Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-01
Wedding :. Doctor Poe..' church Yesssr-

Having received an invitation 10 be present a.
wedding yesterday afternoon, We repaired 70 DOCTOR
Potts beautiful new church at the corner OF Duane
and Church street at the appointed hour, where we
found half the city assembled witness the interest
ing ceremony, the mystical union commemoraung the
marriage of the Lord and his church. The ladies,
who always feel deep and personal interest on these
occasions mustered in strong numbers to counte-
rance the bride when about TO fulfil the destiny of her
sex while the gentleman was attended BY numer-
GUS retinue of bachelors who when they caught the
eyes of the knowing and conscious damsels felt their
hearts come INTO their throats and sighed like any
furnace.
II must ccrtaialy be strange thing to be married ;
to stand up before a congregation of smiling ladies
and grnnng youths, and vow that one will take a
woman into ones bosom, there to love and cherish
her; to have the eyes Of some two hundred indivdu
ais watching yourdemeanor and gestures, and entici
sing your manners and how you bear the blushing
hsRors of Benedict it must be an awful moment;
and the very anticipation makes cold sweat come
over US when we look through the vista Of time and
the perspective view OF what is in store for
As for the ladies, dear creatures they bear il all with
marvellous resignation and feminine philosophy
To them it is only another opportunity of shining,
the presiding influence of the scene the favorng
genie that is to shed happiness around and to bless
her own family, signing lover, and an impatient
husband AT one and the same time.
The ceremony in DR.. Potts's church does not occu-
py long space of time and the moose 1--WE speak
metaphorically,) soon tied. Some irreverent
persons have declared that the knot matrimonial is
but an aegory Of another tie, from whose compress
sion there is no escaping. But we hold such ribad
okers of the pale Of decent socety and as we
intend to enter into the holy estate ourselves in no
long period, we beg leave to eschew their company,
and disavow their INDIGENOUS and unjust insinua
tons.
On this suspicious occasion all promised happy
consummatlon. The bride was surrounded by con-
seating friends in scores, whose benevolent and ra-
diant faces showed the deep interest they took in
their welfare and Benedict attended with like array
The youthful virgin was attired in white silk cut very
low the bosom; her hair in its native beauty with
sut any other ornament than its own redundant ring
let's which clustered on her brow, and hung down
her cheeks. She looked quite fairy and scarce
taller than of those beautiful creatures read
ofin Arabian magical tales being about three feet and
a half IN stature, but admirably proportioned. The
bridegroom upwards Of six feet in height, and
was dressed in the prescrptve blue coat and yellow
buttons; he kissed his blooming bride most enthus-
astcay at the altar, happy prelude to the mois du
miel, which we hope will never turn to trsacle, as
profane wag once observed on a similar occasion
We certainly think a better locale could not have
been chosen for the event than Dr. Potts church,
han which there is not handsomer in the city
Every luxurious appliance to have been studied
o make devstion an easy and gratifying task the
isles are thickly carpeted the seats are well cush
oned with gray moreen, and the desks,arc wadded
with the same material. There is quite profusion
Of lamps hung around, which gives finish to the
building while the ceiling in its decorations reminds
II. strongly of theatre. This illusion is strength
ened by the painting behind the pulpit, which is
counterpart of the proscenum Of theatre with the
curtain drawn up, and perspective ola arrang
ed in order. The pulpit is remarkably handsome
piece of furniture, and is accommodated with seat
in the shape of dvan; where ,hereverend divine
repose in the intervals Of devou exercise, and refresh
his eyes and gain foreaste If heaven while he gazes
on the angelic creatures around him with eyes up
turned 10 heaven in pious ecsacy, if they watched
their soaring souls-realizng in themselves and every
accessory Of the spot and OCCASION the true concep
ton of the beauty Of Holiness.
The happy pair accompanied by their train, drove
off TO Greenwich street. and left the church 10 soil
tude and us-and we returned to our Office musng
Upon the physiology Of marriage, and after pulling
ourselves with the mystery, put pen to paper and
wrote the account which We now finish.
Iron our Correspondent, BreusAam-N xxvIILl
Albany. Jan. %.
These are the times that try horse flesh. Nothing
is heard but the tnkle nkle cling cling Of the sleigh
bells. The cold wind during the whole Of the day
swept along every street clouds OF snow-yet swift
flew the gliding sleigh. All Albany is in motion.
Pretty girls well wrapped up in furs attended by their
cavaliers expose themselves without fear 10 the MP
ping cold and furious storm. Verify, this said city OF
Albany stands upon the peaks OF a second snow cap
ped Popocateptl. How so much beauty can exist in
SO cold region Is inexplicsble me- who come from
the burning sans OF LOUISIANA. But, as DIR. NcMur.
tre says in his sociological lectures the Creator tenn
pers the wind TO the skorn lamb. wish II were tenn
pered 10 my feelings. managed TO get TO the House
today, however, though the thick beod in my veins
nearly stood still, so cold wasit.
Nothing was done in the Assembly OF any cense
ouence The Leake d. Watts Orphan Asylum Bill
came up for discussion. IL appears that sdndry heirs
nj law in Europe have laid in their claims 10 the
tate of John g. Leake This circumstance has thrown
the House into pi, rs the printers would say. Some
are for giving these claimants time TO prove their heir
TO give the Asylum the money asked
for-and others again, TO keep the funds where they
are-safely in the State Treasury. How the affair
will terminate, il is notsknown.
In the Senate, Mr.. III. A. Livingston made sens-
BILE speech of half an hours length in favor Of the
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