American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-23

A SERIOUS WEDDNd!-A writer in the New
York Sun thus relates the experience of a West
ern minister, as he heard him give it in: lsa'
"The most solemn wedding ever attended
was in X. You have all doubtless seen singular
things in your country experience in that line;
utmneisunique--p odigious--appalingG One
evening, just at dusk, Twas waited on by a ca
daverous looking fellow, who mysteriously inti-
mated to me that was wanted that evening in
hymeneal capacity The fellows hat was
not all a hat-part of the brim was gone!os He
was a land-holder, evidently, for his rents were
coming in His boots were not rights and lefts, /
they were both tgts, having been thrown away !
by former wearer nor was there any vestige
of recttude in them. AS to his buttons, they
were like yerbs-' regular, irregular, defective.,a
His tout ensemble was gypseypish; and he was
evidently in the preliminary stage of dumb
ague. eg#, ss.8., g..
| 'After minute directions as to my route1 suf-
| fered this messenger of Cupid to depart and
prepared myself for wedding My toilette
| was soon made, and sailed forth. .d as7.
fsIt was pleasant moohlig ght night, and soon
found myself outside the village, across the ca
nal, in a broad marshy field, filed with bushes.
After about three miles walking drew nigh to
log house containing d single room and loft.
| found the door open, and entered. There was,
nobody within. The room was literally empty
There was no bed, no table, no chair, no bench,
not the first vestige of piece of furniture nor
! of cooking utensil, except the fireplace. L
suppose freplaces are cooking utensils and
this was a large one There was no fire in it,
no weyer, only couple of smoking brands l.
stood looking iting---wondering. Could l
have missed my way? No. the directions were
too precise Could there be plot to murder
or rob?
q A deem sense Of awe settled on me- u was
about to call aloud, when noise arrested my
attention l looked to the corner whence the
sound proceeded, and there saw-G was mis-
taken in saying there was no furnuure-there
was a ladder with every other round broken out,
and squire nailed on)-I looked and saw q
pair of boots coming down, followed by no other
than my ague. stricken friend. The bride fol-
lowed next, in a striped calico dress, and BON
net which was legRorn, (probably) SO called from
it's resemblance to two familiar objects In nature
"a leg Of bacon and horn of whisky. ol' y
| "The pair confronted me the bridegroom in
the blue stage of ague---the bride in blue
| calico, and stood in mute anticipation. | saw
they expected me to marry them. ! began. /
took breath after a short prayer do not think
that prayer was particularly lucid. progressed
successfully through the prescribed formula. I
pronounced them man and wife, and again en-
| tered upon short concluding prayer. As
ceased speaking, and opened my eyes, found
was alone. Bride and bridegroom had dis
appeared while with JUNCTION had been inter-
ceding for them, and what they were doing
could not tell -H -ltaH s# sEE aH lad
"The frogs and crickets were singing merrilys
| l walked three miles and half home and went
| to bed And do you believe it? never got
any fee. Take it all in all, it was the most
solemn wedding ever attended" .@a ",