A bashful, blushing maiden fair it was
Who to the altar bent her way,
A-trembling on her future spouse’s arm,
To Justice Rome Van Rennsler Day.
The judge looked through his nose-pinched specs and smiled,
“Ah, ha! Two dollars for a fee.”
Then when the ceremony was over, rose,
“I guess I’ll kiss the bride,” says he.
The groom was game, and led the justice down
To where the wedding party sat;