
According 10 the stories told by sew
eral of Chicago's leading cIerEymcn.
wedding ceremonies do not always run
any smoother thnn true love.
People seem to act more insancly nj
a wedding than nj any other time. ~ ve
perhaps a fire." declared one pastor.
"and 1t is usually the bridegroom who
gets the most clustered. 1t is seldom
that a woman gets the responses mix
ed as does the man. One time at a
fashionable wedding where | was off
ciating the bridegroom insisted upon
saying I'm q loud and distinct voice.
much to the amusement of his bearers.
i take me this plight instead Of the
usual i plight thee my troth.'
Another time when | was marrying
a country couple at my home l asked
the bridegroom the usual question.
wilt thou have this woman to be thy
welded wife? and be replied. with fire
In bis eye, What do you suppose were
here for eff | wouldn'tT
1T. was at a wedding in my church
that the six ycar-old niece Of the bride
groom caused a ripple of laughter
With big eyes she watched the bridal
procession come up the aisle. and as
1t neared the altar she noticed her
uncle. who had come out Of the yes
try and with his best man and me
awaited the bride in the chancel. Ur
she jumped and. pointing a small fin
ger at the bridegroom. said in her shrill
baby voice. oh. mother, II there isn't
Uncle Bob with his best clothes on and
his everyday nose!' She had been told
by her uncle, who possessed an IN
usually prominent nose. that when he
got married Il would be shorter.
Zone time after reading a ceremony
the bridegroom handed MT a five dol
lar bill. saying. III give you two.
Not understanding him, ! said. Thank
you,' and put 1t into my pocket. He
touched me on the shoulder and again
said. III give you two oh. you
NdoL II 4 ihIulACo. - ~
and / banded him So"
One laughable wedding was that of
q widow who married one Of her
boarders- She was a woman past for
ty-five. with all the airs Of n school
girl. and amused all who knew her by
her references on all occasions TO her
departed husband. John. In fact.
John got to be a byword among all
who knew the widow. Among the
boarders was n young fellow Of TWEEN
ty-fve. who fell in love with the fair
relict of the sainted John. and In a
short time the m were all in
vited to attend a wedding to be held
In the parlor.
The widow was large. tall and stout
and the bridegroom exceedingly small
for a man. and when on the night Of
the wedding the widow appeared AT
the proper moment leading her pros
pectlve husband into the parlor. much
as a mother leads her little boy. even
the waiting clergyman had to suppress
a smile. After the ceremony had been
read and congratulatory speeches were
In order the erstwhile widow exclaim.
ed. with emotion. "Oh, II only my
poor. dear John were here to see how
happy l am at this moment" Only
the perfect self control OF the guests
saved the situation.
1t was In an Episcopal church that
a superstitious bride tainted at the al
tar. Just as the bridegroom was about
to put the ring on her finger his nerv
Gus, shaking fingers dropped II. and II
rolled away across the floor. The
bride. certain that some great calami
" would overtake them. refused to 90
o. with the services and then tainted
was prevailed upon to allow the cere
mony to be finished.
A Unitarian minister tells this story
zone time | was to read the service In
my church In a western state where
licenses are not required. The church
was filed. and the bridal party arrived
on time, all save the bridegroom. For
more than an hour we waited. the
bride growing almost hysterical and
the guests restless over a delay the
reason for which was not suspected.
Eat last word was brought that the
the party was ready. and | came out
from the vestry. the organ pealed
forth the wedding march. and the
bride came up the aisle TO the altar.
pale and trembling. looking much diff
ferent from the pretty. flushed girl |
knew.
Imagine my surprise when the
bride and best man stepped before me
The man said n few whispered words
l looked at the girl. and she nodded.
and / began the service that made the
girl the wife Of the best man. The
bride was saved from modification,
and the guests were not disappointed.
1T seems the best man had been IN
love with the girl. and when the bride
groom did not come be quietly stepped
In and got her consent 70 marry him.
! believe she never heard directly
from her r~ecreant bridegroom. and her