WEDDING CEREMONY.
QUARREL ABOUT BRIDESMAID Tom Jones and Miss Wellum, living at Coleford, Gloucestershire, decided to marry after a two years’ acquaintance, although, ur perhaps because, each was only eiglrs/ecn years of age. Both sets of parents agreed, and the parties arrived at the church. However, in tho meantime certain unpleasantness lmd arisen, because of tho bride’s sister being a bridesmaid ao the exclusion of the bridegroom’s sister During the ceremony, presumably where the clergyman challenges anyone to “speak now or forever hold his peace,” tlio bridegroom’s mother rose and objected to the ceremony proceeding. She continued !tio protest until tho vicar told her to be seated. Whereupon her husband, whether from fear of developments at home or from other causes, does not transpire, forbade tho marriage, and the ceremony was stopped. However, such is tho optimum of youth that both lovers are making efforts to get the parent* again co consent to the marriage.. i**
N ice is infamous, though in a prince ; and virtue honourable, though in a peasant.- -Addison. In marriage prefer the person before weadth, virtue before beauty, and the mind before flip body; and itlien you will have a wife, a friend, and a companion.—Penn.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2062, 3 January 1925, Page 3
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200WEDDING CEREMONY. King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2062, 3 January 1925, Page 3
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