A Lugubrious Marriage.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3867, 23 July 1891, Page 2

A Lugubrious Marriage.

(Wanganui Herald.)

One often hears of marriages under peculiar circumstances, but a ceremony that took place in an upcountry district very lately would undoubtedly form a chaptar of deep interest to the enterprising fiction writer, only that the bulk of readers would probably pass criticism on it as being highly improbable; nevertheless, it is strictly true. Two sisters, it appears, were deeply attached to one another; one of them fell ill, and eventually passed over to the bourne from whence no traveller returns. The other sister had a lover, and the twain were engaged to be married. Whether the deceased sister made the living promise to that effect, or how | it came about, deponent sayeth not; but the young lovers were actually made one flesh, according to the orthodox marriage ceremony, in the pre - ence of the corpse, shortly after the breath had passed out of the body. These facts, sensational as they are, open up a wide field for thought and comment, particularly regarding the reason for combining in such incon" gruous form a joyous ceremony with one generally considered of the most hsartrending description ; and also, as to who could have been the officiating clergyman ? One could imagine the feelings of both bride and bridegrosm in the years to come, when, celebrating the anniversary of their marriage, looking backwards haunted by the memory of that dead body ieposing there so calmly and peacefully while they entered into such a oontract, but we venture to assert | that there are few indeed, who would desire to have such a gruesome episode to remind them of their vows. I The above facts will no doubt be stored up in the commonplace book of some of our future novelists, who will find no difficulty in utilising it in a sensational form in some of their coming works.