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Show HAD ft) GIVE BONDS. A Delaware Marriage Formality ThA Struck Terror to On6 Bridegroom. To get mtwried seems an easy thing to tho young man whose fancy lightly tuxns to thoughts of love, but when i comes to the actual ceremony there are a thousand and one terrors which surround sur-round and threaten to overcome him. Marriage in some states is easy. Iz. others it is difficult as obtaining a di Torce. A well known Philadelphian was about to be married to a beautiful young woman who lived m tho state ol Delaware. He had no idea that tho mar riage laws of that state were of an appalling ap-palling nature He had secured his license li-cense and thought that waa all thatwat accessary. "Have you filed ycx-i bond yet?" said icwne one to him the day before the wed ding. "What?" gasped ha "Your bond, " repeated tho question' er. "You know evry man who is married mar-ried in this state has to file a bond foi the protection of the state. " The bridegroom was rather dubious, but was finally persuaded that this yr&s fact. "I'll see a lawyer about it in the morning," said he. So he went to t friend, who was a legal light, and said "See here. They tell me I haver give a bond to tho state when I get married." "Certainly. Haven't you done so?" in a surprised way. "No; I never beard of such a thinf before. What kind of bond is it?" "Oh, any real estate will do. " "But I haven't any real estate." Tho lawyer looked at him i "lomeu.i Then he solemnly said: "Haven't you any friends wh r property?" "None that I care to ask te bind It up that way. I can't ask my bride'f relatives, you know. ' ' His fritnd looked at him pityingly. "You can't postpone tho wedding, vsji you?" "What?" fairly shrieked tho unfor tunate. "Of course, of course not," said the !egal light soothingly. But the poo? bridegroom looked stricken. "I'll tell you what I'll do, old maa. Ill tend to tho matter for you. Don' jive yourself any more concern about it" The young man about to be married grasped his hand. He could not spoak for a moment, and then he poured forti his thanks. Ho picked up his hat in a relieved sort of way and walked to th 4oor. Then lie turned. |