The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-06
RtJMEsER i.
A NJ EsJcAN sVEDDINti.

~ WV " tte ifttEI SlgO OIL q Dur scDffespuiiS
dent III !" 81 ys the q. sPicayune, III
gives atlfscril l1iaIiE ofa, wedding Which In
aitenaedint Cnlnargo. Iris acuTlunsl iilns.,
SStrat'on o' iie,mannprs aid customs Ofthas
Mex!eans. &ss sEhe icilcrsheais date:
cAMARnn. Aug. Is, 4 346.s
a lexicani~ ~e,idingiis ioccneoasi iii slt..E
:ehsisSi':.s, s morrow ,igl,t, al o'cloek ane
lam goin,g -, fusin one Of iiir Pc rty. This
getting mhrfiedaa1 .ilic stllciisMafiour Of
|rltdnigi,t. is anew idea To me, ny u would
MT miss ,l,c sccnc iaf any coasl eSaiioni5
Niilthey insite ssohs toSkiss The 'sride, Z
wnnder3 AndsifihyitcJ. nnshta fsIow ,.i
profit tby The priyiledge1 But weFw;il see
The bride, before we decide these tl,umeiSs
tousS questions.
Capt. nj Ills, ,on being formed 1 Of The.
wish Of The party 10 hpf,i lie welding To:
|niglus eSientledsio then, evcry facility for
going through wilhlll ceremony unino olestss
ted. Had lie 3fesuiyed ;ntprmation Little
|cariier, ilewonll have fnrnishe,l3 Them .au:
sic, SO tliat aregelar ball would have taken
place, 81 sS5s sS
+ Aug. I'LL attended the wedding last
'nighl, and shall3neser regret, i..lhongh. IL!
IS rather hard 10 be reused from sound
slnmber, at n'clock al night. Al half
past one we entcred the church wbcrc tic
i,ddrs nndhi assistants were aIrealyrob-
ed firth ceremony. These assistants
consisted Of elderly Mcxicans and four
boys telallar hslng lhtee.fourtl,s Indian.
The altar was lighted up with long wax
candles, set in massive silver candle sticks
and cnndlcs were also burning in The vicini-
ty q the largo wgS fgures, in other paris
OF the building. The bridegroom soon
made his appearance. witt, The bride atten.
dcd by bridesmaid and groamsman. sa
The bridesmaid, beautiful little woman
we'll dressed in black n pre,ticr fgureI
never looked at. The bride, tall, awk-
ward, plain looking woman Of twenty
three was dressed in dark figured stuff.
The bridegroom, short, s,umpy fellow,
about 30 years old with an ugly visage,
had on white pants and blue ronndabout
lie looked confessed, and took every notice
Of Tho bridei in fact, he acted like man
who felt that he was getting himseIfinto a
|diaagrccabte 3situa.iop. The first par, of
The seremony was similar TO thai observed
in L1nisinna. The han6s were Joined the
ring placed upon the fnge-, &c. The
pnr,ies then kpell before The altar, and one
end Of g beaAsj lAl bose, Was thsownsyer
the brides head ihe ,hes end falling about
/ The shoulders Of tho btli. esuGin. Al .rilks
cord, abouithe sizsUfs III / lfttIa fingeF, With
as rel h!nfs angsnnah S fiooaeI us Then
slipped overithe head of each1 yoking them
together hard aul iasl. They feinainetl IN
this Position holding long lighted candles
iii their hands for ncafit sh hour: The
bride become weassed, and ieshed Il lille
Oh the rope, but not enough 10 choke.
the lovely husband. The Padre was in
tho mean time engaged In prayer. and one
Of thehoys rang}a littlcSsilyet ben occas.
ionally. wake up tile little audience of
twenty or thirty who crossed themselves
and then relapscd into their former state
Of stupidity. All hands retired from The
church, and scattered TO their homes. Only
four or five Americans were present. IS,
INTER EsTINS REaiNtsENcE,--One q 4
tho Charleston papers tells very inieres@
ting aoccloic Of MIR. Laval, who il assis-
Itant Suh-Trensurcr st that city. He is The
lsGn Of Mr.. Laval who fought in The reyolu:
zion with Lafayette. The snb.trcasurer
was cartan under Gen. Jackson, In 1915
and atthe siege OF Pensacola, hiphly dis
I,inghishcd himsclfas u brave officer. Iif
one Of The narrow streets OF the town six
Ipicccs'of artillery were s,aiiuned, wJiclt
threatened destruction TO tho Amer;caIf
forces, and 10 Laval was assig ned hi dnty'
nf taking them. fnatiempting il tha first.
man shot down was the Captain himselft
and after our arms were victorious, he was
Iconveyed 10 n ceucli weltering lii Eis osaf
bleed. fbe surgeon pronounced him past
recovery, and said 10 Jackson, rGeneraI.
he can't live "a The old Hero locked III,
him moment,sS and exrlaimeds ,aBY tbs
Etcradt, he SHALL live !,'.-- He did. ~. 81
~. " Ne@ss
| ExcgssiVE IsATlNu..-C commissioned have
l.been sppofntsd 10 examine frlio The o e.
counts Of The agents having Camancheins
t!ians. ir' charge. One of The Witnesses,
hfr. Robert Cook said, 81 have seen a
IFfairie Mdiars ssat ADD destfns, npon his
3frrsFatin sanp.fhscn pounds Of Beef IN
itWensy>lour hours. | am further of opins-
Ion Tint they wiif cat. daily, ten pounds
Throughout the year" Major Il Armsirnng
stated that ll,ey each consume FROM six Ia
setghtpounds Of meat per day and genef.
ally filey eat meat ulohe. Capt. DusaIs
who hns5lised 20iyoars among them, sayss
| that q Prairie Indian, particularly Osaees
|oiten eals ifoEa ten 10 fifteen pounds Of
'reai in the cause of t*eniy.ibur hohsse
land when greatly iatigued could consume
from FIVE TO siS pouf'ls al d meal.
A LondonpaPar says thai a cat hating
lost her kittens, was seen following sirees
bfpfpnn tpf,,,,r mo : II -, tSt 80