Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-08
.ruE WELSH WEDDING.


ny n', emery of the Snowdonian range OF
A''e - snowdou himself, "the triple head
Nm ,,;,o, the two Giyders, irlvean aud Noel
- o. an rose up before me, lii'ing 'heir aark
A"'' 'In,,ipg SUBMITS towards :he blue
Az - ,ky, aud forming hage immoveaoie
";. h,;ween myself aud the sea had oeeh
-, in some of the mountain takes but with
~ Us 9.rss IS ne morning was bright and sun
~ "A me gentle breeze, that oocasionaiiy
III nv temples, came not iroa The south OF
'l','1 therefore my sport was untavora5'e.
w. ~ conn | approached The upland ham
';rl,,.eri., with the inten,io" o. trying
=, the famous lakes; 6u, as there was
10! breath Of air upon the water, eater
,,bls ale house OF the hamlet and or
ls,,1 ,.s WAS an urr ,ul hustle in the house.
tanning servant-weuches were running
l''~I e.. aud The laBdl4dy herset, tall, thin,
4 Grass looking woman, vas 'he most
P'r',b ,tc Of all VIA did this mean! Was
U'". .r.,,ice meeting in he place? Or had
nv p,ig boring grest-man d!s'ufnsa 'r""
~ .,oD,is,y the ordinary habits OF these Sc
,,I,g ,toDis? No neit'cr he Que or The OH
" IA, here was Wedding 20 he celebrated, X
:, mis- humble pot house even then the nappy
:. ,i,h SONS thirty or forty friends and rria
.a, were in the village church, the hrst an-
-, the others witnessing, the happy
80 .e,s,p,,y | srollsd towards the church
III. The others, upon one OF the most
- =, we'll IS most eyenlfui matters OF ex,
The B. iIe was farmers daughter,
,nI, very pretty rllckeyed lass she was The
,Tisgroom was stout, laSy Young man, fn!s
.rnh,,c 4 strength, and "baIting" his suhb
-. ne no mean, bad looking. Friends, neigh
S,,s and klndred,-I should imagine to he
,r,n.ie,b degree, were in attendance, all feeling
l,- ards the "aaPpy pair" more or less good
VI. ana Kindness.
While was 10 The church 'hc fa'her OF ''h-
bri1, recognized the, and having been formerly
,,so,o, Of nv father, Us soon as the ceremony
", over. he came 10 me. ard courtenusly ihvi,
,,a me to ioia the wedding party. | accepted
lis lnyira,ion, and oiGed The farong. The dis
lance from Lllnders o Cae glsss,,he residence
Of Howell Res, was not quite mile; and haH-
in, cached il, SO pro eeded al once 10 testify
y aad Ian, occupying the seat nearest the
br g., wno presided rhr Fcas, was as sub
,loi.I a, he wealth Of its provider, anc ihe
slry did 4mpl~ J'>;icr 10 us excellence. No
,lonrr waste 90 lud.d, han the room was c'rar-
e! for ian log, ord n, young people SCI them
SEIZE, o enjy Il with hear,iness that added
in ms r,llms,inn, to IN amusement. Tue old
Mind ha,uer, Acrgsu Robert, and Jack Nor,
| us, be village h!dicr, had enough 20 keep time
| n the merry movements Of ihe dancers. Lee
me mrnirp tina, % he 'youns mas,er," had
h- happiness and honor Of opening The ball
With the bride aud could not but envy her
Nalwsrt protector, as ] afterwards resigned her
bIushing and blooming into his safe custody.
W ksp. up ill near midGight; aud resis :
ng the messing invitation of mine host, j
o,froved enc Of his horsrs, and rode home over
,hr mountaip, in the moonlight, with as much
.ls and whi,key-pupch under my belt as any
reasonable m4n could well carry.
Although refinement has exceeded lis molli-
iy,as Innovations even in o the recesScs OF the
Wel,a mountains, and cons quently curtailed
manv Ot 'hr more hearty anus mcntsScustom,
d heir Sc ludtd InhaJnauts, still few reflects
yc' remain 10 gladden. he heart of The hardy
mnsna,ucers. In Country like w ales, where
Iheifhabnan's Of any particular town or dis
u'c' ,rr So closely connected by Ties OF con-
'aascinlly, AID where they are Sd dependent
-''' ''SN O"l lCSouICtS in'Frty 10Y thu Cn VI
't hapnl'ess which il may be their lot 20 en-.
P', the celebration OF SO ir,sres' ing an event
:, .aa' Of welding is, indeed, an ati ,ir OF no
thing moment, aud ii is celebrated accord =
'S.' ":h a hearty convivialily brf0ing lis
mhraaCe mus, confess that like these
vlf'de GUS nms. serving as 'hey do TO Foster
s''a vii ana friendship among individuals
500 .l'eEsw other sources Of pleasure. except
ne"ereh''ge ofsach oihrr's kindly services
o. = daeme0, Is making sad iOroads upon all
" s. 'o'len' and hereditary ries and pasri,nes
81" s'-oln Walks, except, indeed. in the very
"''drd districts, they are, in mary places
",'E ana tiers Of uadi ional gossip.
10 'or1er times, The Welsh had many cere-
"''r> PECULIAR to heir weddings, which have
Nv 'U.sf iahcn into drsue ude, or are obsrrv-
N,,''Y IN part, or iH"idsntAl, In the" good
w "h's when a marriage was about 10 De
'T's'rd person wi gifted with eloquence
Sl''tss, 'uthcieu'ly skilled in psdigrer and
,l'''e> OF tan'lii's-ac'iv spris ally aud
.N NE wrhal, was appointed % the pffce
BIDDER, whose duy i, WAS 10 Did or invite the
the hymercai banquet. !, was pece,-
ID" ne s.oald possess all or the greater
'o o' hes qualifications, as on the sue.
" a'' mission drsvhd'd, in great degree
,f .-''''' o' tire gu->'S, ard upon the number
u" Sue''s deo"Nd,d H. ec!at e the enler
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