The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06
Hitched!
Hezekiah wilkins Led Miss Rebec-
ca Perkins to the Alter Last
Whit Was a Terrible Brill
yunt wedding!---Rev. SamI.
Moore Performed the Opera
.shion!---FuII Particklers Below!

On last Friday at high noon (accord-
ing to Rev. Sana'l Moore's watch,
which is gincrally about = hour too
Slow, Mr.. Hezekiah Wilkins, son of
Jeff Wilkins, and one of the most in
telligent young men of Bingville, was
united in the holy bonds of wedlock to
Miss Rebecca Perkins, daughter of the
Wilder Perkins. Becky is turrible
Mise girl also-jest as Mise as Hez is.
In fackt some folks says that they think
she is too good for Hez-
The affair TUX place at the home of
the bride and Rev. Sam'l Moore per-
formed the operashion. Only the i'm
mejit friends & relertives of the con-
tracking parties was present.
All the invited gests was present as
early as 10 o'clock, and when it got to
be II 80 and Hezekiah hadn't appeared
In white, begin to git nervus She said
she could not imajjin whot was keepin
Hez back, and when Mrs. Polly Woods
WHISPERED il Becky's ear merely outcn
the kindness of her heart that praps Hez
had changed his mind about marryin,
Becky bust into tears.
Jest few minnits before the hour set
for the ceremony, however, Hez was
saw coming up the middle of the road,
all drest mp within a inch of his life,
and runnin fit to bust, with his hat in
his hand He arrived all outen breth &
hot and perspirin and dusty, and soon as
he could speak he explained that what
KEEP him back was gittin into billed
shirt, somethink he hadn't wore for
quite . spell, and also that his new
shoes which he had bought to get mar
ried in and had paid So for at the co.
seat, was too tight and pinchd his feet
somethink turriblc.
Soon as Hez arrived Miss Amelia
Tucker. our raining sossiety queen, set
down to the organ and begin to play
Here Comes the Bride!" To the beau-
tiful & pathetick sprains of this seleck-
shion Hez & Becky marched into the
parler and Rev. Moore, who in sol
lum voice jined EN- together for better
or worse, as the case may be.
Becky was as cool as cucumber, but
Hez was pale and flusterd, and when
the parson aslxt him if he would take
this woman to be his lawful welded
wife Hez says, II reckon so, Il nobuddy
else wants her"
ent set down to a wedding dinner. The
table fairly groaned under the weight
of choice viunds, and all present done
full justice to the rcpast, being as they
ct fit to bust. and some of EN- was tur-
rible uncomfortable afterwards
Fol1ering the dinner Hez went &
hitchd up his old sorrd mare to the
blackboard and div around and Becky
CHM in and they departed on their hon.
eymoon midst shower of rice and old
shoes. One old shoe which Hank Dew
berry throwd, for good luck. hit Hez =
turrible belt on the back of the head
Her stopped the horse and got outcn
the buggy and dared Hank to fight, but
cooler counsel Prevailed and the happy
couple continued on their honeymoon.
It is a scckret where Mr.. & Mrs. Viii
lins will spend their honeymoon. but
the general opinyun is that they viii
spend 1t at the co. seat, where Hezzes
Aunt Hctty lives, as her gests.
Upon their return they will set mp
housekeeping in Bingville The Bugle
| joins in CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. &
Ma. Wilkins, and hopes that their mat