Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-12-30
From The NeW York aurora.
INTERESTING JEWISH MARRIAGE
CEREMONY

There IS something peculiarly solemn ant
impressive in the Jewish marriage ceremony
and having for the first time in our lives wit.
messed its splemnization on wednesday last,
we b ,lieve that description thereof will prove
acceptable to the readers of the Aurora. The
parties were the Rev JACQUES J. Lyons and
Miss GaAcE NATHAN, daughter of Sexian
Nathan ESQ. a gentleman well KIN, wa and
highly esteemed in this community. The
ceremony was performed in the synagogue in
Crosby street, of which the Reverend bride
groom is pastor, and The marriage ritual wa:
read by his BROTHER the Rev. E. Lyons, Of the
Richmond, Va. synagogue. The spacious
building was crowded to excess, and never dc
we remember having witnessed such dazzling
assembling, OF brilliant eyes and beautiful faces
The chandeliers and candies around the altar
and ark, were all lighted; in front Of the ark,
near The classic and beautiful pedestal on which
the lamp is placed, which is kept continually
burning by the contributions Of the pous, were
the groolnsmen, bearing CRIMSON danlask
canopy, under which stood the bride, with six
young ladies' as bridesmaids, her father and
sister, the bridegroom in his clerical robes, his
futher and brother, by whom the marriage GER
emony was performed. The bride, an exceed
iHgly interesting young lady, was neatly attir-
ed in a light colored silk, white hat and veil
The ladies' present were all dressed with ex-
qniste taste, without unnecessary display; in
deed, so much needed not "the aid of foreign
ornament"
After solemn chant, the officiating clergy
man, tasted glass of wine, which the bride
groom and bride successfully raised to their
'lis. @a
The bridegroom then placed the ring on the
finger Of his bride, pronouncing the following
words:
"Behold, thou art welded to me with this
ring, according TO the laws of Moses and
Israeli
After another solemn chant the minister
again tasted glass of wine, after pronouncing
blessing, Of which the following is trans
lation.
"Bessed art thou, oh Lord our God King
Of the universe who created the fruit ofthe
vine" I.tr
Is After the bride had tasted the wine, the
bridegroom raised it to his lips, poured the
wine on salver placed for the purpose, and on
which he dashed the glass, breaking it into
numberless fragments. This ceremony is in
commemoralion Gas we perceived by the book,
with which We were politely iurnished) Of the
Temple of Jerusalem-and further, as we were
informed by gentleman learned IN the Jewish
laws and customs, as an emblem Of the frailty
of human happiness. Another prayer was
chaunted, the concluding portion Of which is
thus rendered into English:
"Bessed art thou, oh Lord our Cod who
causeth the bridegroom to rejoice with the bride,
and cause them To prosper. Oh give thanks
unto The Lord, for he is good; for his mercy
endureth forever. May joys increase in lsra-
el, and signs flee away"
The ceremony being concluded, and con-
CALCULATIONS interchanged, the numerous as
sembage dispersed, and the bridal party repair
ed to the house of the BRIDES father, in Varck
street, where they received the congratualory
visits of their friends until late hour in the
evening. May all their anticipations Of hap
piness be realized! We never witnessed Ger
emony with the solemnity Of which we were
so lorcby impressed.
MAN FROZEN TO DEATH ON PARARIE.-
most affecting account appears in the Gin
cinnati Gazette, Of the death of a man named
William Wells, who persisted IN snow storm
while returning home from mill, across the
Grand Prairie, Illinois. il appears that he was
overtaken by a binding storm OF snow, and
lost his way, and having embarrassed his horse
from the wagon, he attempted to reach some
settlement on horseback, but he got off, or per-
haps was thrown off, after getting nearly help
less with cold. When found, he was living
upon his face, as though pitched forward while
walking. He had wandered many miles from
his route, hut at what time he persisted is I'M
certain. He was sober man, in the prime
of life.
The event strikes terror to the minds of US
who never dream Of exposures or perils like
those encountered by the pioneers TO new
country.-.atias.
DoN'r NEEDLE WITH GuNPowDER, BoYsl
The Baltimore Patriot says that a bow ia
that city lately filled astone bottle with gunDow-
der--and taking with hun also a cigar, (he
must have been precocious yonth) repaired
to Howard's Park. He poured some Of the
powder on the lighted cigar for frolc, when
IL exploded and communicated TO the contents
Of the bottle, which also exploded-and shat
tered his arm in such amanner that amputation
was necessary.