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Show OH WAY TO GET MARRIED. Judge Richardson doesn't pretend to be a parson and therefore isn't bb well up to the marriage ceremony as the slimy supporters of a decaying hierarchy are. " Tbo young couple stood up before him t lie other evening an i the judge inquired, in a cress-questioning cress-questioning tono of the groom : "Are you a citizen of the United States V The groom took hold of the waistband waist-band of bin trouaers, and tugged, saying say-ing : "I voted forTilden, Judge " "Why, James 1" faintly exoUiied tho blesaed creature by hia side. "It's a fact, Emmer," protested James, rather iudiguantly, and glur ing at the judge. His honor coughed and demanded severely : "Do you, sir, ai a citizsn of Nevada and a lawful voter of Reno, solemnly declare that you will lorjake all other evils and cling to this one?" "I've got money to bet it," responded respon-ded the groom, growing pale, but placing his arm around the waist of the shrinking bride. "Then," cried the judge, bringing his fiat down on the desk, "God baa joined you together and -the man that puts you asunder. The fee is juat what you liko to give, young fellow." It whs pretty liberal, and the court set theoi up and biased the new wife several times besides. |