MARRIED TWICE IN ONE HOUR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1047, 13 April 1882, Page 2

MARRIED TWICE IN ONE HOUR.

This (jokle fail; on'q haij two awqethjaits. The first had beeii engaged to her for finiv years," but the paveiits had objections, ;md preferred another man, of their, 'own choosing. Sjo 'Melissa' waited till 5119 was of age. and then, wrofp to \\ev 'betrjjtljed, tplllng h,im {hat on such a day Bhe woijld ixjeet )um and get mamed. The young iprgqt fliq license, and waited patiently in the' hotel Meanwhile, Melissa, with beau No 2 and two lady friends, arrived at the same town. In a few hours Melissa slipped her companions, found out her patient lover, & n 3 J[udgelsj)l]ambej;s, ajjd wpro mat|e man and wjfe. Making p excuse to her new husband, sbe said had an errand tp perform, ant] she would meet bin) later-. 11 14 W S" witj] you," sajd |ip, n-Imposiible" said Bhe. 'She then wont back to lover No. 3, and with him went to the office for a license to marry him. ''Why" said the Judge, "I issued a license for you to marry once before today." "Oh, no," she said, "there is a mistake.", The Judge showed her the record " Well," she said " that's ahead of my time. I have consented to nothing of the kind," " But you know the man who got tl)e license I" >' qh, yes," phased unblushingly,'! but ] haye" i|6t Been, him for five weeks," Ejo they sent there and then for the Mayor, and" Melissa wedded her second husband within the hour-indoed wanting|ij rqinutps of it. For ''frogen cheek" you ri)ay well say tfio American girls beat the world,