Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters

In this story set during World War II, Buddy Glass attends his brother Seymour's wedding to Muriel in New York on army leave, but Seymour does not appear, infuriating the bride's relatives.

Buddy ends up carpooling with them, enduring their harsh judgments of Seymour without initially revealing his identity, before tensions peak and revelations emerge, including a discovery that Seymour and Muriel eloped.

The narrative highlights family loyalty, judgment, and subtle humor amid the chaos of the failed ceremony.