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A Book of Burlesques 96The Clergyman

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A Book of Burlesques 96

The Clergyman

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Repeat after me: "With this sterile ring I thee wed, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow."
(THE CLERGYMAN then joins the hands of THE BRIDE and BRIDEGROOM once more, and dipping his own right hand into the bichloride, solemnly sprinkles the pair.)

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Mencken — A Book of Burlesques (H. L. Mencken) (author lived 1880–1956). Public Domain. H. L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #22145. Source

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A Book of Burlesques 97

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