An Extraordinary Wedding Story.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 26, 25 April 1890, Page 3

An Extraordinary Wedding Story.

The following story of a weddsng in the North is told by . the Newcastle Chronicle: —Two couples had just been united in the bonds of holy matrimony at a local church. After duly tying the marriage knot 5 the clergyman led the way to the vestry, expecting that the newly-married persons would follow him for the purpose of signing the register. No one appeared, however, for some time. -He began to grow impatient, when a knock was heard at the door, and one of them appeared as spokesman, and began with “ bated breath and whispering humbleness,” the following explanation :—“ Sor,” said he, “ aa’s vary sorry to tell ye that me and the rest of us hae been hewin’ a .lark wi ye, sor. Ye knaa, sor, me and my mate is but pitmen, and bein’, as we’re on the spree, we thowt we wad hev a bit o’ fun wi’ the priest, an’ the fact is the girls you’ve married tiv us is not our lasses. We’ve swopped, and we want to knaw, sor, if ye will put it reet and marry us ower agen to our ane lasses.” The clergyman, after angrily lecturing the man on the folly of his conduct, said he was not sure that he could re-perform the ceremony as required, but said he would retire to consider the matter, and let them know in a short time. He closed the door of the vestry, and began to meditate on the best way of extricating the culprits from the puzzling predicament, when his reverie was broken by some one again gently tapping at the door. It was the spokesman of the party, his face quite bright with an expression of relief and satisfaction. “Me and ma mate, sor,” said he, “and the women people have been taaking the thing ower amangst oursels, and we divvent want, to give ye oney mair trouble; so, if ye divvent mind, sor, we’ll just let it stop as it is.”