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Show ""r HAD TO GIVE BONDS. A Delaware Marriage Formality YhaJ Struck Terror to One Bridegroom. To get mwrried seems an easy thing to tho young man whose fancy lightly tui-ns to thoughts of love, but when i comes to the actual ceremony ihera are a thousand and one terrors whien surround sur-round and threaten to overcome him. Marriage in some states is- easy, fc: others it is difficult as obtaining a divorce. di-vorce. A well known Philadelphian was about to be married to a beautiful young woman who lived in the state of Delaware. He had no idea that tho marriage mar-riage laws of that stato were of an appalling ap-palling nature. He had secured hi3 license li-cense and thought that was all thatwai necessary. "Have yoa flIo bvmni-ii?" fcaid Kxne one to him the day befcf i the wedding. wed-ding. "What?" gasped he. "Your bond," repeated the questioner. question-er. "You know every man who is married mar-ried in this state has to file a bond fox the protection of the state. " The bridegroom was rather dubious, but was finally persuaded that this ww a fact. "I'll see a lawyer about it In tb morning," said ha So he went to s friend, who was a legal light, and said' "See here. They tell me I have to give a bond to the state when I get married." "Certainly. Haven't you done so?" in a surprised way. "No; I never heard of such a thlny feefore. What kind of bond is it?" "Oh, any real estate will do. " "But I haven't any real estate." The lawyer looked at him r "iomet Then he solemnly said: "Haven't you any friends whu evj property?" "None that I care to ask t bind rt up that way. I can't ask my bride relatives, you know." Hia friend looked at him pityingly. "You can't Dostrjone the wedding, caa you?" "What?" fairly shrieked tho unfor Cunate. "Of course, of course not," said tht legal light soothingly. But tho poet bridegroom looked stricken, "I'll tell yon what I'll do, old man. I'll tend to the matter for you. Don'! jive yourself any more concern about it" Tho young man about to bo married grasped his hand. He could not speak for a moment, and then he poured forth his thanks. He picked up his hat in a relieved sort of way and walked to tb doot. Then he turned. |
