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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8746, 5 April 1890, Page 3

A funny story of a wedding in North o£ England is told by v London paper. Two couples had just been united at a local church in the bonds of holy matrimony. After duly tying the marriage knot, the clcigvnian 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, howex or, for some time, lie began to impatient, when a gentle 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 vaiy sorry (0 tell ye that me and the rest uf uy luiv been hevvin' a lark wi' ye, «or. Ye knaa, sot, me and ma mate is but pitmen, and L>eiu' as we're on the spree, avo thowt wo wad hey a bit o' fun withe priest, an' the fact is, ihe girls you've married tiv us is not wor hisses. We've swopped, and we want to kn_w, sor, if ye will put it reet and marry us owor agen to wor aan lasses." The clergyman, after nngiily lecturing the man on the folly of his conduct, said ho was not sure that he could reperform 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 A'eatry, and began to meditate on the best way of extricating the culprits from the puzzling predicament, when his re\erie was broken by someone 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 tho women-people hey been taakingthe thing owor amongst worsols, and wedivvent want te give ye oney inair trouble ; so, if y« divvent mind sor, we'll just let it stop as it is." llolloway's Pills. — The changes o£ temperature and Aveather frequently upsets persons who are most cautious of their health, and most particular in their diets. These corrective, purifying and gentle aperient Pills are the best remedy for all defective actions of the digestive organs ; they augment the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct biliousness, and carry oft' all that is noxious from the system. Holloway's Pills are composed of rare balsams, unmixed with baser matter, and on that account are peculiarly well adapted for the young, delicate, and aged. As this peerless medicine has gained fame in tho past, so will it preserve it in the future by its renovating and invigorating qualities, and its incapacity of doing harm. (For conlinvation of news see dth page. )