Year: 1873

He gave his consent without hesitancy,
and it was readily agreed by all that the
wedding should take place week from
that time. Then the Professor with his
usual calmness, conscious of having done
his duty, withdrew to report progress to
his friends. h


We'll in due time the Professor went to
the clerk for his license. The clerk in
formed him that the law required bond
and security in the sum of $1,25O, to be
void on condition that there was no legal
objection to the proposed union Of the two
persons named. The Professor very prompt
ly replied "Oh, never mind the bond.
Mr.. Clerk will pay 81, 100 down, and
will hand you the balance in a day or two."
After further explanation by the clerk, the
Professor. soon complied with the law and
obtained his license.


At the appointed time the wedding came
off in the best style in the city, and the
company enjoyed the occasion with the
occasion with the greatest zest. The hours
flew like humming birds. AS the clock
struck twelve the Professor picked up his
hat and started for his boarding house.
His principal attendant, surmising his at
tention, followed to the front door and in
formed him that matrimonial etiquette re-
quired him to stay and board and lodge at
the house of his father-in-law until he and
his wife wished to live by themselves
that he would be furnished with room
adjacent to Sarah's room, in order that, if
she happened to get thirsty, he might be
near to get her drink of fresh water.


In the morning the bride and groom were
greeted with the smiles Of the family, to-
gether with those Of some early callers.
and inquiries made if they had slept well.
Both responded that they had never slept
sounder in their lives, he adding with his
childlike simplicity, that he was happy to
say that Sarah did not call for water during
the whole night. That last remark was
quite riddle to her, and she looked GU
rious, but said nothing, no one venturing
to ask him to rise and explain. He did not
know it was joke played on him until the
attendant told it as such to the company.


Finally the happy couple went to house
keeping, and never were man and wife
more heartily congratulated and more
highly esteemed than they were. They
were the favorites of the city. Never was
wife more lovely or husband more kind and
devoted, but he didn't know anything
about providing for the larder, only as
Sarah taught him. One little incident may
suffice to illustrate. She told him one day
to get some rice. He went Immediately to
the store and told the clerk he wanted to
get some rice. "How much?" inquired
the clerk. "Oh, not much" said the Pro-
fessor, 81 reckon three or four bushels
will do for the present" The clerk was
very sorry to say they had not SO much on
hand, but that they would soon have more.
The clerk persuaded him to try to make
out for few days with fifteen or twenty
pounds. Sarah and the clerk were not the
only ones who laughed over the incident.
He never called for the three or four bush
els afterward.


If the Professor and his wife are still
living they must be well stricken ia years,
and If they see this brief sketch of their
early lives and find any errors in it, they
will pardon the writer. tAA