A Gay Wedding.

Manawatu Herald, 25 May 1897, Page 2

A Gay Wedding.

Melbourne Punch says : — There was trouble at a country wedding up near St. Arnaud the other day. The groom was a large, Bolemn, silent youth, with a fluffy young beard, and when the clergyman asked him would he take this woman to be his wedded wife he scratched his head dubiously, and said he was blowed if he knew. " Not know 1" said the clergyman. " Then why are you here ? " " Dunno I" replied the cheerful groom. " But you came here to be married ; you surely do not mean to back out of it at this hour ?" " Dunno 1" said the groom. The clergyman tried him again with the lawful wife query. ♦• Suppose we let it go at this an* call an* have the rest o' the weddin' to morrow !" said the groom " I ain't in no hurry." •' You cannot do that," the minister suid. " Oh, well," was the reply, " I reckon I'll put it off till next year." Ann he went for his hat, but the bride's brother, who was acting as best man rushed him, and they had a furious fight just outside the church door. In about ten minutes the best man returned, leading the groom, who had two black eyes, and looked as though he had had a serious misunderstanding with a steam plough. "He will go on with the wedding all right now, sir," said the best man. And so he did.