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In the evening Liza and several friends came into the couple's room, which they had taken in the same house as Sally had lived in before, and drank the health of the bride and bridegroom till they thought fit to retire. IN THE EVENING LIZOR AND SEVERAL FRIENDS CAME INTO THE COUPLE'S ROOM WHICH THEY HAD TAKEN IN THE SAME HOUSE AS SALLIE HAD LIVED IN BEFORE AND DRANK THE HEALTH OF THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM TILL THEY THOUGHT FIT TO RETIRE
ver 'ad no complaint ter mike abaht me. I did my duty by 'im, although it's me as says it,' answered the good lady. 'Well, mates,' said Harry's brother, 'I reckon it's abaht time to go in. So 'ere's to the 'ealth of Mr. 'Enry Atkins an' 'is future missus.' 'An' God bless 'em!' said Sally's mother. Then they went into the church, and as they solemnly walked up the aisle a pale-faced young curate came out of the vestry and down to the bottom of the chancel. The beer had had a calming effect on their troubled minds, and both Harry and Sally began to think it rather a good joke. They smiled on each other, and at those parts of the service which they thought suggestive violently nudged one another in the ribs. When the ring had to be produced, Harry fumbled about in different pockets, and his brother whispered: 'Swop me bob, 'e's gone and lorst it!' However, all went right, and Sally having carefully pocketed the certificate, they went out and had another drink to celebrate the happy event.  UNCLE WELL I DON'T THINK MY OLD MAN EVER HAD NO COMPLAINT TO MAKE ABOUT ME I DID MY DUTY BY HIM ALTHOUGH IT'S ME AS SAYS IT ANSWERED THE GOOD LADY WELL MATES SAID HARRY'S BROTHER I RECKON IT'S ABOUT TIME TO GO IN SO HE'S TO THE HELPH OF MISTER HENRY ATKINS AND HIS FUTURE MISSES AND GOD BLESS EM SAID SALLIE'S MOTHER THEN THEY WENT INTO THE CHURCH AND AS THEY SOLEMNLY WALKED UP THE AISLE A PALE FACED YOUNG CURATE CAME OUT OF THE VESTRY AND DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CHANCEL THE BEER HAD HAD A CALMING EFFECT ON THEIR TROUBLED MINDS AND BOTH HARRY AND SALLIE BEGAN TO THINK IT A RATHER GOOD JOKE THEY SMILED ON EACH OTHER AND AT THOSE PARTS OF THE SERVICE WHICH THEY THOUGHT SUGGESTED VIOLENTLY NUDGED ONE ANOTHER IN THE RIBS WHEN THE RING HAD TO BE PRODUCED HARRY FUMBLED ABOUT IN DIFFERENT POCKETS AND HIS BROTHER WHISPERED SWAT ME BOB HE'S GONE AND LOST IT HOWEVER ALL WENT ALL RIGHT AND SALLIE HAVING CAREFULLY POCKETED THE STIFT THEY WENT OUT AND HAD ANOTHER DRINK TO CELEBRATE THE HAPPY EVENT
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