Excellent, Blaine. That is correct. At Abraham and Mary's wedding Judge Thomas C. Browne of the Illinois Supreme Court was standing behind the groom. Browne was a blunt man not accustomed to weddings. As Abraham was putting the wedding ring on Mary's hand and repeating the words, "With this ring I thee endow with all my goods, chattels, lands, and tenements," Browne impatiently blurted out, "God Almighty, Lincoln, the statute fixes all that." After a brief delay following Browne's interruption, the ceremony continued.
Blaine, as your prize, you will be sent a free Illinois license plate: