STORIES OF BRIDES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5056, 15 September 1894, Page 3

STORIES OF BRIDES.

(English Paper.) A clergyman, who for many years occupied the responsible position of rector of Whiteohapel, was accustomed to tell the story of a bride whose behaviour in church at the time of the marriage ceremony was very far from correct. Its seems that neither eho nor her frienda had any idea of the sojemn character of the service in which they were taking part, and that when she repeated after the clergyman the wordo "love, honour and obey," sbe joined with them in a loud and hearty laugh. . This was far too much for the rector, who was a man .with a strong aenßO of propriety, and, closing the prayer-book, he walked out of the church. The wedding party became inatantly oerious, their consternation was great, and tho bride and bridegroom. looked at each other in dismay, not knowing whether they were married or not. However, they followed the clergyman into the vestry, and at last, after many apologieo, they prevailed upon hint to go on with the ceremony. And ha I said that during the remainder o£ the service their conduct was all that could be ! desired. There is an amuoing story told of a bride in the north of England. During the marriage service, juat »a she was about to Bay the word "obey," the bridegroom, who was an ill-mannored fellow, leant over and whispered in her ear, " I'll make thee." She naturally resented this, and turning to tho clergymftn wbo was performing the ceremony, asked if she were already married. He replied that she was not, as she had not eaid all the words appointed, and the marriage register had not been signed, whereupon the bride refused to go on with the eervice. And most people will Bay she was right in refusing to become the wife of so boorish ft man. A story ia told of a young couple who went to 'church, accompanied by a large party of friends, with the intention cf getting married. The bride soems to have been a Btrarge young lady, however, for when the question wan put to her, " Wilt thou have this man P" ehe promptly replied that she would not. And nothing would induce her to take him, bo, of course, the wedding did not taka place. It ia only natural to euppoae that quarrelling on the wedding-day and during the 'honeymoon is athiug oi comparatively raife occurrence, and that during the firxfc two or three days cf married life, at least, the happy couple do nothing but bill and coo. Tet it ia to bo feareci tbat it is not always bo. Of course, in tb» great majority of caaes the newly-married pair are careful to Bay nothing to their friends and relations about any differences they mey have in private, but still one does sometimes hear of quarrelling, even within a few hours of the wedding ceremony. Take the case of a bride who had scarcely left the church in which the marriage lervice bad been held before she and her husband began to quarrel. It seema that immediately before the wedding took place, the bridegroom had matie her a present of a verjr largo and beautiful bouquet of fk.Twrs, and that while thay were standing in tho vestry after the service was over, waiting to sign their Barnes in the marriage register, sbe took a flower out of the buoch and gave it to one of the young men who was present at the wedding. This simple, though perhaps somewhat injudicious, action appears to have aroused fclie jealousy of the hri'le^raem, and the newly-married p^ir bad hiudly entered the cftirisgo which was to convoy them to \he house of the bride's father, where the reftting' reception was -held, before he

. . . ■ began to find fault with her for having given away one of the flowers out of the bouquet he had presented her with. Young men should be careful to consult the tastes of their brides if thoy winh to keep them in a good temper. A friend or the writer's resolved to take a trip to the Continent for his honeymoon, but, unfor- ] tunately, the bride Was anything hub. a j good sailor, and the sea passage from New- j haven to Dieppe not only made her feel | very miserable, but also sorely tried her temper. As soon as they Bet foot on land, she visited her wrath on the bridegroom.