California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, Volume 36, Number 15, 12 October 1871 — A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. [ARTICLE]

A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.

Dean Swift was walking on the Phcrsil road, Dublin, when a thunder shower catne on, and he took shelter under a tree, where a party were sheltering also—two ycting women and two yonng ■ten. Una ofthe girs looked very sad, till aa the rain fell, her tears tell. Tbe Deao, inquiring the canse, learned tv it it was their wedding day ; th p y were ou their way to churcb, and now her white clothes ware wet, aud she couldn't go. 'Never mind, I'll marry you,' said the Dean ; ar.d took out his prayer-book, and then and there married tbem, iheir witnesses being present To make tbe thing complete, he tore a leaf out of his pocket-book, and with bis pencil wrote and sign* ed a certificate, and ban-led it to the bride. It was as follows: " Under a tree, in ctcimy weather, I married this man aud wemau together . Let none but Him who tulea tbo thunder Sever tbis man and wjtnan asunder."