Litchfield enquirer., 1836-11-17
lELOPEMENTfN HtGHLIFE,

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 I2' We mentioned yesterday that certain marriage in high life had thrown the fash, ionable world into an awful quantity 0 mysteries At the request of the highly .respeciabie friends ofahe family, we have nothing further tosay on thatmatter. An other clopemeut, however, has taken place in the upper part Of the city, between ; lady from E rance, and a gentleman from the West Thdies-the lady very pleasant and pretty-the gentleman accomplished, wealthy, gay, and agreeable. All the old naids--lrosty uncles-ridiculous aunis a. bout tOwn, when they heard of it, cried cut t"shocking' shameful ''-''awt0i' '-- :" too ,bad.'' The crowds of shallow ad- mirers whom the young angel cut in twinkling without ceremony, fill up the chorus ss'monslrous"'- "'-''I told you so"- "horrible' --' -''t:wonderfnl.' rc .,s.... ., iaWho cares what tue disappointed aud discarded say 1? Happiness, delight---love and honor to the happy pair for many a day. Their acquaintance was brief their feelings ardent -their good sense triumph ant-and the, world .langhed at., We wish them joy again and again. It is caIl- ed an slopement-a runaway match. Be it so. Ii We like---we adore such matches. Julia, my love, take walk and see Thor- burns beautiful Dahlias?'' Julia bushes and consents-''shall we call. at Rev. MT. So and So? Julia bushes and consents again. In few moments the cold bath is taken---the shock is ,over--the two ardent hearts made one in holy matrimony. They walk outinthe morning as lovers----they re- turn at noon as husband and wife. Excel leM!u0a3 2HzGd lo i29iogf @at aof3 i.y. D The fashionable world is returning to good sense. Simplicity has banished to Siberia parade and folly. Why should i, not? Simplicity is natnre--simplicity dis linguished the gardea of Eden--simplici- ty threw aicl,arm over the first nnptial rite in Paradise.n The earliest elopement on record is that of our first parents. Adam, awaking from a dream of love and delight, found a beautiful, blushtng, enchanting wo- man walking near. him, under the golden trees of Paradise. It was morning-,he sun was an hour high. The lark was high in heaven. Every bush was vocal---every tree eloquent.2 The streams as they tum- bled over their white pebbles to the ocean, spoke in the accents of love and happi- ness. The very angels leaned out of the azure windows 0fheaSen, and listened and locked upon the scene with novel rapture aud delight. Adam saw before him the loveliest being ye. created--or yet imsgii- ed. He felt a warm glow running from the heart all Ovef-he WITS in love with Eve---hc adored the beauteous Eve --he proposed ,o Eve. She gazed upon hin,-- she put, aside her rich ringle,s with one hand---she listened again---she blushed--- she smiled-r.she consented---she ran i- way with him to the next arbor of honey- suckles--- she got married right off, in the presence of the great and good Being, who performed the first sacred marriage rite.
 <; This was the first elopement---,he first runaway match. How graceful, how sim pie, how sweet, how sacred, how holy, how charming it isl Did you ever hear o age aud ngliuess-- of poverty and hunch. backs running away? Never. Elope- mSnis are coups dc la cOa,, only perpetra- ted by genius, taste, sentiment, beauty wealth and accomplishments. An elope- Ment is now ihe only mode of marrying---- not the vulgar running away. overjl'Ils and mountains, laundering across streams and barren moors---but the simple. slipping out without any parade--- --jnst as you wosld go shopping take a walk in Broadway ---and then by chance stumble upon . par son, getting married quielly---all pyer---a'lll bappiness- --no trouble---just as Adam and Eve got married in paradise. ag
 q This.is the mode---this is the style. We are to have no more heavy, dull, tedious courtships and pon,pous marriages. Fash ionable young people, persons of tasfe--' lofty spirits of love, will come together hereafter in the simplest mode, thus:
 g.t'Where have you been Maria, my love this morning ?' orlaiD t4 .- , :, | re''I took promenade in Broadway. Ma '
 G" Did you call at No. Il John Street
 and see Thorburn's beautiful Dahlias, my daughter ?'' e,
 sYes I did, Ma" ....
 "Who was with you my child!' .i,ir sI met MT. Howard, (Mr. Howard bow ed to the mo,her,) in Broadway, as'd ht took me there." Teal la gfaa g1W 9E
 "Did you buy me that piece Ofruby rib bon wanied9'' ,l aJHF ,;2s >"ai shH n..
 "Certainly, Ma--he- ---- Mr. Howard has it in. his pocket" (Mr. Howard hands it over. s.] ls sys i.. 4taso l..a.1 !.
 Where else did you go' Maria my dear ?'' si od go il gat ',
 -I"I went--(b -(blushing little, and looking dowu)--I went, no-I went to-----l went wiih--." 3a+'!@ .
 "Whol what ?-where did you go. my loye?'' ,-..lg,f .,s.t y.,at. u
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