Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-08-16
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.
OR THE DOUBLE BRIDAL.

A lew years ago ] made one OF Tue sew
eniy-nine passengers on board the fast s'es-
mer, Emily Barton, bound up the Tennes-
see. a pleasant, in,eligen. G" ahead cap
tain. good steward, and a social, refined
company made The ,r p one Of pleasure
indeed long shall remember the saucy
Emily Barton, and her superb living freight.
One lovely summer evening il was wbis-
pcred ,ha, we were 10 have wedding be-
fore the boat reached her des,Ina,ion-ssid
whisper started first low end near the stern,
some W here in The vicinity OF the ladies' cab
in, and speedily making its way 10 The hall.
The boiler deck. and then 20 The main like
the snow-b ball rolling down the mountain,
g ahering size, form and momentum, ss il
rolled forward, until The principals in the
interesting scene were no. only pointed out.
but the parson with some scraps of the his
tory Of each fiction, fact and surmise all
hushed up ingeni"usly. leaving one in thai
half pleasant, half painful state of suspense
and doubt. tha. opens The eyes so wide and
strains the drum Of the ear so ,igh. ell
transpi ing around you.
Well, we landed to wood o, magnificent
beech bottom, the tell. heavily leav.d trees
with silver grey trunks making deep shade,
while they, with The grassy green bank that
bore them, were imaged in the CLASSY river.
| so clear, so true, that inversion only pointed
the false -frnm The real while culling ihls
charming spo, in twain, came murmuting
crystal spring brook, scarcely four spans
vide, 10 lose itself in the mass Of Tennessee
waters, they in return 10 be alike los, IN the
boundless sea.
No sooner was the staging out than there
| ~ looking fellow, dressed in faul,less ,ss.e.
inlelIec, beaming in every feature, while o.
yer his face perfec. Happiness sh"ne like
Phorus on the sea. Leaning on his arm,
| was ,he most Ioveahle woman it had ever
been my lot 10 behold, her fine hazel eyes
tell tales that they were speaking deep
emotion, and her expressive lip qnive'ing
with suppressed excitement, while her dress,
step and grace, was .hs, Of queen
"The1e they are Thsrs her oh how
lbesuriful!" burst from many lip, as we
inslinc,ively made way 10 let them pass To
The sI,sr, and where .ba. wss we had about
ss clear an idea as a ,ranscendenaIis. gene
rally has Of whs, they are talking about
But one thing fun ahead snd to follow in
their wake was The way 10 see it. As the
ladies' passed gallant arm was offered TO
each, aud thus we marched oul OF the cabin
down The stairs, across the staging: and up
The sloping bank. Some fifty yards up the
brook the pair stopped, end joining hands
,hey stood with The clear water between
'hem-bridged as il was by t~ining fingers
Of love ss pure ss itself. All was silent,
still, until broken by the minister reading
in sn expressive manner: Sand of the rib
The Lord took from man, made he woman
and brough, her TO man. Adam said This
is bone Of my bone and flesh of my flesh,
she shall be called woman because she was
taken out Of man. Therefore shall q man
cleave unit" his wife, and they shall be one
flesh" He then closed the good and holy
book and offereu q most touching and beau-
uful prayer-not heart but seemed 10 feel
The earnest appeal to the throne of grace
Then asking the usual questions he pro-
nounced them husband and wife.
The bride slowly sinking on her knees,
raised her beautiful face all covered with
tears, cIssped her hands, and in the mos,
touching sweet voice, nemulous With emo
Hon, SAID
"And now, oh, merciful Father, grant thu,
our lives Tins united may peacefully flow
in one, even. as this rivulet, until we reach
the river Of death, undivided in faith and
conduct, and be permitted to enjoy thine e.
ternal smiles in the land OF the pure and
blessed"
Every pulse seemed s'ilIed, hoping for
more Of this beautiful drama No. word,
not movement from ell that ihrony-alI,
all was happiness. Oh, lovely panorama,
how thou art craven on this heart! The
happy man was in the &C, of imprin,ing q
kiss upon the smiling lips Of his mag gnificen.
bride, when the clear tones of manly voice
started ell hom their pleasing reveries, and
the universal gaze rested on a tall, hand
some Tennessessn, whose esgle eye spoke