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This remark brought out Mrs. B., who now joined in the conversation, and under a little gentle pressure, gave us some particulars as to how the marriage came about, and how after sundry visits of her armless suitor, to Birmingham, she was wooed and won.
“But how did you manage to put the ring on, Mr. Brown?”
“Oh,” said Brown laughing, “I could have managed that if they had given me time, but the clergyman, mind you, was a good sort of man, and he said, ‘Allow me to help you,’ and he slipped on the ring.”
Mrs. Brown, who is a comely-looking woman, proceeded to tell how the parson called upon her former mistress, and related the circumstance with great glee.
Rev. Mr. Burton (then rector) £2 0 3
Firmstone, Mrs.
Homfray and Addenbrooke 5 9 0
Rev. Saml. Walter (then curate) 0 9 0
Anstice, Horton, and Rose 0 8 4
Horton, William 0 6 0
George Pugh 0 1 8
John Rose & Co. 9 16 8
J. Luckcock 0 0 6