The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-01-02

spite of the pro-high-bition.
Fred Tatum says he is going up in
Canada before long. "Oh never mind
what he's going for"
The mines are running every dal
now and looks as tho there will be
good work the balance of the winter
Squire @. b. Brown united in mar
rage couple at this place, on Xmas
eve and Z will rive his story of the
affair Just as he gave it to me. Here
IL is Verbatem:
Having been elected to the desira-
BILE "posish" of justice of the peace
| was accosted on the Gath day of
December by a sleek looking young
man, who in silvery tones, requested
me to proceed to a neighbor's house
as he wished to enter into the holy
bonds of matrimony. Here was a
"Squeleher" ! had never done any
thing of the kind, had no books or
forms, yet l was determined to do
things up strong>and in legal mar
ner proceeded to the piece, bearing
in my arms one copy of the revised
statutes, one of Websters unabridged
Dictionaries, one large size Bible, a
small copy Of the creed and articles
of faith of the Missionary Baptist
church, and one copy of Pope's essays
on man.
Having placed a table in the mid
die of the room and seated myself be-
hind it, I in trumr t mes called the
case. With that the young man and
woman stepped up before me. Hav-
ing sworn them on the Dictionary to
answer we'll and truly all questions i
was about to ask, l proceeded.
told the young man that being sort
of stranger, should have to ask him
of stronger, should have to ask him
TO give bail for the cost. Having heard
this so frequently in court l thought
it INDISPENSABLE. He answered If l
meant the fee for performing the
ceremony, he would deposit then and
there. AS 1 did not know exactly-
what I did mean l magnanimousiy
waived that portion of the ceremony.
I then told him it would be neces-
sary to give bail to keep the peace,
this he said he was willing to do when
he arrived at home, and l then waived
that part also.
Having established to my satisfac-
ton that they wanted to get mar
ried and that they were old enough TO
enter into that blessed state, l pro-
ceedto tie the know. asked him If
he was to take that girl to be his
wife. He said he was. l told him
I did not require haste in the ans
wer that he might reflect few min
utes if he wanted to. l told him
she looked like a fine girl and haG
no doubt she was, but If by any
chance the sequel proved that he had
been taken in l did not want to be
held responsible. Il tola him he must
love, honor and obey her as long as
she lived, he must not be "snappy"
around the house nor spit tobacco
Juice on the floor, all of which he
promised faithfully to heed.
Now, Said 1, Rosie Cher name
was Rosie), you hear what Luweilya
says. Do you accept the invitation to
become his wife? Will you be lenient
toward his faults and cherish his vir-
tues. Will you never be guilty OF
throwing furniture at his head for
slight offenses, and will you get
three meals a day without grum-
bling?" She said she would. ask
ed them if they believed in the COM
mandments and they said they did
having read the creed and the articles
of faith as aforesaid, exclaimed
"Luellyn, take her, she is yours, l
cannot withhold my consent" Rosie,
when safe in the arms of your 'Lu-
ellyn" you can defy the scott and
jeers of the worldly
then read little from the Essay
on Man" including the passage" man
wants but little here below, but
wants that little long" AS final to
the omen l delivered the following
"exordium" Go in peace and sin no
more
The generous young man having
placed bill" in my unwilling and
cadaverous palm l babe the happy
Fair a final adieu.
KENTUCKY SHARE IN U. s.