Show i t U PREFERRED TO TOWED WED WITNESS t t i Louisville I A colored divine in tn the south recently I r told j Booker Washington of or what in I his opinion was the most moat extraordinary tI wedding ceremony he be had bad ever wit j ne ed or indeed of oC which he had ever eer I beard hed Have Ran you OU no witnesses es asked the l officiating minister of or a couple of oC ne no noI JJ I who hd had presented pre them themselves for forthe forthe ft the performance of cf the marriage cere ceremony j mony mouy Both replied that they the had tied not cx tx A pressing l surprise that this formality warn wac at all aUnce al f Where kin Ida we git some 0 witnesses iT asked the bride of or the prospective 1 i A groom who ho aa II well welt a herself was a c t stranger lra er in those parts 3 r Ill go SO an look took around an see Me said the theman man manAll io All rl t Jim said Mid th the woman oman You go 10 au m ut Ill watt walt heah hesh till you gits nick back 4 Jim then set out as II desired and ahel after a long Jon while returned with two you youg Jig g I colored women one sae of oC whom was wan con considerably younger than the 4 The parties partie were then properly die dis disposed posed po and the clergyman was about to proceed with ith the ceremony when sud end suddenly suddenly endL L denly the groom exclaimed Jest a minute minister t I 1 wae We Mi Jest goto ImIn to say ay y dat date ef eC its Jest de eme s mo to you OU Id rather have that one continued Unu the man men with a gee gesture gesture i ture tune toward towan the young yoeng witness j a remarkable decision to make 4 at this stage ata ef at C the proceedings re returned returned I turned the minister it a little late to talk of oC such slack a thing now no Dat Oat so minister queried the man J with a note of or disappointment in his hia voice Glee Then after a moments pause he 1 added addel resignedly l Oh Db well welt I 1 ON yo 0 might as well welt go on wid de ceremony |