| Show scene at a maniac ceremony where the illyff was lost A south boston pastor narrated tho i following incident which came under his observation in st john N B io a reporter of the boston herald two people in middle life sought out an aged and well known clergyman to tie the connubial knot his advanced years bad brought him a treacherous memory and with this uncertain quantity to deal with ho began the ceremony there were luckily no witnesses to the amusing scene but the clergy mans daughter inlaw in law and grandson tho varies over the ring was asked for the groom was exceedingly nervous and could not find it ho searched in all his pockets shook his sleeve ran his hand down the side 0 his right log in fear of a hole in his pantaloons pocket ho felt of his sock and repeated the process increasing in nervousness as he certainly did in blushes and finally the old gentleman sat down while both witnesses assisted the partially married couple to find the missing symbol of their union down on their knees they got and turned up the corner of the rug and peered under the sofa and altogether made a most ludicrous sight meantime the clergy mans mnemonic faculty failed him he forgot where ho was and could not be made to understand the mission of the strange lady and gentleman it ought to be added that ho was also very deaf fearing complications his daughter in law sent the grandson for the regular minister of the parish at last the ring was found in an obscure corner whither it had rolled and the parties to the suspended contract tried to look resigned under the aggravating circumstance the ministerial gentleman waked out of his reverie and said to the lady of the house who is this couple the answer was almost a shout after which he subsided a moment and then continued 1 how long have you been married they really know how much they were married but stammered out a reply that was completely lost on him for in a minute or so more he capped the conversation by saying how many children have you got that was too much and would have convulsed victims had not the regular minister arrived and completed the ser vico |
