16 - TROTTY’S WEDDING TOUR.

above the top of Indiana, and manifested such an active
desire to throw some very solid portions of that admirable
State in the direction of Mrs. Nita, that the minister began
hastily and authoritatively to conclude the scene.

“Mr. Trotty, sir, you are a divorced husband!” (very
impressively). ‘Mrs. Nita, marm, you are a divorced
widower, if you please. You can both two of you marry
again.”

“Hold on!” cried the bridegroom, “I never said she
might!”

“Can marry again,” repeated the clergyman, sternly, “as
many times as the law permits ; especiallary the lady, sir!
If you Il wait till I’ve got down without this stone’s coming
on top of me, Ill dismiss you, ladies and gentlemen, and go
to the deacon’s, myself. I’ve got some business there, in
the licorice department. Good morning, sir!”

So Trotty and Nita and Nate got down from the stone
wall (with some difficulty), and the minister walked thought-
fully away.

“ You’d better go too,” said the bridegroom; for Miss
Higgins had boldly climbed over the wall by this time, and
was twisting her curls over a slate-pencil with a killing air.

“JT wasn’t arsed!” said the poor little widow ; but she,
too, walked mournfully away.

Trotty went and sat down by Merle upon a stone.

“‘ How do fink you feel now ?” asked he.

“T should have liked it better if Nita could n’t have mar-