Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-02
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A Wedding in q New Country.

NeuuiuS LII NCH IUuutIl,
! The following is a graphic description
of wedding of which the writer was ar
eye witness. l, is given without fiction
or eAaggeration.
| Being in small country town not a
hundred leagues from this place. on a
bright summers day in the month oil
June. our attention was attracted at the
( business corners, by the appearance an
aniiquated gig. on which was large
trunk rack. with large rope coiled upon
it. The vehicle was drawn by an Old
horse that evinced no signs Of fright -
On the gig were seated an old man and
his daughter, (the bride;) and hard by in
the rear was the bridegroom on foot
They halted in the street quite distant
from the corners. and inquired for sui;
able place TO stop. Being pointed to a
hotel. they put up, and prepared for the
rites Of ma.rimony. We stepped into
the Clerks Office, {the Recorder being
Clerk pro tempore.) The bridegroom
soon came in and enquired for the man
that sold license, to which the Recorder
replied that he attended TO that cho.e;
and the groom said he wanted to &c. mar
ried. and wanted license. The papers
were made out with the greatest possible
dispatch. The groom asked the Recorder
if he would marry them; to which he re-
piled that he had not the authority. but
he would soon find d man that would do
it up just right. Just at this time. the
hrtI Ia'o f.t hoy nd ha l.
and proposed to have the Justice come
to the hotel and perform the ceremony.
TO which the groom readily conceded A
boy was posted of for the Squire who
was not found at home. being in remote
part of the village engaged in his daily
arocaiion, (beinga brickmason.) II took
some time for the Justice to get to the
hotel. and as we were ali very much in
terested aud anxious to see The transition
from the former to the latter state, we
were in. as a matter Of course. and BIZ
the time the Justice arrived. & score or
more anxious and smiling fellows were
collected at the doov of the hotel. The
Justice came in, his shirt sleeves pow
dered with brick dust; and as he entered
the room we followed hIm closely. The
loving and smiling couple sat side by
side. dressed in their finest costume
The bridegroom's coat was dun colored
sack. something after the fashion of
monkey coat. which had been his Sunday
coat probably for years. His unmention-
ables were of blue drilling, which were
not in proximity to his shoes, there be.
ing a space of about four inches between
them and his brogans. He had no stock
ings, ard his ankles had evidently Iot
felt water for some time. His shirt wes
OF coarse factory. with band round the
neck. but no collar. His cravat and vest
were minus; but he was we'll looking. of
low stature. with red cheeks and strong
muscles. The bride vas no, SO fairly
and sadly sunburn,-en-
sconced in calico dress. as old proba- !
bly, as :he groom's coat, and indicating a
scarcity of soap and water. She was
tall and had piece ofgreen ribbon bou,
her neck. The groom handed the Squire
the document. Having read it, he told |
the couple to rise up. which they did |
With DIoau Sfln on tnelr c0untenances, |
and the Squire proceeded with the ccre
mony; the couple not answering yea nor
nay till the Justice told them to join |
their hands; when he paused. and the
bride not knowing the design of the prox-
unity of their hands. replied. Il can
stand myself" The ceremony was aSridg-
ed. and they were pronounced man and /
wife. The groom handed the Squire his
lee. and the old man requested him to
have it published in the -. The
audience. ready to burst with suppressed
aughter. retired with evident satisfac-
ion. We were credibly informed that
he happy couple were at work in the
isld next day hoeing corn. We have not
heard from them since.
CoSMOPOLITE,