OCR Text |
Show MARRIED IN HASTE. lB Oaa Coaple I'nllrd In Vary Uok ,B llH In rilliburg. IH A wedding ceremony was conducted H recently In the office of Alderman Wit- lH Ham Watson, Halt street, north side, B al a lightning express rate The high IM contracting parlies were Harvey Dar- H ber, a negro, nnd llattle Allen of the LH aamo race. The event was wholly un- B expected even by the bride, but was jH the result of an Impulse which struck rB the groom as he was In tho act ot IxH delivering a load ot coal In the neigh- IH borhood. llarber. who Is a teamster, and his girl had pledged their troth MM and gone through all the forms which H It Is customary to attach to a mar- jH rlage engagement. Sonic days ago the H marriage license was procured, but B the groom wanted to see his way a lit- ! tie clearer at the financial end before having tho knot tied. Yesterday morn- H lng he began the delivery of coal car- ly It was a good day for business and HH he caught onto a few dimes extrn. The sum total ot his catch was $1.35. liar- ley's last Job for the day was tho lie- B livery of a load of coal In the vicinity B ot Squire Watson's office. He was B driving leisurely along I'ast atreet lB when he spied his fiancee gayly trip- HK ping along tho sidewalk. She had Just stepped out to buy some "supper B things" for tho lady who employed her. Thin Is what she told Harvey when he balled her with u "Oood ev- enlng, girl; right glad to see you " Ml Harvey bad a dollar to spare, and his H maxim through life had been never to Bl let a good chance go by. Ho naked H Hattlo how much tlmo she had to H apare and was told: "Just fifteen minutes." min-utes." "Just about the sime way here," said Harvey. He then asked her to go to Squire Wataon'a office nnd havo tbo wedding take placo at once. Miss Allen didn't object. Harvey sang out, "(Ice, whoa, hoa," and the tram was up against a hitching post. The horses wcro tied nnd then tho couple fairly rushed Into tho squire's olllco to get themselves hitched. "Como to get married, squire," announced the groom. "Hero's the license. Plrnio hurry up. I haven't any tlmo to spire. This girl has to get back to cook supper, and I have coal to leave right nay." Tho prospective groom, with coal begrimed fingers, fished out ten dimes from his fob pocket, and laid tho monoy on the counter. "Hero Is tho fee. squire. I didn't expect ex-pect this Uttlo matter was going to happen or I would have had tho coin all In ano piece." he said. Constablo John Ilomnn was Impressed na u witness, wit-ness, and tho twain wcro made one. "Seo you down nt tho houso tomorrow," tomor-row," was the groom's parting salute, and ho went to deliver the co.il, and sho hurried away to get the "supper 1 things." Pittsburg Post. 1 |