The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-03-14


est regard. The room was beautifully decora.
ted with rich and variegated bouquets, and on
center table lay the gaily adorned brides
loaf, an object OF great Importance.
/ said all had retired from the lovely sport,but
there was one of the cousins who' short time
after, stole gently back to look once more at the
varied beauty Of the scene, and 10 indulge by
herself he hopes and anllcIpa,lons of an atfec- |
tlonaie heart for tie future happiness OF her
friend She gently opened the door, and was
about entering, when she noticed the sofa was
whe eled round to the precise spot where, that
evening, the happy pair were to rise and ex.
charge their solemn vows; and there the love-
Ily brlde was kneeling, so absorbed 10 her own
lhou ghts that The Intrusion OF her friend was IN.
noticed. That friend stood for moment ga |
ling in holy admiration al the scene; she longed
gently to approach and kneel by her side, but
the occasion was too sacred TO admit of social
union, and she retired
And what so solemn and absorbing was oc-
cupying the thoughts of this happy beng! Was
it the rntcipalions of worldly felicity that had
brought her ther,! Locking round upon the
beauty and gayety Of the room, where IN few
hours she would give her band 10 him whomI
she preferred to all others on earth, had she,
in the wldress and excess Of her own emotion,
fallen into reverie! Nothing of the kind
iDelighted she might be, sand justly was; but
she had one duty 10 PERFORM high and holy
duty, ere she plghted her vows to the object OF
| her affection. There in that spot whore she
would soon stand, and surrender her earthly all
TO her husband, she would first consecrate Ter
sc to the Lord The vprior conservation was
due to Him. Ga that altar che wi. he'd to offer
an earlier and hoer incense; on that spot to
make record of the prior deed, which she had
given Of herself, to her superior Lord.
know not Of an earthly scene more lovely,
or of az immortal being IL similar cfeumstan.
ces, in an attitude more becoming. am sure
that if her intended husband had himself the
love Of God re gnlng in his heart, and cou'd ne
Ihaye seen her.lhere, whatever he might nave
thought Of her before, his love would have sa'o'
not perhaps with pertec, truth, for Others IL Is
to be hoped have done 50 before her-out ne
might be forgiven II IN his ardor and adm rd-
ton, he had exclaimed, "Many daughters have
done viz uously, but thou eXcelleth them all.
What beautiful example for the imitation
. ofthose who are about to be lead 10 the hyme-
NAL altar! Most beautiful, most becoming!
know not the subsequent history Of that "ioVe.
" BRIDE" but am certain she never repen'ed
that act of sell-dedic alton 10 God She may not,
indeed, have escaped SORROW ahu oiho''o', wv
: if thew were her lot, know that Gud would re-
member the kindness Of her youth. She might
bury her husband, children, friends; she might
suffer sickness and poverty, but IN no hour
: would her Heavenly Father torsake her. lie
p. would guide her by his counsel, and afterwards
!, receive her to glory Youthful females, would
" YOU Law the foundation of future peace; would
Won provide against the reverses OF fortune;
d would you have friend and protector through
IS this world of vcisitude; would you have conso-
10 alton ia the darkest night of adversely which
Is may set in upon you, initiate the example OF
re "Ioyely BRIDE"