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Show HAD fO GIVE 8ON03. A Delaware Marriage Formality nM Strnclt Terror to One Bridegroom. To get married seems an easy thing to tho young man whoso fancy lightlj turns to thoughts of love, but when it comes to the actual ceremony there ar a thousand and one terrors whicft enr-round enr-round and threaten to overcome him. Marriage in some states is easy. Is others it is difficult on obtaining a divorce. di-vorce. A well known Philadelphia wak about to be married to a beautiful young woman who lived m the state ol Delaware. He had no idea that the mar nage laws of that state were of an appalling ap-palling nature. He had secured'hia li cense and thought thatwa3 all thatwa necessary. "Have you filed yesr bond yet?" said ome one to him ihe day before the wedding. wed-ding. "What?" gasped he. "Your bond," repeated the questioner. question-er. "You know every man who is married mar-ried in this state has to file a bond fo the protection of the state. " The bridegroom was rather dubious, but was finally persuaded that this v?&J A fact. "I'll OCX morning," said ha So he went to friend, who was a legal light, and said "See here. They tell me I have t give a bond to the state when I gof married." "Certainly. Haven't yon done so? In a surprised way. "No; I never heard of such a thinf before. What kind of bond is it?" 'Oh, any real estate will do." "But I haven't any real estate." The lawyer looked at him f aomet Then he solemnly said: "Haven't you any friends whu ews property?" "None that I care to ask to bind h op that way. I can't ask my bride'i relatives, you know." His friend looked at him pityingly. "You can't postpone the wedding, ca? you?" "What?" fairly shrieked the tmfo tnnato. "Of course, of course not," said th legal light soothingly. But the poot bridegroom looked stricken. "I'll tell you what I'll do, old man. tend to the matter for you. Don't sive yourself any more concern about ft" The young man about to be married grasped his hand. He could not speak for a moment, and then he poured forta his thanks. Ho picked up his hat in a relieved sort of way and walked to tit ionr Than he tnmpd |