A "Surprise"Marriage.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3246, 3 July 1889, Page 2

A "Surprise"Marriage.

A curious caso of "marriage by surprise" is recorded by the Madrid correspondent of the Daily News, Uj» who, telegraphing on the 18th April, * says:—An extraordinary occurrence lias taken place in one of the principal churches of Madrid, in the parish at Santa Cruz. A priest had nearly finished his mass, and was in the act of pronouncing the sacramental words Ik misa est, wbun a young man, aged 21, and a beautiful girl of 20, suddenly approached the altar railing with three middle-aged men, young couple cried aloud,' We mS& to be husband and wife. Hore are our three witnesses,' Now, it seems that under the canonical laws still regulating marriages in Spain, Roman Catholics can thus claim to bo considered married by surprise if they are skilful enough to do so just after the priest haj altered the benediction at the close of mass. Formerly this stratagem was/as in the present ca3o, resorted to by young peoplo whose parents opposed their union. Wlien this occurred in the churoh of Santa Cruz a scene of confusion ensued. | The priest retired to the sacristy, awL_ sent for the polioe, who conducted the offenders and witnesses into the presence of the municipal judge. He declared the marriage valid, much to tho delight of the young oouplo, and the intense disgust of tho parents of both Bides, who had resisted the union.

The JacksonCardifF Fight The San Francisco Chronicle sIIJt; ■"Do you want to quit?" In the tenth round the Australian ohampion put the question to his opponent, and was answered by the Peoria Giant's trainer and backer, Professor Donaldson, who yelled for Lis man to stand up, Cardiff was a dazed, demoralised and defeated pugilist, and Jackson, the fairest fighter that ever stepped into a ring, did not care i' bit him when ho could no longer ffifcup his guard, The Eastern man had been fighting to lose from the fifth round, and in the tenth lay like a dog on the rones, and his trainer signified that k could fight no more. Although •' •''. Cardiff received every oncouragemenjtofc l ' that his science called for, : a grand ?r shout of approbation arose when the referee gave the'fight'to Jackson: Dieyßxpe'ofed 'tho fesult, ajid'fhen they oried " Foul I" on Cardiff, they followed it up with "Well, never mind; Peter will do him anyway." He was not built to fight a man like Peter Jackson, and when he £6OO prize which he coveted" sKp . from his grasp'he began a series of unprofessional movements that oul- - npated when one of his seconds, the thoroughly'unreliable Tomnjy Warden' the English feather-weight, rubbed .< resin on his gloves. Although Cardiff tried to throw Jackson over' the ropes, although he wrestled' him and t butted him, it is' noV'likely : 'hjj I countenanced the ''trick : of'Wa'rren'i ■ 1 The latter may' not jiave an oppokii. 1 nity to second any* other rnau iiV the I California Athletic 'plub, 'From tjiji beginning Jackson' showed himsel|M9H| superior in every' respeot'and/ t'nP^raK

wonder was that a mini so insignificant in tho manly art as Cardiff should have sought to earn fame and monoy by whipping him. Hereafter when he speaks of his record ho can say: " Yes, and I stood up for ten rounds against Peter Jackson," and ho can add that it was by the kindness of Jackson that lie did so. The

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