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Show Made the Marriage Sure. An amusing story Is told of a marriage mar-riage celebrated In tho Glasgow (Scotland) (Scot-land) Foulhern police court some tlmo ago. A man ""d woman were being tried on a churi-a of riotous conduct In Miln strcc' (Jlnsgow In tho Indictment In-dictment they were described ns man nnd wife, hut from tho evidence offered of-fered to the court It wns moro than doubtful whether they were actually married. The presiding bailie, cvl dently suspicious that there was no such relationship between tho pair, asked the woman, "Is this man (pointing (point-ing to the male prisoner) your husband?" hus-band?" "Yes," wns tho answer. "And," turning to the man, "Is this woman your wlfo?" "Yes." "Well, then," said his honor, who wns well versed In the Scots law of marriage, "whether "wheth-er you wero married beforo or not, you nro now " |