A MATRIMONIAL BLUNDER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 243, 18 March 1880, Page 3

A MATRIMONIAL BLUNDER.

A most ludicrous mistake which occurred at Stoksley is descried by 'he Leeds Mercury. The day had Ivon fixed for the marriage of a late member of the School Beard, who is well known in the town, and a license had been dired for that \ urpose, On that morning the expectant bridegroom and tiie bridesmad were conveyed to the parish church in a cab. They were met at the Church by a friendly publican, who had consented to act as best man. As the party were somewhat, behind the time, the clergymen at once proceeded with the cermony, the whole party being apparently blind to the fact that the bride Was absent, and the clergyman commenced uniting the bridegroom ami the bridesmaid, 1 Tory thing went on favourably until the officiating parson asked the man, “ Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife,” ,b 1 which ho answered, “ I will.” But on asking the confused and blushing bridesmaid, “ Wilt thou have this man to be thy wedded husband,” &c., she replied, “ No, it's my sister.” This was an unlocked for interruption, and caused a general titter throughout the whole congregation ; and the bridegrom, exclaiming “I'll go and fetch her,” rushed out of church, to which he. shortly returned, accompanied by the bride elect. The clergyman, however, refused to .perform the ceremony, alleging that if the bridegroom. was too intoxicated to distinguish his bride from her sister who was to act as bridesmaid, he was not in a lit and proper state to be married. The disappointed party had thus to leave the church unmarried, amid the laughter of a crowd of spectators.