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Show THAT MIRK IMIULUtifi. lJtM'tiirvil Iiy Homo T the Wllneswcs to li l.rj-iil 111)41 Itllnlllig. A handsome young dude of Salt Lake and a fascinating grass widow of Brigham City will remember New Year's day for a long time to come. At a sociable, they dared each other to a mock marriage. Both being imbued with the idea that "he who will take a dare will steal a sheep," the challenge was accepted. A fun-loving gentleman was present who drew up a marriage mar-riage license and the contracting parties gave their names, ages, etc., and signed the document, whereupon where-upon the said gentleman attached his seal, being a notary public. At sight of the official seal a lump jumped into the throat of the mock groom, but with a master effort he quelled the rising fear and set his teeth, resolved not to be the first to show the white leather. Now they were ordered Lostind up, joined hands and the marriage rites were pronounced upon their heads by a young man who forgot that he wiu an oilicer of the church and competent com-petent to join two hearts with the indissoluble bonds of matrimony. The ceremony performed ' and the kissing over, some callous hearted individual ventured the remark that the mock marriage just performed per-formed wns in fact legal: the license li-cense had been issued by a notary aikI the ceremony performed by one legally qualified. At this rovc-Jalion rovc-Jalion the dude, who has it sweetheart sweet-heart in .Salt Lake, turned deathly jiale and sought the friendly support sup-port of a chair. The blushing liride, however, looked upon the whole affair only as a joke and immensely enjoyed the groom's disjoin dis-join forture. The question was seriously discussed ami as the possibilities of the legality of the ceremony became apparent the groom grew more uneasy and his spin's finally sank down into his very hoots. The merriment at his expense was boundless. He treated treat-ed the crowd. But even to' this day he has vague apprehensions gnawing gnaw-ing at his heart, not only of a wife ;and her two bouncing young chil-.dren chil-.dren claiming his support these ihard times, but also the vision of a Jh reach of promise suit stares him jjn the face. |