The Bride Objected

A strong-minded-looking young woman and a resigned-looking man calle'l at the city hall, New York, tha other day, and asked to see the mayor. "I -want to get married," she announced. A moment later they stood before Mat pr Strong. The woman asked for tü# book containing the marriage ceremony and scanned it over until sha carne to the passage "Love, houor and obey." The bridegroom tugged at her dress and said: "Never mind, Pauline, now. You needn't do it anyhow when we are married." The bride ignored him, and said: 'Mr. Mayor, I wish you would leave the word obey out when you marry us." "Well, well," said his honor, "is thia the new woman?" "No, sir; I'm not the new woman, but I believe in equality. That word 'obey' is a relie of barbarism. It comes from the time when women were in bondage." The Mayor then left the word out. The pair gave their names as Charles Sossinger and Pauline E. Becker, of Philadelphia.