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Show APPROPRIATE. A minister, like his fathor before him, ho had often officiated at marriage mar-riage coromonies, but tills was his first exporienco at giving away tho bride. Ho was in a devout mood; his church was small, his salary meager, meag-er, and his family numorous. This daughter had beon especially oxpon sivo. "Who givoth UiIb woman to be married mar-ried to this man?" droned tho preacher. preach-er. Gently tho father placed the slender hand of tho brldo in that of the em. barrassed groom, "Tako hor, my boyl" ho exclaimed, exclaim-ed, his faco aglow. "It Is more blessed bless-ed to give than to receive," Everybody's Every-body's Magazine. |