The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-05
COUPLE Welded
ON HALLOWEEN
have MISHAPS
Auto Goes Out of Commission
And the Minister Sus-
poets a Prank.
ATTORNEY BOWMAN is
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Escorts Cupid to Jackson Then
Sees Wedding Performed
In a Garage.

A Halloween wedding, fraught with
ali the tribulatiOns bridal pair might
be heir to-a broken down automobile,
minister afraid to perform the cere-
mony, fearing prank was being
Matched, and g wedding supper in a
country garage, on soda pop and
sandwiches-last night was the for
tune OF Lester Marlin and Miss Tom
ME Craig.
Scottish Halloween mythology has
i that upon that night of all nights,
he fairies and elves are at play, that
spirits run wild and anything smack
ing Of the supernatural might happen.
Marlin and his bride are firm be
levers in Scottish and Old English
mythology of that brand.
It was rather late in the evening
when Marlin and Miss Craig determ-
med to get married. Despite the fact
that it was Halloween, they wanted
the ceremony legal and regular" in
every way. They got Lee L. Bowman
20 obtain consent of the brides guar
dian, her sister, Mrs. Z. Fitzpatrick,
Of 81 Ellis street.
The bride is but II years old, and
young Marlin 49, After the consent
had been obtained, the couple sped
JacksOnward in Bowman's automobile.
And here is where the elves apart
ly got in their work. Bowman's car,
under ordinary circumstances gives
that attorney excellent service. In fact
it might be said that the trusty old
machine is steady OH its wheels.
However, as the bridal party ap-
preached Jackson, the supernatural
part OF the motor car, its spiritual be-
ing, rcvolted against the notion of a
Halloween wedding thoroughly bereft
of excitement.
One little elf plunged his fingernail
into the carburator or something like
that, and another manfully stopped the
wheels Of the engine.
The car was stalled, and it still was
mile to Jackson.
Then cnsued battle Of legal wits
on the part of Bowman with the super
natural intellect Of the balky machine
| Mind won over matter, and Bowman
induced the car TO continue a slow and
painful Journey down the long hill
leading to Jackson. The car at the
foot of the hill sighed and stopped for
keeps
The wedding party piled out and
trudged gaily toward the Courthouse
where the license was obtained.
Meantime, Bowman had ordered :
mechanic at the garage nearby, to
haul his machine in and have it re-
paired for the return trip to the Cape.
1t was the wish of young Marlin and
Miss Craig to be married in the Cape
by Mayor Rage.
They went to the garage and watch
ed the men battle to make the engine
run. The engine wouldn't.
Night had fallen and it was getting
late. The couple began to think they
never would be married They de
termincd to find minister in Jack
son.
They alighted upon Rev. Lynn F.
Ross, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. A summons was sent to the
minister to come to the garage to
perform the ceremony.
When Rev. Ross heard the appeal
he was inclined to turn a deaf ear.
IT'S Halloween and some childish
prank" thought the minister as he
was about to close. the door upon d
wedding.
The herald from the garage insisted
and eventually, Rev Ross accompanied
him to the motor car shop. There
midst tires and air-pumps, the ccre-
mony was performed.
The men turned to the car. The en-
gine-elves had decided it wasn't any
use. They released their hold and the
motor purrcd once more.
The bridal party then celebrated tho
wedding with pop and sandwiches, be
fore they returned to the Cape. The
couple. both of whom have been en-
) ployed at the shoe factory, will live a
the home of Mrs. Fitzgerald for ;
/ time.
, or they NAV he DrecIuded from any