The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-05-14
Swedish " edding.

"A A. To- 10
few per-ous Uhe we're in the fnurn .p,nisd To be
awe struck. The bridegroom, behave very proper.
". and showed lea, impatienre than the priest.
whose looks would have Threatened 4 prouI,ture
matrimonial reprimanI # ne had been the chosen
spouse Of tho tllatury bride. the restlp-s eyes
and nervous movements or tiis .nu,fbsx wer. IN.
dIcaive of inipativnce At lcDgtb. A crowd Of
guests came ,rooping in the women ali 10 large
white sha Wis and nearly all III haek Xix dresses
| Then, soon after, there was n low uurmur, and
! the priest started up, took large pinch Of snuff
" ,ed a colored handk, rchi.f ans returning it TO
/ his pocket drew out u very large clean white
one and rolled one corner ru,.uh hs fore finger al.
lowing the rest to hang duwa to his feet The
officiating clergy Of Sweden slvAys carry a white
handkerchief thus; but as it g. not suppose, a
prescribed part Of the Lathe Clerical habit its
purpose is quite puzhIing to ne. Slight move
meht on NE par oi 'he br'tg '"m tutnsd my
eyes t" Tie door 1t open'di "a '4tge party en-
tei.h Tue lta'er was Young ,iRh', ra,hef
d"h'a'e'I"""hg gfI, dressed NJ '.'k Wlh I"ig
rs-n "i WINE ilpo"i'Tuuhu o't ""s'' ana crown
W ''e h"'u''' h"il"" 'e"''l nay i''e ON h'F he"i
NIS' u her came t1lee NosnS S"Hs ~ "hle ana
c"'nre" nte-'e'' anu men t"e relatives o' 'n'
o''"r' ne Young man ,'h'' '"NtH '"oh '"'
mana 'i we st' ~ hl"'E "''" '"e myrtle crown
/ ana '"eh"y 's" hef up '- 'he ottoman me
! P''rr' was "'r" y uei"hu ~ VIII" oIe" u""N "",
Pehdanl han'Nerch''i lew minutes. ana an
wa" over Inc most solemn -'''"'r pftV3ueI' 'he
mAlfon' appeared to me universally To look sp'n
lhe'r Young sister WIN cnHp'''l""' a." th' H.hi
IIanced girl- to 6ehoid hrr with something IKE
envy me i"msr at 'e4si orIl" 10 weep OH'
swedish tear now readily. Assonn "a the eeTe
nonv wa "'er' NE htld h"d I" hpstow about
one huhoFth ana ANY A's''' Wh'h N'' we num-
Or "' p'f-oh' present %hd 'hrn just Nhth' a-
'h"i'r" say size insh' ,'"m I" nave gwen an
Ter h'--rs away -hr sn'dthy turned '"uhd Hui
win ''"k o. tecoHte' ''n mnt"Hteh sc"
my AiheH. ana 'hre" h.''ei mo bridegroom
arms ne embrace was momrh'ai! "hH "-
h'd ~, b"eh presented u h'r 'ne looked ~ ne
say my w way 7ufP''' ID "P''"-' "''p"''
seen hl'h ,"t 'n'eo hloH'h'-He'e' r"'te We "e''
oefo'n'u'
The company aliournti to tho inner room,
where a general feeling II solennlv seemed tu
prevail. A: last The usual moi had "s,'r
German WINE appeared u drihh lhe heA'ih "i The
young couple, and al Ire same time entered thr
clergyman, who'e Office va not yetoNf be car
red glass "i "'ne ~ one hand, and the insignia
! OF "lilce the "hIie hhndVr'chlei hanging 'om hl'
hnSer. lie m''de y long speech, eNIo''lnE lhe
state n' matlmnhy IN general ana llS P"ullh
o'e,'edhe'- III t"'s pAri'ui" instance e""'s
win adv'eS anu relgi"Hs .NH"r'A,lon' ""''
drew 'ofIh renewal oi ears from 'he marie.
