Eureka Reporter | 1906-08-17 | Page 5 | New Husband Takes Kiss from His Reluctant Bride after Hard Fight

new husband takes kiss from his reluctant bride after hard fight wauregan waukegan kegan III bridegroom asserts his authority first minute of married life right before the whole crowd too waukegan III the marriage 0 henry berninger of milwaukee and miss may martin of chicago at the courthouse by justice E V orvis was followed the other day by an un usual silence when the bridegroom and bride wrestled before the officials over a kiss the bridegroom finally got it much to the bride s apparent displeasure immediately after the words I 1 now pronounce you man wife berninger turned to his bride and attempted to kiss her no you dont said she and cov ered her face with her arms so be could not why what s the matter asked the astonished bridegroom I 1 shan t let you kiss me here right in front of these people said she as it she meant it well I 1 guess you will said the husband with a rather disappointed smile then he started for her again a look of determination on his face the witnesses and others in the courtroom chuckled as they saw the determined resistance the bride put up for she seemed deeply in earnest then the bride and bridegroom wrestled back and forth it looked for a time it the bride was to win back and forth they wrestled and at last there was heard a loaft smack whereupon the bridegroom sweating and his white tie twisted quit the struggle and said there I 1 said I 1 would and I 1 did the bride apparently much disgusted remarked well you think you re smart dont you anu turned and walked out of the room