The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-07-11
Miscellaneous.
from Meals Saturday Gazette.
The Marriage in Church.

The Marriage in Church.
Beautiful and affecting as the ceremony al
ways is, it is never so much so as when cele.
brated within the earthly courts of the Mos
High. At home, it is true, the fond associates
ofchildhood gather around the bride at the
moment OF the union, and each little thing is
enough TO touch the springs ofmemory, and
TO open flood Of powerful recollections The
change that is then to be made from all the
cndearments of a parents home, where love
has always watched over her, for the endear-
ments OF another, an untried home-where
mutual love must hold its guardianship, and
parental love be gradually and gently weak
cned into care for others, who will sustain the
same relation to her that she has sustained to
those she is about TO leave, is well calculated
to impress the mind and heart with peculiar
power, and TO awaken strong emotions in the
SOUL As the consciousness of the new pos-
non she is about TO assume presses upon her,
each object Unfamiliar regard will seem in
vested with an unusual interest, and the
smallest thing which blends its interest with
the associations of her childhood, will ap-
peal to the heart of the bride, as if TO sway
herfrom her purpose.
IL might have been so on the occasion
OF which am now about TO speak. am YER
y sure it was so in some degree, for they
whom pronounced "rnan and wife," have
"lived happily together" and have realized
something of the blessing which was privi-
lodged to convey to them. / endeayored to
realize how solemn the day and ceremony
and the temple were; and i'll did smile, and
even laugh, | hope that He who made the ris-
ible faculties for use,' though not for abuse,
will pardon me If that once sinned by smil-
ing.
On Sunday afternoon, having retired from
.,rl,
own services being at morning and night,)
was seated in conversation with a friend,
when the servant ushered into the parlor
young man whose countenance and brogue
revealed the Emerald Isle ofhls birth. / rose
TO meet him, and cordially taking his hand,
and placing chair begged him TO be seated.
He preferred standing, and twisting his hat
into every possible shape, and into no shape
at all, with his head hanging down, he stood
hooking at me with singular embarrassed
mir. endehvored to relieve him from his
embarrassment by kindly asking his business
and by such remarks as were calculated 10
make him feel AT ease. Some time elapsed
however, before he could say anything more
than "Parson," which he ventured to repeat
at intervals ofsome moments. At each men
ton of the word ! spoke gently to him, and
asked he was afflicted in any away; if
friend was ILL if he was in trouble; and if in
any way could assist him. He was not stu
pid. There was an uncommon light of in
telligence in his eye; and no one could look
upon him for moment, and not pronounce
him to be, as indeed he was, the possessor of
n sprightly mind. In answer to all my ques-
tons, he at length found courage to say, with
II suddenness that for moment surprised me,
"Parson, can you fix me?"
assured him of my entire ability and will
ingness to SILK" him, when seizing his hat in
both his hands, with a sort of convulsive
grasp, then leaning his head forward, and fix
ing his eyes intensely on mine, he exclaimed,
E'You WILL Parson?"
assured him that / would be most happy
to contribute to his happiness, and that it was
part ofmy duty at which never demurred,
to six" those who desired it.
can when will We do it?"
"Whenever you are ready"
can ain't ready, your reverence? An
havn't been, tins long time? But where's
the use obeng ready ifshe been't?"
"Certainly; don't see how exactly, you
could be married, ifshe was not ready. But"
s'That's it you see, your reverence; she was
away in Ireland, and she's just come overland
she says she'll be mine, your riverence-mine, |
mine to the longest day we shall live, and a.
longer too"
As the delighted fellow dwelt on his true
doves faithfulness, he held his hat doubled up
in both his hands, and swinging it up and
down, elevated his voice when he repeated
the fond words she had spoken to him.
''Well, NOW that she has come over, land con-
sented to be your wife, you want to be mar
ried, do you? Pm ready, and will make you
both as happy as / know how"
"Och! she's ajewel, your reverence. She's
ajewel, Isay; she's a--a-thousand Jewels all
in one"
"Pve no doubt of it, my dear fellow, not IN
the least. She's fine girl, Pam sure"
''Fime? and4is'that the word We saw Fine!
She's the finest gal that lives Ye may ask
every body that knows her in all Ireland your
reverence, and they'll tell you that she's the
finest gal III the land"
OF course did not avail myselfof the gen
erous permission thus afforded, to search
through Ireland to ascertain the correctness
of his estimate. and remained listening to
him as he dwelt with enthusiastic ardor upon
her many excellencies, until fancied his in
tended to be nearly all that was perfect in
mind and body.
can when will you marry me"
"Whenever you are ready"
evil you marry me tonight"
''At any inne-tto,--night ifyou wish it. But I
where is Margaret2'
"She's close by, your reverence; I'll soon
fetch herr" and he started to bring her, when
called to him to be sure and bring the
license. * /.
'sThe what, your riverence?"
+"The license"
''I'he licensed"
eyes, the license ofthe Governor, TO your
.
cam what is the licensew =
"Well itisthe Governors permission to the !,