The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-05-14
IN THE BLEAK NORTH
SEwFoUNDLANp LIFE NOT WITH
OUT ITS HUMoR.
Author Has Collected Instances Show
inc the Honest Rovshness Of the
PeopIe-comiesl Scene at
Wedding Ceremony.

~Drummers." often called "janneys." {"
journey from house TO house like
Christmas waits. in eKtravagant cos.
tune. sometimes wearing models OF
full rigged ships on their heads. writes
Fullerton L. Waldo. r. r. @. s., in the
Outlook. They cry at the door in Q
squeaky voice. Amy janneys In to
nightr" and are then supposed TO be
invited in and regsled with rum (or
peppermint Tater) and cake.
II was a question OF a wedding. not
OF funeral, when q young man OF
Portugal Cove said to a parson:
"Pa'son, would you say a few words
over me-"
Certainly. Where's the young
LADY,"
4 haven't asked her yit, pa'son. But
! will. She's right across the road"
So William Thomas rushed across
the road to where the young woman
sat on q bowlder; and she answered,
of course" In a voice that could be
heard ali over the district.
Come TO me after second lesson, I"
said the parson. mindful OF his FIVE
obligations to preach in widely scat
tered places that day.
The couple presented themselves
When the parson asked, Who givetb
this woman" none appeared for that
office. In a front pew sat old man
Gray and old man Welshman. The
former nudged the latter bearded
patriarch. Shove 'em on Shove 'em
on" His adjuration met only with
emphatic negative mods. Whereupop
old man Gray yalorously stepped into
the breach.
Stumbling up the steps OF the chan.
eel he seized the hands OF TIE con.
tracing parties. Joined them Violently.
a though coupling cars on the Reid.
Newfoundland railway, and said in a
voice Of triumph. There. pa'son!"
The service proceeded till the agl.
tated groom was hidden to say, Il
William Thomas. take thee, Maria
Ann" Say | after me-" the parson
repeated. Still not a word from the
panic-stricken groom. whose knees
knocked together. his tongue cleaying
TO the roof OF his mouth and his rea-
son forsaking him. Then old man
Gray again leaped into the breach with
a violent clap between his principals s
shoulders 10 remind him of his duty.
The parson perforce retired into the
robing room TO stifie his sense OF hui
,tTNNh he IL - A
ancient cassock hanging there. Upon
emerging. old man Gray was heard
volubly apologizing. BEG pardon,
Tammas, beg pardon. but ye know I
do be tur'ble vigorous"
What is a parson TO do with a wom-
an who wants her child baptized 10.
seph Hyena," except to demonstrate,
Woman, that's a brute's name?" To
which she firmly rejoins, Husband,
when he went down on the Labrador,
left me book wi the name"
Bring the book"
The volume is produced. and a dis
putatious forefinger points to the name
in clear print: Josephine"
A local stipendiary magistrate, sit.
ting for the first time. hardly knew
what to do with a culprit brought be-
for him. The S. NJ owed his proud
title to term in the island legislature
at st. Johns. and was without judicial
experience. The lawyer said. Your
honor, / move the prisoner be dis
charged" you have heard the mo
ton" said the magistrate. gravely.
"All in favor say aye!" Whereupon the
prisoner and his lawyer said AYE" in
loud voice. and stalked cut OF the
courtroom. arm in arm, with none to
aav than nov