American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-04

A MEXICAN WEDDMG-.Midnigd Ceremony.
A correspondent of the Picayune, in late let
ter from Camargo, gives the following descrip-
ton of Mexican wedding which he.attended:
A Mexican wedding is to come off in the
church tomorrow night at l o'clock, and | am
going to form one Of the party, This getting
married, at ''the solemn hour of midnight, is
new idea to me, and would not miss the
scene for any consideration. Will they invite
one to kiss the bride, wonder? And if invited
ought fellow 10 profit by the privilege? But
we will see the bride before we decide these mo-
mentous questions
Capt. Miles, on being informed of the wish of
the party TO hold the wedding tonight, extend
ed to them every facility for going through with
the ceremony unmolested Had he received
information little earlier he would have fur
nshed them with music, SO that regular tall
would have taken place.
.aug. IL. Iattended the wedding last night,
and shall never regret it, though it is rather
hard to be reused out of sound slumber at
o'clock at night. At half past we entered the
church, where the padre and his assistants were
already robed for the ceremony. These assist
ants consisted of an elderly Mexican and four
boys, the latter being three-lourths Indian
The altar was lighted up with long wax candles,
set in massive silver candle sticks, and candles
were also burning in the vicinity Of the large
wax figures in other parts Of the building. The
bridegroom soon made his appearance with the
bride, attended by u bridesmaid and groomsman
The bridesmaid, beautiful little woman, was
dressed in black-a prettier figure never look
ed at. The bride, tall, awkward, plain-look-
ing woman of twenty three, was dressed in
dark figured stuff The bridegroom, short,
stumpy fellow, about 80 years old, with All ugly
visage, had on white pants and blue round
about. He looked confused, and took very lit
tie notice of the bride; in fact he acted like a
man who felt that he was getting himself INTO
disagreable situation. The first part Of the
ceremony was similar to that observed in Louis
lana. The hands were joined, ring placed upon
the finger, etc, The parties then knelt before
the altar, and one end of beautiful silk rebozo
was thrown over the brides head, the other
end falling about the shoulders Of the BRIDE
groom. A silken cord, about the size Of the
little finger, with regular hangman's moose,
was then slipped over the head of each, yoking
them together hard and fast They remained
in this position holding long lighted candles in
their hands, for nearly an hour. The bride be-
came wearied, and leaned little on the rope,
but not hard enough TO choke the loving has
| band The padre was IN the meantime engag-
ed in prayer, and one of the boys rang little
silver bell occasionally, to wake up the little
audience oftwenty or thirty, who crossed them
selves, and then reapsed into their former state
of stupidity. All hands retred quietly from
the church, and scattered to their homes. Only
four or five Americans were present. Nobody,
fortunately, was called on to kiss the bride.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE We learn from
the Soda Lake Herald, published at Marshall,
Texas, that on the I'd pit, during the quarter
y meeting at Col Gowns School House, five
or six miles north Of Marshall, a large tree
Standing within six feet of the door, was struck
by lightning, killing three persons and lnjuring
eight or nine others, some of them severely
A young man named G.. w. Davis, and two OF
MIR. James Germans sons, 10 and IL years oil
age, were killed. Davis was student of the
University, and has left widowed mother re-
siding in the parish of De Soto.
SHOCKING DEATH. The wife Of Mr. Mar
Gus Griswold, of Poquonnock, Conn, came to
her death in the following manner, on Satur-
day last:-Standing upon box, placed in a
chair, picking peaches from tree when the
box gave way, causing her to fall on the back
of the chair, which entered her intestine aad
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