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Show Why He Was Answering. At a marriage service performed in : a little country church, when the min-' min-' ister said, in solemn tones, "Wilt thou : have this man to be thy wedded husband?" hus-band?" instead of the woman answering answer-ing for herself, a gruff man's voice answered an-swered "I will!" The minister looked ' up. very much perplexed, and paused. I Hi! repeated the sentence and again i the same gruff voice answered "I will!" Again the minister looked up. when a man seated at the end of the ! first row said, "She's deef. parson, an' i I'm answerin for her!" |