Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-15
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.

A few years ago, made one of the sew.
enty-nine passengers on board the steamer
| Emily Barton, bound up the Tennessee. A
| pleasant, intelligent, go-ahead captain, a
good steward. and social, refined company
| made the trip one Of pleasure; indeed. long
shall remember the saocy Emily Barton
| and her superb living freight One lovely
summer afternoon, ii was whispered tina,
we were TO have wedding before the boa,
reached her destination; said whisper start.
ing first and low near the stern, somewhere
in the vicinity OF the ladies' cabin, and
speedily making its way to the. hail, the
boiler deck. and even to the main; like The
snow bali down the mountain, gathering
size. form and momentum. as it rolled for.
ward. until the principals in the interesting
scene were not only poiated out, but the
parson-some scraps of the history of each,
fictior, fact and surmise, all haSied up in-
g niousiy, leaving you in the half pleasant,
half painful suspense and doubt that opens
the eyes wide aud strains the drum of the
ear SO tight to all Transporting around you.
W ell. We landed TO wood at magnificent
beach bottom, the tall, heavily leaved trees,
with their silver gray trunks IN liking a deep
cool shade, while they, with the grassy
or en- bank that bole them, were inaued in
the CLASSY river. so clear. so true. that in
tervision only pointed the false from real .
Cutting this charmed spo. in twain, came
a mumuring crystal spring brook, scarce
fonr span wide, to lose itself in the mass Of
Tennessee W tiers, they in turn 10 be alike
lost in the boundiess sea.
No sooner was the staging out, than there
emerged from the ladies' cabin fine. man
ly looking fellow, dressed in faulriess taste,
intellect beaming in every feature, while
orer his face perfect happiness shone like
PHOSPHORUS on the sea Leaning on his
arm was the most loveable woman it has
ever been our lot 10 behold, her inc hazel
eyes Uelltales that they were,l speaking
deep emotion, and her expressive lip, quiv.
ering with suppressed excitement, while
her dress. step aud grace was that of a
queen. There they are! That's her !"
"Oa how hands )me - burs, from many
lip, as we ins.inctively made way to let
them pass to the altar, and where that was
We had about as clear an idea as a trancen.
dentalist generally has of what he is talk
ing about but one thing we al! seemed to
know, that there was fun a-head and TO fol-
low in their wake was the way to see il.
As the ladies passed, an arm was offered to
each, and thus we marched out of the cabin
down the stairs, and up the sIoping bank
Some fifty yards up the brook the pair
stopped and joining their hands, they stood
niih The clear scater befmeen Mem-triIged
as it was by the winding fingers and cross
ed by stream of love as pure as ITSELF
All was silenl-silll-un, broken by the
minister reading in an impressive manner.
"And of the rib which the Lord had taken
from man, made He woman, and brought
her to the man, And Adam said, this is
now bone of my bone, and flesh Of my flesh,
she shall be called woman, because SIZE
was taken out of man Therefore shall a
man leave his father and mother and cleave
unto his ~ite, and they shall be one flesh !"
He closed the book and offered most touch.
ing and beautiful prayer no, heart but
seemed to feel that earnest appeal 10 the
Throne of Grace. Then, asaing the usual
questions, he pronounced them man and
wife. The bride, slowly sinking on her
knees, raised her beautiful face, all covered
with tears, and her clasped hands. and in
the most touching sweet voice, iremulous
with deep emotion; said. "Aud now. o
mereitui Father, grant that our two lives,
thus united. may peacefully flow in one,
even as this rivuiei. until We reach the riv-
or Of death. and undivided in 18th and con-
duct. be permitted to enjoy Thine eternal
smiles in the land OF the pure aud the blest."
Every pulse seemed stilsed. horing, wish.
ing for more Of this beautiful drama. Not
word, not movement ffom all the thronr,
all, all, was happiness. o. lovely panora
ma, how thou az, craven on This heart. The
happy man vas in the acl OF tnptinting a
kiss upon the smiling lips Of his magnifi.
cent bride. when the clear tones Of a manly
voice startled ali iroE their present reverIe !;
the universal gaze rested on handsome,
tall T.nnessean. whose eagle eve spoke the
mgn--a III representative of a State where
sleeps Jackson.
II can't stand this any longer Pardon,
ladies, pardon; | have a proposition TO
make. on the faith of a man who never lies
or uifies. | must make il or desc here
goes Now | will marry. on this spot any
lady that has the nerve TO face such music /;
look at me, and if you can love me as she
loves, (pointng 10 the bridel Ill promise 10
be a husband to You, and such a husband
true hearted man will make to the " oman
who comes trembling uader his wing. |
f! further say, that no spot OF shame attaches
to my name nor never shall; and this arm
will support and project tile one vino can
| trust TO 1t. Who'll take - And his eye
| ran slowly over the crowd of handsome
women around him: his earnest manner
nnd novel speech had aroused an intense
feeling. All was surprise and deep sym
painy with the fearless and excited orator,
when. 10 the astonisatneat and delight oil
every one, fawn-like. blue eyed cir from
the fowery banks of tie Alabama, stepped
10 his side. and looking confidently up e
1 his eyes, with her hands on MS arm. said
IL am thine.' By this time his arm was
around her waist, and parting her curl