Howsomever, it was soon seen as we'd got a new parish'ner as know'd
the rights and customs o' things, and kep a good house, and was well
looked on by everybody. And the young man- that's the Mr Lammeter as
now is, for he'd niver a sister- soon begun to court Miss Osgood,
that's the sister o' the Mr Osgood as now is, and a fine handsome lass
she was- eh, you can't think- they pretend this young lass is like
her, but that's the way wi' people as don't know what come before 'em.
I should know, for I helped the old rector, Mr Drumlow as was, I
helped him marry 'em.'
Here Mr Macey paused; he always gave his narrative in
instalments, expecting to be questioned according to precedent.
'Aye, and a partic'lar thing happened, didn't it, Mr Macey, so as
you were likely to remember that marriage?' said the landlord, in a
congratulatory tone.
'I should think there did- a very partic'lar thing,' said Mr Macey,
nodding sideways. 'For Mr Drumlow- poor old gentleman, I was fond on
him, though he'd got a bit confused in his head, what wi' age and
wi' taking a drop o' summat warm when the service come of a cold
morning. And young Mr Lammeter, he'd have no way but he must be
married in janiwary, which, to be sure, 's a unreasonable time to be
married in, for it isn't like a christening or a burying, as you can't
help; and so Mr Drumlow- poor old gentleman, I was fond on him- but
when he come to put the questions, he put 'em by the rule o'
contrairy, like, and he says, "Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded
wife?" says he, and then he says, "Wilt thou have this woman to thy
wedded husband?" says he.
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