Show DIt marriage arriage by getting married in england to people who are not able to buy a license is a very embarrassing matter A license is expensive while a marriage by banns costs only a few shillings eo so most prefer the banns you have to be cried three times on three separate sundays and if a fellow happens to make a mistake and jo go to church on the sunday when his lis banns are cried he be finds the proclamation of his ills matrimonial intentions to be very embarrassing for of course he be is unmercifully grinned at tit by the rest of the audience couples having their banns cried usually stay away from the morning service or prevail on the clergyman to proclaim the banns at an afternoon or evening service when few are present very of often tell however lio wever the parson refuse refuses to do this arguing that as the banns are designed to give publicity to the occasion the most public time of proclamation should be chosen so the tire afflicted man and his ills unfortunate companion that is to 0 be are forced to bear the gibes of their acquaintance acquaintances quain for at least three weeks st louis globe democrat |