Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-23
Correspondence of the Io,oi,ina1s


and Bridegroom, &c.
Married, on Tuesday afternoon, l2b H.,
the Ozark Institute, Washington Conn,,. ~ ~
S. MARSHALL, Of the NJ. T.. Church Soryb w W
ANN JAMES, Principal Of The Mount CONT ~
male Seminary, in the Same County.
The ceremony was performed by tho n.
STOUT, Of the p. L. Church tho Revg +,
Maffiu and J. McA lister, and the Mi.eo, =
Sawyer and +. Mecklin, waited upop ,o
couple. Miss Sawyer's teachers and nnrS.
invited guests these, with Miss Jamcs, ,,i
Mccklin's teachers and pupils were nrosa.
sides number of ladies' and gentlemen rr,aI
place and the surrounding country. We L.'
been present, for many years, nj a weagn,
seemed TO give such general satisfaction.
Early in the morning the quiet of our ,,.
lage was interrupted by nm unusual exc;aI
the notes Of preparation of those who wo,I
and abroad, anxious 10 procure convcy,n..
the point Of attraction. From high nom
near three o'clock, p. NJ, the avenues IA (.
s,itute were crowded-tho young ladies a,
back dashlng along like a streak of Iipb,n;,' !
all rushing it in true western fashion. Tbo,
ing glades, the glens and hiIl-lops, which, y
| iarly characteristic of the vicinity Of + !!
| vile, were enlvenod by merry prop,s
added new and interesting features 10 4, |.
| beauty of the scenery.
On our arrival at the Institute, We wero
with the sihgulariy romantic appearance a.
| thing that met our eye. The spot on MI +
| edifce is erected is wcl chosen. Il comm.
! fine prospect, and is shaded on every +
trees and shrubbery. the native growth
country. A short distance from Inc Ac,d /,
The private mansion of Robert w. MeckGi
/ Principal, which guards, like an outpost, 4,
cred hal! dedicated TO Literature. Educolio,
gion and Morals. Beyond there is a gent /.
| that leads 10 n clear, pellucid spring. H.
/ crystal, and cool and refreshing as the b- +
/ the North. A little farther on, an am, n
Of hills and elevated knobs. interspers Il
patches of table land, and inierlocked in N.
embrace, finish he landscape. and lend rin
charms TO the picture. But all this, 50 a
10 poetic temperament, was almost iorpo
will not say thrown altogether into The 81
the assemblagc of moro than one hundred
ful Misses, from the age of ten and twelve I
sixteen and upwards, whose presence shed
on the scene, as the stars give brllIiancy d
mament, and the flowers beauty and fras
the earth. And when the gentlemen ID
circle it produced a yet finer effect, beca M
mingIng of both was truer 10 nature-lhs h
blended harmonious y, the lights and shadp
poetry and prose, the heaven and earth Of i'd
life
The capacious room in which the &C snl
were solemnized was densey crowded i
graphic and agreeable language Of the ridef1
so soon ps the knot was tied, and they a
came ONE, the whole company " glhsd "a
most delightful confusion" Teachers I'd A
laid aside all formaIity and distinction, I'D
one feeling prevailed, that of innocent Joy ~
and an utter Abandonment 10 the spirit Of tks}
sion the annexation Of England 10 ils q
States--the lady having been born in lid "a
London, and the gentleman under the -
sheet of Freedom.
A stranger from Yankee Town. or 10 dee5
Of our Middle States, would have scarcely be|l
his senses-ihat he was really within buta
miles OF The Stamping ground Of the bufht|
the deer, the wild horse and the elk Wlh1
have been the astonishment Of some ger
from the mountains of Vermont. if he aad1
told thn! those sprighily dark-eyed gih9]
graceful forms, intellectual and beautiful fal
were the descendants Of tho glorious old lrnd
the soil and that those lovely nympbs, viii
ttey were holding sweet companionship foI|
fdrtS, had been born, nursed, and "a
within hail Of the lair Of The beasts of I'd
ana the eyrie OF the bird of Jove
of The young gentlemen we will say pa
or their good looks nothing; but Of lIieif3
conduct and intelligence, much. Not hdl
lacked the former-but we never praise piel
IN man-enough of the body TO hold thoi
'hough the first should not be quite TO our1
he latter can beautify any possible sly'ece
Or person.
The bride and bridegroom deserve pasa1
ice. Mr.. Marshall is fine specimen OF hs1
or several years he has sustained lii
'ectabIe position in the NJ. T. Church, am
ro' Hnidn thai needeth not 10 be ashamed I
'eiic, uniirlng, and not easily driven
leld, he has ever preserved unsullied H.
ian Character. making the cause of ChriS1
ood of souls his chief end and object al/
u IN all he is well worthy of companiodoI
approaching his ostimabe qualities,
lg his path through life with the sweet a.
happiness.
nv i"uy Vi MS choIce, and now be oU/
anne Is not whit behind Mr.. NJ. in tI ~
hich promise well for the future. Nd
rize worth winning-a gem that wo q
rightly in the crown Of any mans rcio =
on our return 10 Fayetteville, we wen
the thunder of cannon, u demonstrate
or or OF the plighted pair. May they live d
thousand years! Il
Arkansas has been sandered and Ibe .
aine to Georgia, yet she is perfect D
sr way, and wholly undeserving the baa 10
r she bears abroad. Batting some bo
ons OF the State, sho will hold a compar b
~ OF her compeers; and in full-heared {;
" freedom of thought, good, sound sfo
on sense high appreciation of mora x
ID oeep and abiding respect for rel g
Is no superior, and but few equals, evq q
dor and more highlv nolisbed spctl0nE III