Show CLERGYMAN ACCEPTED THE FEE Dluff of Bridegroom That Met With Deserved Failure A good story Is told on a young clergyman In the suburbs who was recently re-cently married and who was properly punished for trying to make a front It Is a well known rule among clergymen not to take a fee from domlnlo for marrying him Tho gen ctrl custom Is however for tho beat man to go through tho usual form and present the officiating clergyman with ar envelope containing tho fee The minister then pays a graceful comply I mo to the bride and presents the en clops to her Aware of this custom tho young minister thought ho would make a big showing before his bride and placed 100 In the envelope emit tag In anticipation of hor surprise when she should open It and see what her lover was willing to pay for be Ing unllel to her Tho young mans consternation can bo Imagined when tho other clergy man calmly pocketed the envelope and made no movement to return It f The officiating minister hijd heard glowing reports of the rich bride his young friend was getting and decided i that the foe would do him more good than the newly married couple ant i therefore for once departed from the usual rule The bridegroom Is still l sore about tho 100 but the Joke was too good for the best man to keep to himself Philadelphia Record |