Her hand in his, so thrilled and shook.

The gargoyles round the ceiling’s rim

Looked down and leered and grinned at him,

Until he half forgot his part

Of sanctity, and felt his heart

Beat worldward through his sacred gown—

When Maimie married Charley Brown.

The bridesmaids kissed her, left and right—

Fond mothers hugged her with delight—

Young men of twenty-seven were seen