a ladies' "hrh ms was eNntd' otgan 20 MUM
= swedish wedding vas s'1lt as dl' 'nI5 AZ
y an "nglish one. 'hu que Hl''on,'n'ed' l'u"''
" Ell oaes again 10 lhe sA'"us. y '"u' va az 'h'
d piano ana HrkeI h'r II mere ""l.d De any
r. c'n'hS s!yWS "'u uh.eIS''"u l. ""e 20 %
a ."ch wedding as l wanted 70 sea rear o''.
e 'sm'"tu '"eep'',' "'e' y" sue ''P'''H' ,"'''
! Is no one Ii.pos'd fgr dancing 'h'y '",nN zoe
b. seriously i'' 'h",. lrS' - serious '"'"5 u
oe married anu t"e priests 'al" va, :" S''u
n N' they VIII h"' oa"'e !" u'7''' -" '"e ''""
Y ''' n'-''S MC'c 'H''',- ''v N.Y. NV '''". "''
v 'e' "''o""' "PPy"'' ~ '.' 1P'n '"'"'- "'''
D n's u'm "'' run" "e' ""'''- "''' '''V" W
u MS >"''''fr. C"'e' 'ne o'''"' '''"' 80" at
IL ~ "U.e HH "". s"'Ne "V - '"'" ''''' ''
10 ''N H'" ""''' ''''' l''-, 1t, ""''[' '1 q" 100
q 'heh' Almost ever! one G"' NV 7''I was N""l'-
r,""l '"' ''",N' ""''''''n" "' '''' ,'"''
lc ''"''H' o"' 'H'''H 'nnce a. the Swedes DO Ia
10 English beside them, would seem TO dance IN ihe'
in slrrp A. i"r 'he pn'hA ana s"'"p'de' 'Ht ih'I
of almost llil,S 'ht'r partners Ir'" 'h. sI".ni ~"
y l sh"h'u nave th'vshI u imp"sso'e iNat sue
y slight, weak looking creatures coHid sustain mov-
At ments 80 violent, e-pecm!y IN alTle"S rooms, Al"
y throughout long "'nier, WHEN dancing '' "luo'
lr all the amusement and lite "t al CLASSES. On
Ie poor young man vas singular evidence oi IN
Is excitement OF me d'netaE mania lie caGe h'I
ID The borders OF DalreaiA; hi' long lShi haIr wa
is worn a. the men thtre wear IT, hanging ,'ra'gh
~ down the -'dts oI hls lace not wv" features
~ which seemed 10 nave the lea't connection Wit
le each other ma legs were l''tt AKIN, Que teln
u. some inches shorter thAn lhe o'h'r ihr Iiii'
ny groom good nsiut'd tued To srt "'hl I" dan.'
&c but '"r some Ums heht'lhAly' fhh''N, II
es NleIded ana Nhcn once s'' III h'ut'h' lhei
is seemed no probaeIlt' that he would stop OF hun
al IFH. Lam. hNI Ns Al 4 U
~ Heterogeneous features hr'a'heI me strongest c'
Se chemen' TIE snort leg pouneeH on he Moor on
1t would nave thought he had got lerpH"ho'e ne
at sell "r ms partner As so"h AS an enormous SUI
Is per was ha~'hy ueNpNehsu 'ne sa''ns was aea'
n cleared; agr'Ne lulse sat dowh To 'hr pan
ana STUCK up 'hs "lde- most random ''ouhun
muse, All me nhiHarll'a people caught nan"
all The married ones ha-lrnei to The iu,'hrs'
u' tue 'hr'e rooms Nhrh, ~ S"e'H''h are almost 4
NJ ways t'l s"t' Before Knew WHAT was 70
,.s done, | found myself drawn along IN line, s''
lns ana MOVING I" TINS VIA muse through u
open do"rS; while another band l"rmed at II
x lur'hc extremity, passed us, Singing also, ~
or eape'inE N the same fashion. The orde At
W bridegroom were s'Ill IN the oand "i the 0'"s''
~. single, and To Keep them So u'le Wa I" be
o. struggle tor mN part ""I'd nave let he
20 II had no, wl'heh "sve 'he d4ichs ugl
"a The poor little or'de was nov p'"'e ih '"e nv
'o' dlr ol 10 ROOM Jh'' nndet ihe chHni"'ier y"
VI" wei she was :" li''e; hAn'he',h'I was VI
H. over her e>e-, AMI We women danced cue
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