Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
MODEL SPEECHES.

SIEECHEo.
Brdegrooms Speech" The HsalM Of the Bridegroom
and Bride"
My FRIENDS OF myself at this most mystic hour will
say nothing. No. but thank YOU for my wife. Wife!
Bissul monosyllable blended harmony of all earths
music Wife. that calls up, with an enchanter wand
the homestead and the hearth the kettle singing reoic
ngy singing, the bar and the cat se ping profound
ly sleeping on the rug; word that nensifes many
meanings The call of butcher and baker and milk be
low and quarters rent, and waterrate and the Queen
taxes. Ladies' and gentlemen when only glance at the
wedding ring my wifes fnger-that ring and that fin
ger which it has been the summit of my bliss this
ing bring together when look upon that simple bit
of golden wire it to that in the words of the
bard Of Avon, ~ have put girdle round about the
world " world Of beauty and truth, of constancy and
love- When look at that ringand how can 1help look
ing at t?does not its brightness fascinate and chain
me Yes will repeat it-I proud TO repeat-chain
me! When look at that ring am not reminded Of the
circle of domestic duties circle and complete and
without flaw; circle harmonious with golden utter
ance; circle Of purity without alloy; ending
still beginning round of earthly happiness? My friends
when the honeymoon is that it will be
with my own-own-he gire tie brides name Ara
bella Dorcas, the may land myself (for
propose to enjoy twelve honey every year of
lives when enter my houseand here let return due
thanks my honored faherin-law who has furnished
that unpreending mansion with equal taste and bera
ty though he will forgive in this confding hour when
the heart swes and the tongue win speak, i'll ocosey OBJ
him that the house has wine cellar and that his
taste in tawny port is unexceptonable; when, say
enter my house, and for the first time sinking in my
chair, place my sppered feet upon my rug-that rug
worked by certain hands with hearts-ease and roses
shall say to myself here is my paradise and here, There
look at The bride very passonatel and here my Eve.
On Recetring Piece Of Plate. ........
GENTLEMEN: In having filed the Office of - here put
the office, whsther that Of Chancellor of the Eacheguer,
CHurchwayden, Treasurer TO Cricket Club assure
you have had but object your interest. That OBJ
ec fearlessly assert has ceased to accompany
me- 1t has gone to bed with me it has slept with
it has got up with me; it has shaved with Your in
teres gentlemen has been the polar star my eye the
staff to my hand, and the to my feet. Do say
this to make any claim upon your gratitude? No, gem
tlemen in giving utterance to these solemn and profound
emoionstor they are solemn since they not often
evoked but upon serious occasions like the present. they
profound for they from the very bottomest bot
tom of my heart-gentemen it is sometimes the allow
ed privilege of deep feeling violate grammar-a prvi-
lege that my impulsive soul lay claim this
ment i'm giving utterance to this and much than
this, much easily conceived than spoken, mere
y state that in fulfilling your service have fulfilled my
personal pleasure! have sought other reward
expected none wished for none Nevertheless gen.
tlemen when look upon the splendid candelabra before
candeabra Of fourteen brauches-I beg to
you that shall again and again. in the deep midnight
contemplate the fourteen candles that will be
tinually burning therein only many lights to high
er exertion rs so many Yivltying suns kindIng and
! strengthening me in your service
[lf the piece Of plate should be snubox, say And
gentlemen whenever opsn this box, whenever my fin
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and taken when my finger and thumb shall flip off the
particles that may adhere, shall moralize upon those
particles and think all reward but dust but that reward
your friendship, your support.
GIf the token presented be watch say And never,
gentlemen shall hear it tick but my heart will pulsate
in unison with its sound will it strike the time
but my fancy will with backward flight return to the
present moment the happest, proudest moment Of my
| life. ...
TShould the speaker be married man, and should a
silver pot be also presented his wife, he may say
1t is said, ladies and gentlemen, that must not
praise himself Yet how is possible avoid such eulogy
when called upon speak of his wife, who is of himself
the dearest and precious part of his existence Gen
temen, thank you for Mrs. -. You have inscribed
of her virtues that silver teapot fearlessy
some Of them, gentlemen for do you-hough do
not misuterpret such assurauce-it would take
ceedngy large silver board to boot bear in
short hand notice Of the qualities that like the flowers
upon the satin gown in which she appears before you on
this happy OCCASION cover and adorn her. Ladies and
gentlemen, whilst thanking you for this teapot permit
me TO say that you could not have chosen appro
pirate present for domestic hearth What the tripod
the ancient priestess the teapot with consider
able Improvement is to the English housewife. If it
does not inspire her with prophecy it does much better
it fills her with gentleness and good-humor and makes
her cheerful in betowng cups cheerfuness others
Gentlemen it is said by Arabian writers that Solomon's
genii confined in kettles then allow to say they
must have been tea-kettes; for from them minstered
by woman, drink quieude, refreshing camness and
domest wisdom
We could add plenty other samples but feel assured
that with only toerable memory and presence Of mind
exercised half dozen tables the speaker may adapt
the above sentences to almost any subject melting them
like broken glass and blowing them again into different
ubjects.-London Punch.
! C.yyISG's DIPLOMACY the wear 1925 the Dutch