A Rainy Day Marriage

It "wae pouring ihard, and a certaiii minister not long Kince filling one of OTir c5ty pulpits eettled himself for an aftemoon of Bermonizing. Suddenly tliere tamc a 6harp ring at the bell. On opening the door a gentleman and lady, botlh in ordinary apparel and miu'h the worse for the storm, stepped into tlhe hall. "Say, parson, we want to be epliced- don't we, Mary ?" Mlary nodded eoolly, as if tihe splicingprn wcre a matter of supreme indifference to lier. "You see, parson," continued the prospectffve bridegroorn, -'ve didn't have work In tihe mili to-day and we wnnted to get in tille timo, and so I told Mary we mQgbi as well be spliced tio-day as any time. Uary said her elotlhcs wasn't fit, but I told her tihey'd do íor a rainy day." He had h!s license, and bo, choking back her indignant query if he didn't know it was tlhe cuBtom for the Jady to set the weddíiig day, the parson's VU'e acted as witnese and tho two were spir.;ed.