Year: 1868

Is 70 oe apprehended from the vicious appe-
tite for inordinate potations, than from any
other cause. Our national politics are vita,
ted by this fatal indulgence; for men claim
to perform the highest duties of citizens
while they are under influences which inca>
pacitate them for the lowest demands upon
mind and body. Whisky is the potent means
of cajolery and bribery and it is all the
worse as an agent of mischief that it does
not come within the statute. Like the great
impeached, it can be declared against, but not
reached. Journalists owe it to their country
to strive to bring popular opinion up to the
proper stand against the great enemy alike
to public health and public morals.


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MARRYING UNDER DIFFIoULTIEs.-The
following case Of hard experience in entering
upon a state of matrimony is given by the
San Francisco Bulletin:


Recently couple living eight or ten miles
out of the city came in and procured license
to marry. The bride was about so years of
age, and her prospective husband about 80
years old. He returned to the country and
took the important document with him. At
last the day for the union arrived, and bride
aud bridegroom, with several of their friends,
came to the city to have the interesting and
sacred ceremony performed. 1t had been
arranged by them that in order to give some
ecldt TO the occasion a beautiful girl of the
Castillian race should act as bridesmaid, and
a certain stalwart attorney should stand up
with the bridegroom. When the hour for
the wedding drew near, and the party was
about to repair to the church, the startling
discovery was made that the marriage license
had been left in the country at the home of
the bridegroom. They were sadly perplexed
aud appealed to the lawyer for aid in the
emergency. lie FASTENED to the officer who
issued the permit and asked him to grant
another, or certify to the Issuing of the first
one but he said he knew of no law for it,
and could not act as requested. 10 the mean.
time the wedding party had reached the
church, and the unexplained delay began to
be embarrassing to all. The attorney ar
rived, FASTENED to the side of the already
unhappy bridegroom and told bin of his fall
ure with the official. Here was singular
dilemma. The priest was waiting silently,
aud the friends we're impatient. Matters had
gone too far to permit any retreat. The
couple were in despair, but the attorney, as a
last resort, hastened to the official, and by
great importantly, prevailed on him TO 90 up
to the church for the purpose of stating to
the officiating priest that he had granted the
parties a license to marry This was done
in quiet way, aud they both breathed easier.
But another difficulty arose. The priest
doubted his authority to unite them on such
certificate, and retired to consult with the
Archbishop about it, He was absent for
what appeared to be a very long time, but
fnally returned and announced that the Ger.
emony might proceed. The bride and her
maid, the bridegroom and the attorney, his
friend, went up to the altar, aud the three
first named knelt. But here was another
singular obstacle, and one which threatened
for a time to burst up the entire arrangement
The attorney, owing to injuries received in
the service, had his legs stifened so he
could not kneel without the greatest difficulty
The priest waited patiently about five min
utes, while he was making desperate efforts
to get down properly. Finally be succeeded
in getting partly down on one knee, and the
priest proceeded to READ the service. 1t was
long, and before half of it was pronounced
the partially kneeling attorney, who was in
mortal agony on account of bis lame leg,
could bear it no longer and struggled to his
feet. The priest looked amazed and was
about to close his book, when the bride in
terrupted and said to him he would please
excuse their friend, as serious lameness pre-
vented him from kneeling, as the custom and
the service required That was satisfactory,
and without further accident the wedding
was finished.


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