SQUIRE HOUSTON'S MARRIAGE CEREMONY.

You bromish now, you goot man dare,Vot sthands ubon de vloor,To hab dish vooman for your vife,Und lub her ebbermore;To feed her vell mit sourkraut,Peens, putthermilks und scheese,Und in all dings to lend your aid,Dat vill bromote her ease?"Yesh;" und you vooman sthandin dare,Do bledge your vord dish tay,Dat you vill took for your hoospand,Dis man—und him obey;Dat you vill ped und poard mit him,Vosh, iron und mend his cloothes,Laf ven he shmiles, veep ven he moorns,Und chare his shoys und voes?Vell, den, I now, viddin dese valls,Mit shoy, und not mit kreef,Bronounch you bote to pe one mind,Von name, von man, von beef;I pooblish here dese holy pands,Dese matthermoonial ties,Pefore Got, mine frow, Hans und Poll,Und all dese gazin eyes.Und, as de shacred Schripture says,Vot God unites togedderLet no man dare ashunder put,Let no man dare dem sever.Dare! britekroom, now schoost you sthop,I'll hold tight fasht your collar,Unteel you anshwer me dish ting,Und dat's—vare ish mine tollar?

You bromish now, you goot man dare,Vot sthands ubon de vloor,To hab dish vooman for your vife,Und lub her ebbermore;To feed her vell mit sourkraut,Peens, putthermilks und scheese,Und in all dings to lend your aid,Dat vill bromote her ease?"Yesh;" und you vooman sthandin dare,Do bledge your vord dish tay,Dat you vill took for your hoospand,Dis man—und him obey;Dat you vill ped und poard mit him,Vosh, iron und mend his cloothes,Laf ven he shmiles, veep ven he moorns,Und chare his shoys und voes?Vell, den, I now, viddin dese valls,Mit shoy, und not mit kreef,Bronounch you bote to pe one mind,Von name, von man, von beef;I pooblish here dese holy pands,Dese matthermoonial ties,Pefore Got, mine frow, Hans und Poll,Und all dese gazin eyes.Und, as de shacred Schripture says,Vot God unites togedderLet no man dare ashunder put,Let no man dare dem sever.Dare! britekroom, now schoost you sthop,I'll hold tight fasht your collar,Unteel you anshwer me dish ting,Und dat's—vare ish mine tollar?

You bromish now, you goot man dare,Vot sthands ubon de vloor,To hab dish vooman for your vife,Und lub her ebbermore;To feed her vell mit sourkraut,Peens, putthermilks und scheese,Und in all dings to lend your aid,Dat vill bromote her ease?

"Yesh;" und you vooman sthandin dare,Do bledge your vord dish tay,Dat you vill took for your hoospand,Dis man—und him obey;Dat you vill ped und poard mit him,Vosh, iron und mend his cloothes,Laf ven he shmiles, veep ven he moorns,Und chare his shoys und voes?

Vell, den, I now, viddin dese valls,Mit shoy, und not mit kreef,Bronounch you bote to pe one mind,Von name, von man, von beef;I pooblish here dese holy pands,Dese matthermoonial ties,Pefore Got, mine frow, Hans und Poll,Und all dese gazin eyes.

Und, as de shacred Schripture says,Vot God unites togedderLet no man dare ashunder put,Let no man dare dem sever.Dare! britekroom, now schoost you sthop,I'll hold tight fasht your collar,Unteel you anshwer me dish ting,Und dat's—vare ish mine tollar?


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