Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-20

"A somewhat singular dHdiF III titc way w Set-
ting married, or rather of not getting married.
occurred in Andover. on Thursday evening last
The story is this:-The Hon. --, and Miss
--- had been published, and were to b. mar
ried on Thursday evening. Great Preparations
had been made Some friends of the intended
bride had come from Boston, and more were eve
~ moment expected from Newburyport, TO at
tend the wedding. The brides clothes. the cake,
the wine. &c. &c. had all been previously con-
veyed to the house of the bridegroom. fhe no
horable bridegroom got himself in readiness. pro
ceeded with his chaise to the residence OF his
cara sposa, aimost-sent his horse and chaise
back to bring his slstef-went into the house,
where the gay company was fast being assem-
bled--took off his boots and put on his pumps
when all of sudden he proposed that the marri-
age should be postponed! The man was sioica!;
no plausible reason could he give, for the life of
hun. for his motion at posiponement; but as Tor
being married that night, he would not! Tie spI.
rits Of the bride were reused! the mother too
felt the indignity! She cautioned the honorable
gentleman To beware hos he thus TITLED with the
feelings If her daughter and the honor OF her Ia.
mil, She told him it might no, be well Tor him
after her sous should have arrived from Ne"bu-
r, port. But the stoica bridegroom took care to
avoid that, by deliberately exchangih. his puinps
for his boots, resumng his hat, cloak &c and de-
cas,ins for his own residence, s,ngiy and alone.
On his way, he met his sister, gong To The we'd
ding, whom he tod to turn about for there
won ID be none Home they went, shut up the
house, with the brides clothes, cake, VINE and
other marriage paraphanalia, IN the same, and
Ief, the company at the brides residence. to en-.
terrain themselves in the best manner they might.
What followed NAV be better imagined than drs-
cribed, with the assistance Of two items, VIZ:
! the honorable bridegroom has scarcely been out
since: and TWO chaises. which brought company
from Bnston to the wedding, ewing 10 the ,llsap.
Dointmant uf the evening, got smashed to pieces.
We have the facts, above stated. direct fron
! Auduyer. We purposrly avoid mentioning
names; but the story il in the mouths OF all III
that ,owr.-HaverhW IRIS.
| We learn, saws the Boston Transcript That
the Gentleman alluded to in the above paragraph
vas a member of the Honorable Senate. and that
,hp la,iy is of the highest responsibility The
ONLY cause assigned for the singular conduct oil
thi, gentleman. (between whom and the lady
there has existed an ardent attachment Tor near
ly three years) Was the caprice OF the moment,
originating in nervous and hypa ehondrlac feelings
| TO q Inch he has been sometime subject.
We owe, perhaps. an apology to the trends "'
the parties, in republ.hing the article above quo
ted, ur adding any comments OF our own, bat
the mischief being once done, aud the story told
by the lIs being in tull circulation here. with
various additions, amphhcaiions, notes and sirlc-
lures, il has pleased Us 10 do as we have done.
And let Dame Gossip pirate herself to sleep.